Spider-Verse 3: Star's Lines Still Unrecorded

Jharrel Jerome, star of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, has poured cold water on hopes of a speedy release for the highly anticipated third film, Beyond the Spider-Verse. He revealed he hasn't even begun recording his lines yet.

Speaking to Decider, Jerome confirmed that production hasn't started. He explained that numerous aspects are currently "being figured out," a sentiment many might expect given the five-year gap between the first and second films. "No, I wish," Jerome responded when asked about production commencing. "We haven’t started up yet. A lot of things being figured out, but good things."

All the Spideys in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Full Spoilers Edition)

53 ImagesWhile Jerome's role in the second film was relatively small, his part in the third installment is poised to be significantly larger. Spoiler alert for Across the Spider-Verse's ending: He's set 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 life took a drastically different turn. The radioactive spider that was destined to bite the main protagonist instead bit this Miles in his reality. Consequently, Miles G. Morales never became Spider-Man. Following the death of his universe's Peter Parker, New York fell under the control of supervillains, and he ultimately joined their ranks.

The unfolding of this storyline, and its collision with the journey of the main Miles who did become Spider-Man, will be central to Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, fans will need to exercise patience, as the film isn't expected before 2026 at the earliest, according to Deadline. Maintaining the pacing of the previous film's release would push the premiere to 2028.