It’s a little hard to believe that Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios hasn’t officially confirmed that a fourth Spider Man The movie is on the way, considering the amount of rumors that have been doing the rounds over the past year or so. Fans were hoping for some updates at SDCC, but it’s easy to forget that any Spidey news would come from the Sony camp first, so a big announcement in Hall H was always unlikely.

We should hear something pretty soon, but for now we have – you guessed it – a few more rumors!

Accordingly Daniel Richtmanproduction is actually set to begin next year, and he expects the film to hit theaters in July 2026 – between Avengers: Endgame And Avengers: Secret WarsRichtman says this is a good indication that Spider Man 4 will be another multiverse movie.

We’ve heard conflicting reports on this, but if it’s true, it sounds like Sony’s Tom Rothman got his way!

Previous rumors have claimed that Rothman and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige had some disagreements about the overall plot, with the latter hoping to scale back the multiverse elements in favor of a smaller story. Rothman, on the other hand, reportedly wants No way homeSuccess by bringing back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in their respective interpretations of Peter Parker.

If we were to speculate, we would say Garfield and Maguire would rather return for Secret Warsbut that doesn’t mean this next solo Spidey movie won’t lay the groundwork.

No way home Director Jon Watts will not return to direct the next film. Rumor has it that several filmmakers are in talks to take the helm, including Justin Lin (Fast & Furious), Drew Goddard (The cabin in the forest) and Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Ms. Marvel, Batgirl).

Holland will, of course, be back as the MCU’s Spidey alongside Zendaya as MJ, but the actor is reportedly getting “more and more cautious” about playing the iconic hero, so this could be his last solo outing as the wall-climber – although he will almost certainly appear in one of the two upcoming films. avenger Movies.

“We have the best in the industry working on every story, no matter what the story is,” Holland said in a recent interview. “But until we get there, we have a legacy to protect,” Holland explained. “The third film was so special in so many ways that we have to make sure we do the right thing.”

No way home Authors Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are writing the screenplay.