Overview
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will now open June 18, 2027, one week earlier than planned and timed to Juneteenth and Father’s Day.
- Disney/Pixar’s original film Gatto is scheduled for the same date, with Universal’s live-action How to Train Your Dragon bowing June 11 to crowd the family market.
- Sony says the film will debut in Imax and other premium formats as the concluding chapter of the acclaimed animated trilogy.
- Directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson remain attached, with a script by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and David Callaham.
- The threequel’s calendar has shifted repeatedly since an initial March 29, 2024 target, following 2023 strike disruptions and subsequent schedule reshuffles.