Fans waiting for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse finally have something solid to hold onto. Writers-producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller sat down with The Empire Podcast recently and gave the clearest sign yet that the long-delayed film is actually moving forward, with a confirmed release date of June 18, 2027.
“We Are Deep, Deep in It”—this is the exact line Miller used when asked how things were going. The film has moved into the editing stage, and Miller said the team is “chugging away in the edit room” and that things are “coming together really well.” He didn’t downplay how much work is still left, calling it “a lot of movie, and a lot to do,” but the tone of the update was clearly positive. Lord backed that up, saying the joy of working on these films comes from being surrounded by artists who are extremely good at their jobs and that the whole team is focused on making every scene a little better than the last.
One of the busiest issues on their plate right now is the IMAX format. Beyond the Spider-Verse is being shaped for IMAX’s expanded 1.43:1 ratio, something the franchise hasn’t done before. Miller said they were literally heading to IMAX headquarters that same day to check how the footage looks at full scale and to make sure the resolution holds up on that size of screen. Getting an animated film to work at that scale is a genuinely new challenge, and it’s one of the reasons the process has taken this long.
This film has had a rough road to get here. It was originally supposed to release back in March 2024, but the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes paused work for months. On top of that, large chunks of the story were reworked from scratch, which pushed things back even further. The release date bounced around more than once after that, first landing on June 4, 2027, then June 25, before Sony finally settled on June 18, 2027, which lines up with Father’s Day weekend.
Lord and Miller have said the real pressure on this film doesn’t come from the studio or the fans—it comes from themselves. Their goal each time is to make something that feels new, not just repeat what worked before. That mindset is part of why the story was taken apart and rebuilt partway through, even after the strikes had already caused delays. It’s slower, but it’s the same approach that made the first two films land the way they did.
Beyond the Spider-Verse continues directly from Across the Spider-Verse‘s cliffhanger, with Miles Morales stuck in an alternate universe and going head-to-head with a version of himself, the Prowler. Shameik Moore returns as Miles, alongside Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, and the returning cast also includes Brian Tyree Henry, Jake Johnson, and Oscar Isaac. Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are directing again, working from a script by Lord, Miller, and David Callaham.
Lord and Miller have made it clear this isn’t the end of the Spider-Verse world, even if it wraps up Miles’ personal trilogy. A Spider-Gwen movie is already in development, and there’s growing interest in a Spider-Punk spin-off after how well that character landed in the last film. On top of all this, the duo is also working on 24 Jump Street, which they joked is being called “24” instead of “23” purely out of respect for the earlier fake title they used as a joke.
It’s worth remembering how much is riding on this film. Into the Spider-Verse won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and Across the Spider-Verse followed it up with more than $690 million at the worldwide box office. That track record has raised expectations. This film needs to close out Miles’ story in a way that matches what came before it. Add in a cliffhanger that’s been left hanging for years, and it’s easy to see why even a short quote from a podcast counts as major news for fans.
For now, though, the focus is clearly on getting Beyond the Spider-Verse over the finish line. After years of delays and silence, this is the most substantial update fans have received in a long time, and it suggests the film is finally on a steady path toward its 2027 release.
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