'Spider-Man 3' gets delayed, to release in 2018

LOS ANGELES: The fans of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3' will have to wait longer as the web-casting superhero's arrival in theatre has been delayed by almost two years.

Sony announced the reshuffle in release dates at San Diego Comic-Con. The film, which was first scheduled to bow in 2016, will now release in 2018, said the Hollywood Reporter.

The studio has instead moved forward the release date of Spider-Man spin-off 'Sinister Six', which now opens in theatres November 11, 2016.

'Sinister Six' is about the villains in the Spider-Man universe and tells the story of they try to destroy New York.

Drew Goddard will write and direct the movie.