Marvel’s Most Anticipated Sequel Pushed Back?
While Deadpool & Wolverine breathed some bloody new life into the aging MCU, it was never the most anticipated Marvel sequel among fans. That honor goes to Beyond the Spider-Verse, the long-awaited final installment in this trilogy that will wrap up the universe-spanning adventures of Miles Morales. Now, industry guru Jeff Sneider has claimed that Beyond the Spider-Verse has been delayed to 2027, though the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton took to social media to rebut this explosive claim.
Sneider’s Claims And Pemberton’s Rebuttal
He may not be a household name among fans, but Jeff Sneider is a film critic who has often delivered major Marvel scoops via his column, The InSneider. That column was where he recently claimed that Sony had decided to scrap most of Beyond the Spider-Verse due to creative reasons and that the film (which currently has no official release date) wouldn’t come out until 2027. This caused the film’s composer to take to X (formerly Twitter) to post “would you ever believe there could sometimes be stuff on the internet that might not always be particularly accurate?”
Obviously, Pemberton’s snide tweet is meant to be a rebuttal of Sneider’s claims that Beyond the Spider-Verse has been so spectacularly delayed. But fans were quick to point out that the composer’s post still doesn’t provide any specifics about when the film will come out. For that matter, it doesn’t indicate exactly what he wants to rebut … for example, maybe he is objecting to the news that existing footage has been cut rather than to the film now having a much farther-off release date.
No Stranger To Delays
Regardless of exactly when Beyond the Spider-Verse will come out, nobody can deny that it has had a very tumultuous production schedule. The film was originally supposed to come out on March 29, 2024, but was delayed. At first, much of the blame for the delay was directed at the writers and actors strikes of last year, but accounts from some of the artists who worked on the film have revealed some other major production problems behind the scenes.
Across The Spider-Verses’ Tumultuous Production
Apparently, the beauty of the Spider-Verse films comes at a cost … namely, making all of the artists involved work much harder than they would on other animated films. While working on Across the Spider-Verse, approximately 100 artists bailed on the movie before it was completed due to the harsh working conditions. According to four of the film’s crew who anonymously spoke out, they had to work 11 hours a day every day of the week for over a year to complete the film, a grueling grind that negatively affected their overall quality of life.
Only Speculation Until Sony Weighs In
It’s a fair assumption that Beyond the Spider-Verse has been similarly taxing on the artists involved, which could potentially explain further delays to the film. So far, though, only Jeff Sneider has claimed that it has been delayed to 2027, and he has been indirectly rebutted by the film’s composer. Until we hear anything official from Sony, all of this could amount to nothing more than industry rumors and speculation.
Waiting On An Official Release Date
As Marvel fans, we’re a bit torn…we’re dying to see the thrilling conclusion to Miles Morales’ story, but we certainly want those working on Beyond the Spider-Verse to have fair and equitable working conditions. Hopefully, the movie will be released in a timely manner while not driving away any more hard-working artists due to the intense production requirements. These are artists who have truly walked in Peter Parker’s shoes, and they can tell you that bringing a demanding boss pictures of Spider-Man is much harder than it ever looked onscreen.
