Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released in 2018, meaning we waited just shy of five years for Across the Spider-Verse.
Beyond the Spider-Verse will wrap up this trilogy after the latest movie's big cliffhanger ending and, as of now, we have less than a year to go before it arrives in theaters on March 29, 2024. However, there are concerns online that the threequel could struggle to meet its planned release date.
Talking to Variety, directors Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson admitted they have no idea if Beyond the Spider-Verse will be released on time.
"We’re all excited to at least get a breather for now," Thompson said before Dos Santos added, "'Beyond' doesn’t happen if everybody didn’t believe to make this film as good as it could possibly be."
While a Sony rep assured Rolling Stone that the movie remains on track for its March 2024 debut, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller largely dodged the question when asked if they're confident in the movie's release date.
"We’re far along," Miller started. "That said, you know, there’s still a lot of work to do." Lord later added, "All we can do is keep working on things until we feel that they are great."
Casting further doubt on Beyond the Spider-Verse's current status are comments from Spider-Gwen actress Hailee Steinfeld in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "Uh, nope!" she laughed when asked if she's recorded any dialogue yet. "As you can imagine, this has been an ongoing thing since the moment the first one came out."
"There’s been so much focus, and everyone’s blood, sweat, and tears has been put into making this the most incredible and best version of itself that it can be."
Throw in the fact some scoopers are already hinting at a delay and we're really not sure the trilogy will end as planned next March. With any luck, though, it will make its way into theaters in 2024 rather than slipping into 2025.