Jharrel Jerome, star of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, has poured cold water on hopes of a speedy release for the highly anticipated third film, Beyond the Spider-Verse. He revealed he hasn't even begun recording his lines yet.

Speaking to Decider, Jerome confirmed that production hasn't started. He explained that many aspects of the presumed finale are still "being figured out." This news, while disappointing to eager fans, isn't entirely unexpected given the five-year gap between the first and second films.

"No, I wish," Jerome responded when asked about production commencing. "We haven’t started up yet. A lot of things are being figured out, but good things."

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While Jerome's role in the second film was relatively small, his part in the third installment is expected to be significantly larger. Spoiler alert for Across the Spider-Verse's ending: He's poised to play the main antagonist. Jerome portrays Miles G. Morales from Earth-42, a version of Miles who appears at the film's conclusion, not as Spider-Man, but as the Prowler.

This Miles' journey differs drastically from the protagonist's. The radioactive spider that bit the main Miles instead bit this alternate version, resulting in a drastically different fate. Without becoming Spider-Man, and following the death of his universe's Peter Parker, Miles G. Morales' New York fell to supervillains, and he ultimately joined their ranks.

The details of this storyline, and its intersection with the main Miles' journey as Spider-Man, will likely unfold in Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, fans will need to exercise patience, as the film isn't anticipated before 2026 at the earliest, according to Deadline. Maintaining the previous film's release schedule would push the release date to 2028.