Unauthorized Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse trailer leaks online

An unauthorized trailer for the highly anticipated animated film Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse leaked online this week, prompting a response from the movie's producer and sparking widespread discussion among fans. The footage, which appears to be a four-minute package originally shown to industry insiders at CinemaCon in April, surfaced on social media platforms on August 13, 2026, nearly a year before the film's scheduled theatrical release.

The leak prompted cowriter and producer Christopher Miller to address the situation on Friday, August 14. "Not a fan of leaks of unfinished, not fully rendered footage," Miller posted on X, distancing himself from the unauthorized release. His comment confirmed the footage's legitimacy while emphasizing that it does not represent the final product. Sony Pictures had no immediate comment on the leak.

The leaked clip reportedly contains what appears to be the film's opening scene, which picks up directly from the cliffhanger ending of 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In that film, protagonist Miles Morales was stranded on Earth-42, an alternate reality where he is captured by that universe's Prowler and his Uncle Aaron. The...