It all started with a deal between Sony and Marvel that allows Spider-Man to be part of the MCU while also appearing in Sony’s universe, though that hasn’t really happened yet. Instead, Sony has been hard at work building its own universe of Spider-Man characters, starting in 2018 with Avengers: Endgame.
The third Spider-Man movie, the trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Venom: Let There Be Carnage hitting theaters, and luckily, there are many movies from Spider-Man’s universe lined up for the not-so-distant future – here’s every one of them and when they will be released.
Spider-Man: No Way Home - December 17, 2021
Spider-Man is coming back with a third solo movie, titled Spider-Man: No Way Home. After Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) revealed Spider-Man’s identity to the world and framed him for his murder at the end of Doctor Strange will agree and will cast a spell to do just what Peter wants, but it won’t go according to plan, and they will further mess with the fabric of time and space. This will make way for the arrival of villains from previous Spider-Man movies, such as Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina). Spider-Man: No Way Home, then, will be key in the MCU’s Phase 4, as its central theme so far has been the multiverse and its potential dangers.
Morbius – January 28, 2022
On Sony’s side, the next movie after Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the presence of Adrian Toomes/Vulture (Michael Keaton) in its first trailer, along with a poster of Spider-Man on the street which raised many questions on which version is it, as many fans pointed out it’s a poster of Tobey Maguire’s incarnation.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2 – October 7, 2022
In 2018, Sony brought the first animated movie in the Spider-Man franchise. Titled Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was a big critical and commercial success, and went on to win Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, so it was only natural that a sequel was greenlit. Sony confirmed the sequel in November 2019, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller returning as producers, as well as Shameik Moore reprising his role as Miles Morales, Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, and Issa Rae as Jessica Drew.
Kraven the Hunter – January 13, 2023
A movie starring Avengers: Age of Ultron, and so Kraven the Hunter was given a January 2023 release date.
Spider-Women – TBA
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is also making way for a spin-off centered on three generations of female Spider-related characters, and thus referred to as Spider-Women. The story would reportedly include Spider-Gwen (voiced in Into the Spider-Verse by Hailee Steinfeld), Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), and Cindy Moon/Silk. There have been no updates on the Spider-Women spinoff since Bek Smith was announced as screenwriter, but there are no reasons to believe the project has been left aside.
Olivia Wilde's Untitled Spider-Man Universe Movie – TBA
In August 2020, it was announced that Spider-Woman.
The Sinister Six – TBA
Another project that was left aside when The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was canceled and the Sony/Marvel deal happened was villains known for being part of the Sinister Six in the comics, so it’s only a matter of waiting for Sony to officially announce it and give it a release date.
Tom Holland's Next MCU Team-Up Movie – TBA
The original Sony/Marvel deal fell through in 2019, and after a couple of weeks of speculation and more, both studios reached a brand new deal that allowed Holland’s Spider-Man to stay in the MCU for a bit longer, but that brought changes to Holland’s contract. The new Sony/Marvel deal keeps Holland around for two more movies, one of those being Spider-Man: No Way Home and the other a mystery Marvel movie that could very well be a crossover. With this version of Spider-Man being allowed to be in both the MCU and Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, this could be the movie that finally sees Peter Parker meeting Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), but nothing is confirmed yet and these plans could change at any moment, just like the original Sony/Marvel deal.
Other Spider-verse Projects
While some projects like Kraven the Hunter and The Sinister Six have been picked up, there are others that remain in limbo and it’s unknown if they will happen or if they will be canceled. First is Jackpot, announced in August 2018 and with the latest update being that Marc Guggenheim, writer of Jackpot comic books, was working on the screenplay for the movie in May 2020. Then was Madame Web, with Sony hiring Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless in September 2019 to write the script and S.J. Clarkson ing as director in May 2020, but there haven’t been any updates on the project since then. Last but not least is an untitled project by Roberto Orci, announced in March 2020 and said to be based on a property “from a different corner of the Marvel universe that Sony has access to” and not one d with Spider-Man, but still as part of Sony’s universe.
Will Venom 3 Happen?
Venom 3. Venom: Let There Be Carnage definitely leaves the door open for a third movie and more, and if it all goes according to plan in of box office numbers and more, it probably won’t take long for Sony to confirm Venom 3 as part of its plans for the future of its Spider-Man universe.
