Next ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Set for July 2026 Release

‘Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton is in the director’s chair for the new movie, which will shoot next summer and arrive following ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.

Tom Holland in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home.' Photo: Marvel Studios.

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The fourth, untitled MCU ‘Spider-Man’ movie lands in July 2026.
Tom Holland is starring.
Destin Daniel Cretton is in the director’s chair.

With ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ gobbling up huge amounts of money back in 2021 (an even more impressive achievement given that audiences were still wary of movie theaters during the ongoing COVID pandemic), you knew that Sony and Marvel were not going to just give up on future installments of the web-slinging franchise, even if it represented the end of star Tom Holland’s then-current contact.

He’s long since confirmed that he’s back for the next movie, while director Jon Watts, who handled ‘No Way Home’ and predecessors ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ is not.

Watts has been moved on to other projects, but stepping in to replace him, as reported back in September, is ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Destin Daniel Cretton.

And now, per Sony, we have news that the fourth film –– whose title we have yet to learn –– will be in theaters on July 24th, 2026.

What’s the story of ‘Spider-Man 4’?

Tom Holland in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. Photo: Marvel Studios.

Given that ‘No Way Home’ changed things in a huge way for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker –– as you’ll likely recall, it ended with a spell that wiped everyone’s memory of him so as to protect the people he loves –– the storyline going forward is naturally something of a mystery.

“The first few meetings were about, ‘Why would we do this again?’ And I think we found the reason why,” Holland told the Reporter previously about the fourth movie. But that actual reason has yet to be divulged (and with Holland not currently doing press, we’ll have to wait until he does before any details emerge accidentally).

We do at least know that Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, who contributed to or wrote the previous three Spider-outings, are back on board for this one.

Holland also recently told Jimmy Fallon that the movie will be shooting next summer.

Here’s what he had to say:

“Next summer, we start shooting. Everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there. “The project is super exciting.”

That makes sense given the new release plan and will make it the second confirmed MCU release for 2026 after ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ in May.

Who will appear in the new ‘Spider-Man’ movie?

Zendaya in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming.' Photo: Marvel Studios.

Though the game was changed considerably in ‘No Way Home’, we can’t imagine that the franchise would continue without Zendaya as MJ (Peter’s big love interest) and Jacob Batalon as Ned (his best friend). Surely a way will be found to have them remember him?

What movies will the new ‘Spider-Man’ film be up against?

While the latest Spidey outing has its release date to itself, Holland may face competition –– from himself. He’s reportedly aboard the next Christopher Nolan film, which is scheduled to land on July 17th, 2026, so one week before the fourth ‘Spider-Man’ entry.

Could we be looking at the next “Barbenheimer” with a Double Holland coincidence? Only time will tell…