The Most Troubled Spider-Man Movie Is Coming Later Than You Think

Things are not well in Sony’s Spider-Verse. For the past 10 years, the studio has struggled to make the most of the Spider-Man property, and though its attempts to focus on the web slinger’s rogue’s gallery in live-action have , a “reset” for the universe is imminent, at least on the live-action front.

As for the animated Spidey films, Sony is approaching Beyond the Spider-Verse with “a lot of tender loving care.” The studio is taking so much time with the finale that Sony has “no plans” to debut the film in 2025. If Deadline’s intel is accurate, it may be three years before Spider-Verse fans see the conclusion to Miles Morales’ story. That’s a shame, but it’s hardly the end of the world; after all, it took five years to deliver a sequel to Into the Spider-Verse. Animation is already a demanding medium, and creating the Spider-Verse’s visual feats takes even more time.

This may be a frustrating development, but it’s certainly better than the alternative of overworking animators to deliver a rushed product. Sony seems to know what it has with the Spider-Verse movies: the first two installments delivered breathtaking visuals alongside a strong story, but Beyond the Spider-Verse will have to bring that trilogy home in a satisfying way. The wait will be worth it if Sony continues to support it rather than let it flounder like the live-action films.