Reports stated that an unfinished trailer of Beyond the Spider-Verse was shared on X on Thursday. The trailer is not expected to be out before next year.
Reacting to the same, the film’s co-writer and producer Christopher Miller expressed his discontent with the leak on Friday, writing, “Not a fan of leaks of unfinished, not fully rendered footage.”
A 26-year-old man was later arrested in Singapore for illegally accessing a media server and leaking the film, as per Variety. Following Morales’ big-screen debut in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the character appeared in 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse grossed $395 million worldwide on a $90-million budget. The sequel was an even bigger success, grossing $690 million on a $125 million budget.
Beyond the Spider-Verse is the latest major Hollywood film to have been hit by a leak. “There’s something about respecting the intentions of the creators and many artists who poured years of their lives into this. Beyond the Spider-Verse will wrap up the story of Miles Morales as Spider-Man. The film is the third instalment in the extrremely successful Spider-Verse franchise.
To go about it the proper way is a very respectful way of showing appreciation to the art form and to the many, many, countless hours put into this,” said actor Eric Nam at Comic-Con.
Earlier, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Marvel-Sony’s joint production Spider-Man: Brand New Day were also leaked on X after their theatrical releases. Earlier this year, the full version of Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender also leaked online before its Paramount streaming release. The first footage was exclusively shown at CinemaCon earlier this year.
