Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is coming! We've gathered all the info you need to know about that, including the (now delayed) release date, cast and potential plot.
It's got great animations, it's got a great story, and it doesn't need to deal with the question that splits humanity apart: who's the best Spider-Man? (It's Andrew Garfield, by the way. Add me. Fight me.) But the animated movies are absolutely amazing, even without my beloved Andrew, I'll admit that!
After the huge success of Across the Spider-Versethat came out in early June 2023, lots of questions remained unanswered. One more reason to anticipate the sequel Beyond the Spider-Verse!
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Delayed Release
I'll pull that tooth right away: the release date for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has been delayed indefinitely.
Even Spider-Man himself is no match against the strike that shakes Hollywood up. Voice actors are also on strike, meaning that they couldn't return to the recording booth to get their lines done.
The original release was set to be March 29, 2024. Chances are the final instalment will still come out in 2024, even if it's later than we'd like. We'll keep you updated as soon as there's an official new release date!
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Cast
Beyond the Spider-Verse started out as Across the Spider-Verse (Part Two) and has been worked on at the same time as the first one, so the creative team and the cast will most likely stay the same. That includes directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson and writers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and David Callaham.
The voice cast will pretty sure stay the same as well with Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld reprising their roles as Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy, Oscaar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara, Jason Schwartzman as Spot, Issa Rae as Spider-Woman... you get the gist of it, right? Do I really need to list every Spider-Man from every universe...?
Because, if Across the Spider-Verse taught me anything, it's that there's countless more Spider-Men to be seen. That's what writer Phil Lord told Collider as well:
Believe it or not. You thought that you've seen every Spider-Person that you could imagine, but not every Spider-Person we can imagine.
Dear Mr. Lord, sir, I dare you to animate Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man, then! There's a reason he's the "amazing" one, right? But I digress. Point being is: there's a good chance the cast will be even bigger than in Across the Spider-Verse.
Beyond the Spider-Verse | Plot
With Across the Spider-Verse ending on a cliffhanger, Beyond the Spider-Verse has lots of plot points it has to resolve. If you somehow got to this point without realizing there's gonna be spoilers, please be aware that the following section will be even more spoiler-y.
At the end of Across the Spider-Verse, Miles got stuck on another planet Earth with an unpleasant version of himself. Gwen plans his rescue with her Spider-Team and as soon as they get our Miles Morales back, they need to stop the murder of his father.
Simple as that, right?
Chances are not only that we'll see different versions of Gwen Stacy, but also her death as "it is sort of plot-integral", as Miller teased. I really don't know if I can live through that another time.
Well, now I made myself miserable thinking about Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (which is, like I said, the best Spider-Man) again. I'll be back when there's a trailer for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, okay?