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 infamously backfired, Sony’s found a lot of success on the animated front. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was an Oscar-winning triumph, exploring the multiverse in a way Marvel itself is still trying to match. It also gave a fan-favorite Spider-Man variant, Miles Morales, his first big-screen role, another huge part of its appeal.
With its 2023 sequel, Across the Spider-Verse, Sony finally seemed to be on a winning streak. The film was originally slated as the first part of a two-part finale, and fans eagerly awaited Beyond the Spider-Verse in 2024. Unfortunately, a handful of obstacles — from the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes to general behind-the-scenes tumult — delayed the film indefinitely.
