Spider-Man is without doubt one of the few Marvel heroes with a supporting forged and rogues gallery broad sufficient to assist a complete cinematic universe. And that is precisely what Sony has been making an attempt to do. Even as Tom Holland followers await phrase on when the following live-action Spidey film will arrive, Sony continues to launch different titles in its Spider-Man Universe. Madame Web and Morbius got here, went, and can by no means be forgotten, Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven film has debuted to little fanfare, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is getting one other sequel after Across the Spider-Verse, and the Spider-Man Noir series is within the works with Nic Cage enjoying the title character!
While the most recent phrase is that Sony is stepping on the brakes on new Spider-Man villain spin-off motion pictures, there are nonetheless some initiatives within the works or which are in limbo.
To assist make sense of the assorted Spider-Man-adjacent initiatives in improvement, we’re breaking down each Sony Marvel film or present that is both been formally introduced or rumored to be within the works. Check out the slideshow gallery beneath or scroll right down to get the news on Spidey’s cinematic future.
Spider-Man Spin-Off Movies
Here’s a fast bullet checklist of all the films and TV exhibits which are in varied phases of improvement:
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (In Production) – Date TBD
- Spider-Man 4/Tom Holland Spider-Man Sequels (In Development) – Dates TBD
- Spider-Man Live-Action Noir Series (In Production) – Date TBD
- Silk: Spider Society Series (Status Unknown/Possibly Dead) – Date TBD
- El Muerto (Status Unknown/Possibly Dead)
- Untitled Female Cast Into the Spider-Verse Spin-Off (Status Unknown/Possibly Dead)
Read on for extra particulars on every undertaking.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (Date TBD)
Status: In Production
The third Spider-Verse movie is known as Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (dropping the Part One and Part Two from the Into the Spider-Verse sequels’ titles that had beforehand been introduced). Obviously Across the Spider-Verse, the second movie within the collection, leaves loads of questions that can should be answered in Beyond. Beyond the Spider-Verse was anticipated to be launched on March 29, 2024, however in July of 2023, Sony modified a number of of its slate’s launch dates, together with this movie. It at present doesn’t have a date. Learn extra concerning the Spider-Verse right here.
Spider-Man 4/Tom Holland Spider-Man Sequels (Dates TBD)
Status: In Development
It’s been a bit unclear since Spider-Man: No Way Home’s launch in 2021 when the following look of Tom Holland’s wallcrawler would come. When Sony and Marvel made a brand new deal in 2019 to proceed to share the character, which allowed No Way Home to be made, an MCU crossover movie was additionally stated to be a part of that settlement. What that crossover movie is likely to be and what it is standing is stays unclear as nicely, nonetheless. Still, it appears nearly sure that Holland will seem in Avengers: Secret Wars on the very least.
In September, 2024, THR had the information that Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) can be directing Spider-Man 4 with Holland returning as Peter Parker. Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are writing the script and Kevin Feige is producing as soon as once more with Amy Pascal. According to the report, “Sources say that Spider-Man 4 is operating, not crawling, full steam forward and can shoot early subsequent 12 months.” That October, Holland confirmed that manufacturing would start in Summer, 2025.
During No Way Home’s press tour, Pascal stated that the pondering is that there can be at the very least three extra Spider-Man movies starring Holland. It needs to be famous, nonetheless, that has not but been confirmed by Sony or Marvel.
Spider-Man Live-Action Noir Series (Date TBD)
Status: In Production
Following the announcement of Silk: Spider Society (see beneath), phrase got here that Spider-Man Noir is the second collection to return about from Sony and Prime Video’s new partnership. The Spider-Man Noir collection is a live-action present set on this Depression-era model of the Marvel Universe, although Peter Parker himself reportedly will not be the primary character. Nic Cage has been confirmed to be returning because the character, who he voiced in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, for the live-action present.
Called merely Noir (for now), the present is being developed by Into the Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and 22 Jump Street author Orien Uziel, who will write and government produce. Steve Lightfoot (Netflix’s The Punisher) was employed in December, 2023, as co-showrunner and government producer with Uziel. Noir will debut within the U.S. on MGM+’s linear channel, adopted by a worldwide launch on Prime Video.
Silk: Spider Society Series
Status: Unknown/Possibly Dead
A more moderen addition to Spider-Man’s world, Silk is a heroine who was bitten by the identical radioactive spider that gave Peter Parker his powers. Resurfacing after a decade spent locked in an underground bunker, Cindy Moon has adopted the instance of Spider-Man and turn out to be a costumed superhero. Cindy has really made small appearances in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Avengers: Infinity War (performed by Tiffany Espensen). But we assume the position can be recast for any new Silk undertaking.
