If you ask us, the Spider-Verse franchise has been one of the animation industry's biggest success stories in the last decade. For one, the two films released so far have had very successful runs at the box office, with the latest installment recently crossing the $500-million mark. More important to us, however, is the impact the franchise's style has had on the animation industry.
The first film in the franchise Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, putting a refreshing spin on animated films and introduced something both old and new into the industry. The film merged psychedelia, street art, and decades-old comic art technique into one.
The franchise's second entry Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which arrived in theaters earlier this month, continued that trend.
We expect a third and final installment to swing in next March per Sony's announcement. However, one of the animators that worked on Across the Spider-Verse thinks it is a pipe dream.
Speaking to Vulture, the animator stated that, despite Sony's announcement, "There's no way that movie's coming out then [next March]."