Spider-Man Beyond the Spider-Verse trailer leaked online, co-writer unhappy with ‘unfinished footage’ being out

Spider-Man Beyond the Spider-Verse will wrap up the story of Miles Morales as Spider-Man. Its trailer was leaked this week.

Published on: Aug 15, 2026, 09:03:50 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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This week, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the much-awaited third instalment from the Spider-Verse franchise, was hit by an unexpected online leak. The trailer for the film was leaked online with many accounts on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) sharing it widely. The film's co-writer, Christopher Miller, has reacted with disappointment to the leak.

The Spider-Verse series focuses on Miles Morales version of Spider-Man, voiced by Shameik Moore. (AP)

Beyond the Spider-Verse trailer leaked

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.”

Other major trailer leaks

Beyond the Spider-Verse is the latest major Hollywood film to have been hit by a leak. 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. A 26-year-old man was later arrested in Singapore for illegally accessing a media server and leaking the film, as per Variety.

"There's something about respecting the intentions of the creators and many artists who poured years of their lives into this. 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.

About Beyond the Spider-Verse

Beyond the Spider-Verse will wrap up the story of Miles Morales as Spider-Man. The first footage was exclusively shown at CinemaCon earlier this year. The film is the third instalment in the extrremely successful Spider-Verse franchise.

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 will show Miles trapped in an alternate universe and on the run as he tries to save his family. Shameik Moore reprises his voice role as the Marvel web-slinger in the upcoming film. The film is scheduled to hit theatres on June 18, 2027.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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