Fate of Cancelled ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Revealed 1 Day After ‘Brand New Day’ Trailer

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Published Mar 20, 2026, 10:47 AM EDT

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The Spider-Man world is having a big week. Just one day after the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day sent fans into full theory mode, there is finally a real answer to one of the franchise’s oldest unanswered questions: what happened to the Sinister Six movie? And according to Drew Goddard, the answer is a lot less creative than fans might have hoped. It was not some grand change of heart. It was chaos at Sony. Speaking to Variety while promoting Project Hail Mary, Goddard looked back on the cancelled spin-off and said:

"I had a big Spider-Man movie about the Sinister Six go down because of the Sony hack. My office was right on the lot, and I saw the FBI swarm in and the helicopters fly over the studio. I was sad about it, but there was literally nothing I could do to change the course of events. I suppose it was better than if they hadn’t liked the script."

That is a pretty major reveal, because for years fans have assumed the project died mainly because of Sony’s later deal with Marvel Studios, the end of the Andrew Garfield era, or the general collapse of The Amazing Spider-Man plans, so it's interesting to know the truth behind it.

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Is 'Project Hail Mary' Worth Watching?

As for Goddard, he's busy developing the latest iteration of The Matrix series, while his newest film, Project Hail Hary, is in theaters today and has landed to rave reviews, making it the best reviewed film of Ryan Gosling's career. Collider’s review stated that Project Hail Mary marks a huge return for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, delivering a sci-fi blockbuster that’s as funny as it is emotional. After years away from directing, the duo comes back with a film that perfectly blends big-scale spectacle with their signature humor and heart.

Project Hail Mary is the type of rousing, exciting blockbuster filmmaking that we rarely see these days, at least not at the levels that Lord and Miller are working at here. This is the kind of grand adventure that’ll have you bowled over laughing one minute and tearing up the next before making you applaud the experience as the credits roll. Lord and Miller have created a new sci-fi classic, an incredible adaptation of Weir’s novel, and a film that deserves to be a part of 2027 Oscar consideration already.

Project Hail Mary is in theaters now.