After being a part of the inside circle of the Spider-Society, Ben Reilly’s Spider-Verse future is not fairly clear to star Andy Samberg.
Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse is about to be the concluding installment within the Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-driven animated trilogy, although has been a bit slower going than its predecessors. Between delays from the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, screenplay adjustments and studies of manufacturing crunch on Throughout the Spider-Verse‘s animators, the movie’s preliminary 2024 launch date has been pushed a number of occasions, presently holding a June 18, 2027 date.
Now, in an interview with ScreenRant‘s Grant Hermanns for his Hellmann’s and Greatest Meals Tremendous Bowl 2026 advert, Samberg provided an replace on his potential Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse return. The star started by saying he may very well be sincere about his involvement within the sequel as “I really know nothing” about whether or not he’d be again as Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider, expressing “hope that I’ve extra within the subsequent one.”
He continued by saying he is “good mates with Phil and Chris,” having first labored with the pair on the Cloudy with a Likelihood of Meatballs franchise earlier than later reuniting on Brooklyn 9-9, the LEGO Film franchise and Storks, amongst others. Even nonetheless, “they have not stated something about” Reilly’s potential Past the Spider-Verse look, leaving the Emmy winner “simply ready“:
Andy Samberg: It looks like [Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider] ought to [be back] based mostly on how the final one ends, however I by no means depend on something on this enterprise. [Laughs] However I’d love that if it did. If they need me, I am there for as a lot or as little as they want.
Launched in Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, Ben Reilly is likely one of the numerous webslinging variants that Oscar Isaac’s Miguel O’Hara invited to hitch the multiversal Spider-Society. True to the humorous nature of each Samberg and the film’s artistic crew, Reilly is a little bit of a parody of each his comedian counterpart and different Nineties-era comedian guide tropes, between his fixed dramatic monologuing to a very muscular design versus the larger and sleeker variations of Spidey in prior many years.
As Samberg factors out, although, Reilly is definitely a Spider-Society member Miguel turns to in a recurring vogue in Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse, having him a part of the confrontation with Shameik Moore’s Miles as he learns about canon occasions and becoming a member of him in his hunt for the younger protagonist after he seemingly escapes to his residence universe. The Scarlet Spider is final seen being distracted by Hailee Steinfeld’s Gwen and having his portal machine taken away earlier than being thrown right into a portal, with it unclear whether or not that was set to his residence universe or the Spider-Society’s headquarters.
Samberg’s uncertainty concerning his Past the Spider-Verse return comes at an fascinating time for his character, because it was confirmed in December that the live-action Nicolas Cage collection Spider-Noir would see the Oscar winner enjoying Ben Reilly. This isn’t solely in distinction to Cage’s animated Spider-Verse variant, as he recognized himself as Peter Parker, but additionally to the comedian guide model of the noir-themed Marvel hero, who equally is only a Parker variant somewhat than Reilly.
What’s Going On With Spider-Man: Past The Spider-Verse?
Delays and a scarcity of stories concerning the manufacturing of the highly-anticipated conclusion to the animated trilogy have had followers involved in current months.
Given Cage’s Spider-Noir is clearly set in a unique universe totally from the animated movies, nonetheless, Samberg’s Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse return is not totally off the desk. There’s nonetheless effectively over a yr earlier than the trilogy nearer’s launch, giving Lord and Miller loads of time to reconnect with the Emmy winner. Plus, with Miles nonetheless on the run from Miguel and the Spider-Society, Reilly is prone to seem in some capability, be it for a climactic setpiece or extra morality debating with Isaac’s character.
- Launch Date
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June 25, 2027
- Director
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Bob Persichetti, Justin Okay. Thompson
- Writers
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Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Producers
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Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Jinko Gotoh