‘Spider-Man 4’ slated for summer 2026
Tom Holland will officially be suiting up as Spider-Man again soon. Sony has dated Holland’s next outing as friendly neighborhood Avenger Peter Parker for release on July 24, 2026, Deadline reports. The film will open two months after the next “Avengers” movie, “Avengers: Doomsday,” which is slated for May 1 and will feature Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.
The as-yet-untitled fourth installment of the current live-action Spider-Man franchise will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), who is taking over from Jon Watts, who directed the first three films. Amy Pascal and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige are producing. Zendaya, who stars as Peter’s girlfriend MJ Watson and is Holland’s real-life girlfriend, has also signed on to reprise her role. The film is expected to go into production in summer 2025, according to Holland.
The previous “Spider-Man” movie, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which grossed $1.95 billion dollars, was the highest-grossing movie of 2021 and currently ranks as the seventh-highest-grossing movie of all time. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. “Spider-Man 4” will be a direct sequel to the third installment, which found Holland’s Parker teaming up with other Spider-Men, played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, to restore order to the multiverse.
Recently, Holland said that he read the script for “Spider-Man 4” and that it “needs work, but the writers are doing a great job.” Holland will be very busy with enormous projects for the next few years; he’s also set to star in Christopher Nolan’s next film, which is in development now.
Next up for Sony’s “Spider-Man” franchise is “Venom: The Last Dance,” which just opened in theaters, followed by “Kraven the Hunter,” which is slated for release in December after years of delays. The franchise’s first TV series, “Spider-Noir” starring Nicolas Cage, is in production now.