Credit: Sony Pictures It looks like Sony's Spider-Man Universe could have featured Marvel’s live-action Spidey characters such as Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, but the studio felt that audiences ultimately didn't want that. Sony’s Spider-Man spin-offs ...

But the worst possible scenario would have been if Spider-Man 4 was used by Marvel Studios as a set up film for the next two Avengers movies, instead of building out Spider-Man’s world. Something similar happened to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which spent the bulk of its time establishing Kang. And we know how that turned out.

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My fear was that Sony would want to push Beyond the Spider-Verse to theaters as fast as possible. With Spider-Man 4 coming out in late 2026, there was always the risk of Sony looking to give Beyond the Spider-Verse a 2025 release. Considering these recent reports, that would have meant rushing through production, which is not what we want.

Beyond the Spider-Verse release date update has been reported by Deadline. It hints at possible future delays for the highly anticipated third entry in the film. What is the latest Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse release date update?

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has received a disappointing release update, with the film now not expected until 2026 at the earliest. The much-anticipated sequel would complete a trilogy that began with 2018’s acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and continued with 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.