Its official: A fourthSpider-Manfilm starring Tom Holland as Marvels Friendly Neighborhood Wall-CrawlerSony announced that the latest film in the franchise will premiere in the summer of 2026. The movie will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously made MarvelsShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.Like the previous three Spider-Man films Homecoming, Far From Home, andNo Way Home the film is a co-production with Marvel and Marvel Studios and is set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (The film is technically part of Phase Six of the MCU.)Sony PicturesSony Picturesloading...READ MORE: The Best Marvel Movies Not Made By Marvel StudiosIf that timeline holds, that will make the summer of 2026 into the summer of 2027 the most consequential year in the history of the MCU since 2019. The first of twoAvengers sequels,Doomsday featuring Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom premieres on May 1, 2026, a little under two months beforeSpider-Man 4.Its sequel,Avengers: Secret Wars, follows it on May 7, 2027.That meansSpider-Man 4will debut between the two films and ifDoomsdayends on any sort of cliffhanger,Spider-Manwill have to take it into account. There are ways around that of course Captain Marvel appeared betweenAvengers: Infinity War andAvengers: Endgame and most of it was a period piece, with only its post-credits scene taking place in the present and dressing Thanos destruction of half the universe. How exactlySpider-Man 4 fits into these two movies, which have the potential to completely reshape the MCU, will be interesting to watch.The plot of the new film is unknown. During a recent interview, Holland said he had already seen a draft of the script, which still needs work while adding thatthe writers are doing a great job on the project.Spider-Man 4is currently scheduled for release in theaters onJuly 24, 2026.Get our free mobile appHolland will return as Marvels Friendly Neighborhood Web-Slinger.