▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Fel icia ▁Hard y ▁/ ▁Black ▁Cat . ▁Sony ▁revealed ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁spin - off ▁based ▁on ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 0 9 9 ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁However , ▁between ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Web b ▁revealed ▁that ▁while ▁they ▁would ▁both ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁film , ▁neither ▁was ▁certain ▁of ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁fourth , ▁with ▁Web b ▁confirm ing ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁direct ing . ▁Following ▁the ▁mixed ▁critical ▁reviews ▁and ▁franch ise - low ▁box ▁office ▁performance ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁was ▁unclear . ▁By ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Or ci ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁third ▁film ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁Bey ond , ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 3 , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁included ▁Chris ▁Cooper ▁returning ▁as ▁Norman ▁Os born ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁Peter ▁recover ing ▁from ▁G wen ' s ▁death , ▁was ▁delayed ▁to ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁date ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 4 ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁later , ▁unknown ▁date . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁hack , ▁Sony ▁was ▁revealed