Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse might be two years away, but there's still plenty of news to get caught up on as we await the return of Miles Morales.
The MCU has been told to "stay away" from the character until the animated trilogy comes to an end, so we can expect a massive finale for one of our favorite wall-crawlers – especially when you consider that seismic Spider: Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending...
Below, you'll find everything you need to know about Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, from the release date, everything we know about the plot, and much more besides. If that's not enough for you, though, you can check out our list of all the upcoming Marvel movies for even more.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse release date
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is arriving in cinemas on June 25, 2027. A release date of June 4 was announced at CinemaCon 2025, but it was delayed three weeks to the new June date in July 2025. Star Shameik Moore teased he has started recording his lines in an Instagram story in August, so we can rest assured that the movie is on the way.
The film was indefinitely delayed amid the WGA writers' and SAG-AFTRA actors' strike in 2023, and it has taken almost two years to set a definitive date. It was previously slated for March 29, 2024.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse recap and ending explained
Almost the entire second half of Across the Spider-Verse sets up the events of the next movie. After Miles is brought to the Spider Society HQ, Miguel tells him that he’s disrupted a canon event by saving the police captain in Mumbattan, which will have catastrophic effects for that dimension.
Not only this, but Miguel also tells Miles that he can’t do this in his world either, as it becomes clear his father’s death will be a canon event that has to happen. This is because he’s about to be sworn in as the police captain within the next day (a vision from The Spot earlier in the movie confirmed his upcoming death too).
Miles isn’t about to sacrifice his dad, though, so he escapes the Spider Society by hopping into the 'go home machine' to return to his dimension and save his father. However, given that the spider who bit him was actually from a different Earth, Miles ends up on Earth-42, where his uncle is alive, his dad is dead, and that version of Miles is actually The Prowler.
Meanwhile, back on Earth-1610, Spider-Gwen has made her way there (after a quick sojourn to save her own dad from being captain) only to find that Miles is nowhere to be found. She’s determined to save him, though, so enlists some old (and new) friends together again to help find him.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse plot
Although there is no official synopsis yet, we do have some key details about Beyond the Spider-Verse's plot.
In CinemaCon 2025, filmmakers Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson shared some official images and footage, and teased a little bit of the story, revealing that Miles Morales is on the run and his friends might not be able to save him. "Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go," Miles says in the early footage, which showed Miles and Gwen reuniting, as well as Miles fighting The Prowler before going on an adventure with him.
We’re expecting the story will pick up straight where Across the Spider-Verse left off, with Miles using his electric powers to escape the grasp of Uncle Aaron and the Prowler. We expect he'll then be navigating that world as he battles against the clock to return to Earth-1610 to save his dad. Just how he’ll go about this though remains to be seen.
Speaking about the third movie, co-director Kemp Powers told SFX magazine that the cliffhanger is very important to the third film. "I think it’s a good cliffhanger. We hope that it’s a satisfying tee-up for what’s coming in the third film because you want people to be excited about what’s coming next. And it helps that we knew going in that this was part two of a three-part story. Since you already know that that third story is guaranteed, you can tackle it a bit differently."
Co-director Joaquim Dos Santos said they were inspired by one sequel in particular too: "I was very satisfied after The Empire Strikes Back, and hopefully, this is our Empire."
Plus, producer Christopher Miller has teased that the film "will be a very satisfying conclusion."
After Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lost to The Boy and the Heron for Best Animated Feature at the 2024 Oscars, Miles Morales voice actor Shameik Moore tweeted: "Spiderverse has impacted ALOT of lives, we may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND….. yea get ready."
Moore also told ScreenRant what viewers can expect in a February 2024 interview: "Action...you can expect Miles and Gwen. You can expect everything [laughs] you're expecting the continuation from the second one. You can expect to see The Spot; you can expect some action-packed energy and some dilemmas and problems to solve."
The film's composer Daniel Pemberton also discussed his hopes for the upcoming threequel, revealing to GamesRadar+ in an interview that the team are feeling the pressure when it comes to satisfyingly closing the trilogy. He said: "They are beavering away on it as we speak and I think the main thing for everyone is we are so proud of what we have done on these movies and you want a classic trilogy, you don’t want to let it down, you don’t want to Godfather it. We are feeling added pressure - in capital letters, underlined, with a big exclamation mark at the end."
In December 2024, the directors also gave an exciting tease on the final arc of the trilogy. Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson said in a statement: "The creativity and care poured into every minute of this project has been truly inspiring. We have crafted what we feel is a very satisfying ending, and we can't wait for fans to experience it – we're bringing everything we've got!"
We also know that this isn't quite the end of the story: a Spider-Punk spin-off is being co-written by Daniel Kaluuya.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse cast
All of the major players of Across the Spider-Verse are expected to be back for the third installment. That would be:
- Shameik Moore – Miles Morales
- Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Gwen
- Brian Tyree Henry – Jefferson Davis
- Luna Lauren Vélez – Rio Morales
- Mahershala Ali – Aaron Davis
- Jake Johnson – Peter B. Parker
- Issa Rae – Jessica Drew
- Karan Soni – Pavitr Prabhakar
- Daniel Kaluuya – Hobie/Spider-Punk
- Andy Samberg – Scarlet Spider
- Amandla Stenberg – Spider-Byte
- Oscar Isaac – Miguel O'Hara.
- Jason Schwartzman – The Spot
- John Mulaney – Spider-Ham
- Kimiko Glenn – Peni Parker
No new cast members have been announced yet, but knowing this universe, we’re expecting there will be some cameos. Who knows, there may even be familiar faces of the Spider Society back too – here’s our breakdown of all the major members of that so far.
Then there are the long-running rumors that Tom Holland could make an appearance in this universe. Given that there were a couple of live-action moments and even some semi-cameos from Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, this does feel very possible too.
For more, check out our guide to upcoming superhero movies.
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