Sony is planning an animated Spider-Man film. Initially given a release date of July 20, 2018 the film has been pushed back for a release during the Holiday Season of that year.

The animated Spider-Man film from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 and 22 Jump Street) has been pushed back from its original, Summer 2018 release date. The film will now arrive in theaters on December 21, 2018 . Sony Chairman Tom Rothman already confirmed that the animated feature will exist in a separate universe from what's occurring with Tom Holland in the MCU. Lord & Miller are confirmed to right the treatment and direct the animated Spider-Man adventure but someone else will hammer out the details of the script.



Of course, the shift in release date could simply be because Lord & Miller are arguably the most in-demand writers in Hollywood. In addition to the animated Spider-Man film, they're currently working on the script for The Flash, the Han Solo prequel film, a sequel to The Lego Movie and 23 Jump Street.

Sony's ANIMATED SPIDER-MAN flick will now cast its web 12/21/18 instead of summer 2018. — Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) December 22, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE: This will always be the greatest, animated version of Spider-Man.