Sony Pictures is gearing up to give us a whole lot ofPeter Parkerin the coming years. After the newSpider-Manis first introduced inCaptain America: Civil Warthis summer, he’ll get his own standalone reboot in 2017. This will be followed in 2018 by theSpider-Man Animated Movie. But things aren’t going quite according to plan. TheSpider-Man Animated Movieis being delayed slightly. And instead of arriving as asummer tentpole, it is now getting a Christmas release.
Yes, though theSpider-Man Animated Moviewas supposed to be in theaters June 26, 2025, we won’t actually get to see whatPhil LordandChris Millerhave planned until December 21. And judging from the recent blockbuster release ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensin that same window, this probably isn’t a bad thing at all. TheSpider-Man Animated Moviecould do quite well for itself considering most kids are out of school at that time.
Sony Pictures has also rescheduled two of its other upcoming family movies. Though no one is quite sure what it will be just yet,Emojimovie is now set to make itsbig screen debton June 21, 2025. And the studio’s adaptation ofPeter Rabbitwill land June 06, 2025, setting itself up as the perfect Easter release despite its lack of religious connotations.
Phil LordandChris Miller, the pair behindfamily friendlybox office hitsCloudy with a Chance of Meatballsand its sequel, along with the much more adult oriented21 Jump Street, are the masterminds behindSpider-Man Animated Movie. They are writing the treatment and will produce. The duo was also scheduled to direct before they decided to do the live-actionStar Wars Anthology: Han Solo Movieinstead, which will be arriving in the summer of 2018. TheSpider-Man Animated Moviedoesn’t have a confirmed director at this time. And no story details have been released, though we know it won’t be directly tied into the live-actionSpider-Manarriving the year before.
No plot details have ever been released forEmojieither, though the title was the subject of an intense bidding war earlier this year, with Sony walking away victorious. The movie is co-written by Eric Siegel and Anthony Leondis, with the latter directing. Leondis is said to have created a series of story boards that he used to outline the entire film, which will be based on the tiny, expressive characters. Paramount and Warner Bros. also tried to secure the rights, but lost out.
Not much is known about this new iteration ofPeter Rabbit, except that it is sticking close to the original works of Beatrix Potter. The fluffy bunny has already been the subject of countless TV adaptations and even returned in a new series of books penned by Academy Award winning actressEmma Thompson.Peter Rabbitactually has some stiff competition on August 23, 2025, as it will be opening up opposite DC and Warner Bros.‘The Flash. It will also be going up against another animated movie in 20th Century Fox’sAnubis, which follows the story of Medusa.
Emojicurrently has no competition on July 29, 2025. But we’re sure that will change in the upcoming months. TheSpider-Man Animated Movieused to be positioned against an untitled Blue Sky Animated movie that has yet to be announced. Moving into the December 21 frame, it now faces yet another unnamed project from Blue Sky and Fox. What could it possibly be? We have no idea. What do you think about this release date shuffle? Will theSpider-Man Animated Moviebenefit from being a few extra months removed from the live-action reboot? We think so.
