The next Tom Holland Spider-Man has been delayed by one week, and probably for good reason.
Sony updated its release calendar today and shared that the fourth Spider-Man movie will now be released on July 31, 2026, a week later than its previously announced July 24, 2026 release. The likely reason is to give the next Spider-Man movie some breathing room from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Thanks to the date shift, the fourth Spider-Man movie is now coming out two weeks after The Odyssey hits theaters, whereas before it would only be one week removed. Not that Tom Holland would complain considering he’s starring in both movies.
This buffer will give both films a chance to premiere on Imax screens, something we know Christopher Nolan loves to do.
Marvel announced that a fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland is officially in the works and will be the next Marvel movie following Avengers: Doomsday which is coming out on May 1, 2026. The next Spider-Man film will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton who directed Shang-Chi for Marvel and was previously set to direct the next Avengers movie before storylines changed as a result of the situation around the Kang character.
Now the Russo Brothers are back to direct Avengers: Doomsday with Robert Downey Jr. stepping in as Doctor Doom. Wild. Check out our complete list of upcoming MCU projects here and get ready for the Oddy-Man 4 or whatever combo word people will come up for The Odyssey Spider-Man 4 double feature.
Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor.
