July 2026 will see the release of Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film.
Tom Holland is preparing to put on his Spidey outfit once more. According to Sony Pictures’ announcement on Friday, the fourth installment of the popular series will be released in July 2026.
Known for directing Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Daniel Destin Cretton has also agreed to lead the untitled movie. Originally chosen to direct “Avengers: Kang Dynasty,” Cretton left the project late last year. It has subsequently been reinvented as “Avengers: Doomsday.”
The last three Holland-led Spider-Man movies were directed by Jon Watts. “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” have collectively earned over $3.9 billion worldwide. Holland recently said that the fourth movie’s concept “is crazy” on “Good Morning America.”
“I think the fans will react to it, even though it’s a little different from anything we’ve done before,” Holland stated.
Its theatrical release date was set for July 24, 2026, according to the studio. Holland stated that they intend to film next summer during an interview on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” earlier this week.
The opening weekend of “Deadpool & Wolverine” is currently the sixth largest in history.
Sunday was better for “Deadpool & Wolverine” than expected. In its debut weekend in North American theaters, the comic book movie brought in $211 million, Disney announced on Monday.
That puts “Deadpool & Wolverine” in a whole new category, as it is $6 million higher than what was projected on Sunday. Already, it had shattered the record for an R-rated film. However, the Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman film, which was directed by Shawn Levy, has surpassed “Jurassic World,” which debuted at $208.8 million in 2015, to claim the sixth-highest opening weekend ever.
Including two “Avengers” films, “Endgame” and “Infinity War,” and two “Star Wars” films, “The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi,” the Walt Disney Company can now boast five of the six highest box office openers ever, excluding inflation. The one anomaly is “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which came in second and was made by Marvel Studios and published by Sony.
Additionally, the success of “Deadpool & Wolverine” increased its worldwide total to $444.3 million, exceeding that of “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
In 2026, Disney will appoint Gorman of Morgan Stanley as its chair and pick Bob Iger’s successor.
On Monday, Walt Disney said that it would formally reveal a succession plan for the first time, stating that it would name a successor to CEO Bob Iger in early 2026.
The news was hailed by the investor community as a step forward for a business that has been struggling to identify a replacement for Iger, the gregarious, camera-ready leader who molded contemporary Disney through a string of acquisitions.In Morgan Stanley’s succession plan, Ted Pick was selected from three candidates for the top position, and Gorman has been commended for his skillful execution.
An uncommon development on Wall Street occurred when the two other CEO contenders, businessmen Andy Saperstein and Dan Simkowitz, Despite closing lower by 0.68 percent, Disney’s stock rose during after-hours trade.
Mark Parker is departing the Disney board after nine years, and Gorman will take his place. Parker, the executive chair of Nike, a failing sports retailer, stated that he intends “to focus on other areas of my work.” The massive footwear company has changed its CEO. In fiscal 2024, Disney said that its board reviewed succession planning at all of its regularly scheduled meetings and is still evaluating both internal and external candidates.
Candidates for CEO
Four Disney executives were considered as potential candidates for CEO, according to a Reuters article from last year. Among them is Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment and a creative TV executive like Iger, who has a long list of both commercial and critical achievements and strong talent relationships. Disney veteran Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, who is in charge of the film studio that has published two successful movies this year, is also a candidate.