The last time we saw our friendly community Spider-Man (Tom Holland) at the end of the team-based movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, he was swinging over the Manhattan night sky, beginning his crime-fighting career, which none of his relatives forget. But we, his loyal followers, do not forget it very well. And we’ve been gearing up for some news about the planned sequel to Spider-Man 4, which has generated a lot of rumors, but no genuine news. Some think that it is possibly a street story. Some think that it may also simply be the symbiote that Tom Hardy’s Venom left in the MCU. Anything is possible, but at the moment we know nothing.
Marvel Studios has held two big panels over the past few weeks, one in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con and the other at Anaheim D23. The focus was on several upcoming Marvel videos like Captain America: Brave New World and The Fantastic Four: First. Steps. During D23, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige focused more on upcoming Marvel TV shows like Ironheart and the highly anticipated Daredevil: Born Again. But while we did get some sneak peeks for Your Spider-Man animation Friendly Neighborhood, there was nothing. News about Spider-Man 4.
I know. The Spider-Man videos are owned by Sony and it is up to them to announce new videos. Yes, but no. If Marvel had planned to have more Spider-Man, we might have found out about it seamlessly at Comic Con or D23, like when Marvel put Tom Holland’s first two MCU movies on a broader schedule and then invited the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming. On the level of Hall H. Do you?
So, no news story will have to be smart news? Not really. I’m starting to wonder how long we’ll have to wait for Spider-Man 4, and the math is rarely very good.
It sounds weird, but let me explain. Marvel has 4 videos scheduled for 2025, but most likely one of them will have to move. For starters, Marvel Studios doesn’t need to release 4 videos a year. They understood that releasing one or two videos a year, like Deadpool and Wolverine this summer, helped make the film a fixture and eventually propelled the film’s box set beyond the billion-dollar mark.
Anyway, the 4 films for 2025 are Captain America: Brave New World (February), Thunderbolts* (May), Fantastic Four: First Steps (July) and Blade (November). If I had to bet, I’d bet that Blade moves on that date. The film has no script and fans have been clamoring lately for Wesley Snipes to continue in the role. Mahershala Ali will likely end up becoming the Daywalker of the MCU, but that probably won’t happen until 2026, at the earliest.
At this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios clarified its plans for The Avengers in a post-Kang universe. Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU, but this time he will play Victor Von Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for release in May. November 1, 2026. Si Blade moves from November 2025 to early 2026 (like February or March), the next MCU movie will most likely be Avengers: Doomsday.
And I this is the most realistic position for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man to reappear.
The MCU Avengers videos are big team-up videos. There are few valuable spots between now and May 2026 to leave Spider-Man 4. I guess Spider-Man is quietly fighting crime in New York City while the MCU story takes place in 2025, and we see Peter Parker. act with the rest of the team. Marvel hero in Avengers: Doomsday, as he appeared in Avengers: Infinity War.
Naturally, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man would also be part of Avengers: Secret Wars, which Marvel Studios has dated for May 7, 2027. It is also believed that ALL of Marvel’s main characters will appear in this film, including the versions of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. After the events of Avengers: Secret WarsArray, the MCU will need a small reboot and new leadership.
And that’s when I think the more classic Spider-Man four could hit theaters.
Right now, as my colleague Adam Holmes pointed out, Marvel Studios has open slots in 2026, in February and November. I guess Blade leaves 2025 and chooses one, probably even the one in November. February makes a lot of sense for Armor. Wars, which may be based on the 2025 Ironheart series. This brings us to 2027, where rumors of sequels like Shang-Chi 2 or Doctor Strange 3 seem to be more suitable settings for the massive Avengers: Secret Wars. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’s end credits scene goes so far as to mention raids, which will be an integral component of Doctor Doom’s appearance in the MCU (start reading Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars now, to be aware of the possibilities).
While enthusiasts are waiting for Doomsday and Secret Wars, Marvel Studios is already planning. The studio has flipped two 2027 release dates on its calendar, marking them after Secret Wars and the conclusion of Multiverse Saga: July 23 and November 5. And like my friend Adam, I think those spaces will be filled with Spider-Man. four (July 23) and the MCU’s X-Men movie on November 5.
If Marvel had had past plans for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, honestly, Kevin Feige would have obviously explained them at San Diego Comic Con or D23. While doing press for Deadpool and Wolverine, Feige proved that a script was in the works and that the studio would be looking for a new director to update Jon Watts. For now, though, the studio is focused on the Fantastic Four by 2025 and back-to-back Avengers videos in 2026 and 2027. Despite the fact that a script and a director for Spider-Man four have been secured in the coming months, filming would not begin until early 2025 and the film will be released in theaters in 2026.
No, it seems that those two dates that Marvel has selected after Secret Wars are where we will see Spider-Man 4. But Marvel will be able to satisfy enthusiasts by at least saying that Tom Holland will be an integral component of any of the Avengers. films in 2026Array and 2027, before taking the MCU to the next saga. Spider-Man rarely goes anywhere. And my most productive assumption is that I may not be watching the videos anytime soon.
Sean O’Connell is a journalist and editor-in-chief of CinemaBlend. On the site since 2011, Sean has interviewed a wide variety of directors, actors, and makers and created ReelBlend, which he proudly hosts alongside Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy. . And he’s responsible for RELEASING SNYDER’S CUT, the Spider-Man e-book of tales WITH GREAT POWER and an upcoming Bruce Willis e-book.
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