Silk was initially introduced as a film, however has since developed right into a collection that was meant to air on MGM+ and Prime Video (the primary in a brand new partnership between Sony, MGM and Prime Video). Into the Spider-Verse’s Angela Kang was to function showrunner, and the collection would observe Cindy’s origin story as she escapes imprisonment, involves phrases together with her powers and seeks out her lacking household. However, in May of 2024, Variety reported that the present was dropped by Amazon/MGM+ and that Sony could be making an attempt to buy it to different consumers.
El Muerto
Status: Unknown/Possibly Dead
At CinemaCon 2022, Sony introduced El Muerto, a Spider-Man spin-off film starring musician, producer, actor, and wrestler Bad Bunny because the title character. El Muerto is a wrestler with superpowers whose masks and talents are handed down from technology to technology. The movie was reported to have a launch date of January 12, 2024, at the moment, and but as of April, 2023, filming had still not begun and Bad Bunny’s publicist stated the movie was “at a standstill” solely to later make clear that it was “in improvement.” On June 21, 2023, a Sony press launch stated that the movie had moved to a TBD date. And in September, 2023, Bad Bunny appeared to inform Vanity Fair that he had dropped out of the movie. Hmmm…
Untitled Female Cast Into the Spider-Verse Spin-Off
Status: Unknown/Possibly Dead
An Into the Spider-Verse spin-off that includes an all-female forged was stated to be within the works at one level, with Spider-Gwen anticipated to make her return. Other characters like Spider-Girl, Spider-Woman, Madame Web, Silk and even Black Cat would possibly’ve been featured. Not a lot has been heard of this undertaking because it was first revealed in 2018, nonetheless, and it appears prone to have died on the vine (internet?).
Unrealized Spider-Man Spin-Off Projects
There has been a number of rumored or reported Spider-Man spinoff motion pictures through the years which have by no means really gotten made. Along with Venom, one of many earliest Spider-Man spinoff motion pictures Sony pursued was Silver & Black, a team-up movie that includes mercenary Silver Sable and grasp thief/occasional Spider-Man love curiosity Black Cat. While Sony went so far as hiring director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) and courting the movie for a February 2019 launch, it was finally canceled. Last we heard, the studio was remodeling Silver & Black into solo motion pictures for the characters, although it is unclear if there’s any motion on these initiatives at this level. In 2020, studies indicated that Black Cat and Silver Sable would possibly turn out to be TV initiatives for Sony as a substitute.
Variety reported in March 2018 that director Spike Lee was in talks to direct a Nightwatch movie, although Lee has since stated he isn’t hooked up. The vigilante hero wears a sturdy nanotechnology costume that enhances his energy by stimulating his adrenal glands, however apparently isn’t able to getting him out of improvement hell.
Another pretty current addition to the Spider-Man universe, Jackpot has typically fought alongside Spider-Man in protection of New York City. When she was first launched, readers had been led to imagine she was really Mary Jane Watson in disguise. Instead, it was finally revealed that Jackpot is an id utilized by two completely different girls – genetic researcher Sara Ehret and her admirer, Alana Jobson. It was reported in August 2018 {that a} Jackpot film was in improvement, and in 2020 additional information got here that Marc Guggenheim was writing the screenplay. No forged or director have been revealed to this point and this one additionally appears unlikely to occur at this level.
Sony Pictures Entertainment execs clearly have plans for the Marvel characters they’ve the rights to. “We have the following seven or eight years laid out as to what we’re going to do with that asset, and that won’t solely be on the movie facet — it’ll be on the TV facet,” stated Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tony Vinciquerra. “Our tv group could have its personal set of characters from inside that universe that we are going to search to develop.” Of course, that was in 2019, so we’re already 5 years into his seven…
Could the Olivia Wilde-directed Spider-Woman film that was reported on in 2020 nonetheless be within the works? Or the Roberto Orci-scripted Marvel undertaking that was additionally rumored that 12 months? How most of the initiatives already reported on fall beneath Vinciquerra’s plans, or have been dropped by now? Madame Web most likely already is aware of, however for the remainder of us, time will inform.
For much more on this collection, make sure to try easy methods to watch Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Movies in chronological order.
Which of the Spider-Man spin-offs are you most wanting ahead to? Let’s focus on within the feedback!
Note: This story initially ran in August, 2018. It was up to date with the latest info accessible on December 13, 2024.
