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For those of us not lucky enough to be in the audience for the debut of new (unfinished) footage from Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse at CinemaCon 2026, Sony Pictures Animation has offered a small make-good — preview images from the long-awaited follow-up to 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse.

The four images offer what appears to be a continuation of the aesthetic-first approach of the earlier two Spider-Verse movies, while reminding audiences what the movie is really about: Miles’ attempts to buck destiny and save his father, whose death may or may not be a pre-destined “canon event,” and seemingly unavoidable without all of reality collapsing if it doesn’t happen. (In addition to the touching father/son image, note the caption in the Spider-Punk image.)

The footage screened at CinemaCon was, according to reports, a conversation with Miles and his alternate-reality self introduced in the cliffhanger of Across the Spider-Verse in which they discuss their similarities and differences (including “the different ways they are pronouncing ‘Morales’ — with what degree of accent,” per the Hollywood Reporter). The scenes ends with Miles escaping his alternate self.

According to executive producer Chris Miller, speaking onstage at the event, Beyond the Spider-Verse is “the most emotional Spider-Verse film we have ever made,” while his partner Phil Lord added that it’s “the most spectacular.” A pretty high bar to set.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is set for release June 18, 2027.

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