Jharrel Jerome, star of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, has poured cold water on hopes of a swift release for the highly anticipated third installment, Beyond the Spider-Verse. He revealed in an interview with Decider that he hasn't even begun recording his lines yet. Production on the presumed finale hasn't commenced, with Jerome stating that many aspects are still "being figured out." This news isn't entirely surprising, considering the five-year gap between the first and second films.
"No, I wish," Jerome responded when asked about the start of production. "We haven’t started up yet. A lot of things are being figured out, but good things."
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While Jerome's role in the second film was relatively small, his part in the third film is expected to be significantly larger. Spoiler alert for Across the Spider-Verse's ending: He's poised to play the main antagonist. Jerome portrays Miles G. Morales from Earth-42, a version of Miles who appears at the film's conclusion, not as Spider-Man, but as the Prowler.
This Miles's journey diverges sharply from the protagonist's. The radioactive spider that was meant to bite the main Miles instead bit this version, altering his destiny. Consequently, Miles G. Morales never became Spider-Man, and following the death of his universe's Peter Parker, New York fell under the control of supervillains, with Miles himself becoming one.
The unfolding of this narrative, and its collision with the main Miles's story, will be central to Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, fans face a considerable wait before witnessing this confrontation. Deadline suggests a 2026 release at the earliest, although a release mirroring the gap between the previous films would place it in 2028.
