Jharrel Jerome, star of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, has tempered expectations regarding the release of the eagerly awaited third installment, Beyond the Spider-Verse. In a recent interview with Decider, Jerome revealed that he hasn't yet recorded any lines for the film, indicating that production is still in the planning stages. He mentioned that "a lot of things are being figured out," but remained optimistic about the project's direction.
Given that the second film arrived five years after the first in 2023, fans weren't necessarily expecting an immediate follow-up. When asked about the start of production, Jerome responded, "No, I wish. We haven’t started up yet. A lot of things being figured out, but good things."
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Jerome's role in the second film was relatively minor, but he is poised to take on a significant role in the third movie as the main antagonist. Spoiler Alert for Across the Spider-Verse's finale: Jerome plays Miles G. Morales from Earth-42, who appears at the film's end not as Spider-Man, but as the Prowler. This version of Miles had a much darker life trajectory; the radioactive spider that was meant to bite him ended up in the protagonist's reality instead. Consequently, Miles G. Morales never became Spider-Man. Following the death of his universe's Peter Parker, New York fell into the hands of supervillains, and Miles G. Morales joined their ranks.
The narrative tension between this Miles and the main Miles, who did become Spider-Man, is set to be a central theme in Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, fans will need to exercise patience, as the film isn't expected to hit theaters until 2026 at the earliest, according to Deadline. If the release schedule follows the pattern of the previous film, audiences might not see it until 2028.
