The Marvel Cinematic Universe is always expanding, with new titles arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. But folks who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that certain franchises are fan favorites, chief among them being the Spider-Man movies. Case in point: Brand New Day's record-breaking performance at the box office. Fans are wondering how long Tom Holland might play Peter Parker, and a Sony exec made a Super Bowl analogy about that lingering question.

Fans are always curious about upcoming Marvel movies, and have been wondering how long Holland will continue playing Peter Parker. During a recent interview with Variety, Sony's Tom Rothman addressed how long we might see the Odyssey star in his signature role, offering:

Honestly, I get it. The studio is still celebrating how well Brand New Day is doing, so they're not necessarily looking to the next Spider-Man film just yet. That being said, it seems like Sony would love to keep their collaboration with tits leading actor going for the foreseeable future... even if Tom Holland originally said he'd be done playing Peter Parker by the time he's in his 30s. He's exactly 30 years old now, but it doesn't sound like he's hanging up the suit right away.

That being said, Holland has expressed interest in being a mentor to Miles Morales in the future. So maybe he could retire as Peter Parker after that's done? Rothman also spoke to THR about the actor saying he'd play Spider-Man again. The Sony boss was quoted saying:

This is definitely a hopeful set of messages for fans who might be nervous that Tom Holland's tenure as Peter Parker was coming to an end. Sony wants to keep things rolling, and Brand New Day's performance shows that fans have an ongoing passion for the franchise. After recent Marvel box office bombs like The Marvels, these wins feel especially significant.

Brand New Day's credits scene seemed to hint at Spider-Man's role in Secret Wars, although it remains to be seen if we'll see Tom Holland's Peter or perhaps the return of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield. Either way it's clear that the web slinger is a character that moviegoers care deeply about.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters now as part of the 2026 movie release list. The next Marvel movie hitting theaters will be Avengers: Doomsday on December 18th. We'll just have to see if Spidey shows up or not.

Along with a pitch perfect press tour, Sadie Sink has already been praised for her work in Spider-Man: Brand New Day reviews. By all accounts, the cast enjoyed working with the Stranger Things star, too, though co-star Jacob Batalon recently told a story that will doubtless have many of us feeling very old, myself included.

Apparently, Sink was just hanging around set and minding her own business when she accidentally stepped in a landmine by mentioning Tom Holland was the Spider-Man she grew up with. I know, unless you are Sink’s age yourself, you are probably recoiling and/or doing math right now. She made the comment to Jacob Batalon, who was there to reprise Ned on set (despite the ending to Spider-Man: No Way Home), and it absolutely made him feel all of his 30ish years.

Batalon is 29 for a couple more months. Tom Holland turned 30 in June. Zendaya turns 30 on September 1st. By most people’s measures, they are nowhere near old. This isn't exactly as harrowing as that time Macaulay Culkin turned 40. Regardless, Brand New Day is the fourth Spider-Man movie, and it marks 10 years since Tom Holland famously first appeared in Captain America: Civil War. Time has passed swiftly.

Regardless, for Sink, who is only 24, Tom Holland is her Spider-man. While she was technically born in the Tobey Maguire era (shoutout to her birth year 2002 being the same year Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man came out), she wouldn’t remember the early movies and was still pretty young during Andrew Garfield’s brief run, so Holland is her guy. There’s no shame in that, but it is a little strange to think about her growing up watching them and now being in the movie herself.

In fact, it’s been stuck in Batalon’s head in the time since. He told Zach Sang Show:

I hate to admit it in writing, but my Spider-Man is actually Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man. I still love Tobey as Spidey, but it does make me feel extremely dated at this point, and I’m only a few years older than Batalon is! So, I get it. Time flies when you're swinging from web to wall. As part of its deal with Marvel, Sony has to make new Spider-Man movies every few years, too, so a lot of people over the last 25 years or so have grown up with a specific Spider-Man in mind.

It’s been a fairly long run for the web slinger in the modern era, not James Bond long, but long. From everything Holland has said, there are lots of directions Spider-Man could go in in the future. Here’s hoping for more upcoming Marvel movies are on the way for his Spider-Man.

The ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home saw Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker return to his universe, and since then, there have been rumors regarding whether he'll reprise the role. However, Garfield doesn't appear in the new Marvel movie, Brand New Day, which centers solely on Tom Holland’s Peter wall-crawler. Despite that, it seems Garfield is still getting anxious whenever he's faced with Spidey-related questions, based on some recent chats he's had. And, quite frankly, I can't get enough of this!

Since No Way Home, Garfield has delivered incredible performances in movies like We Live in Time and After the Hunt. Nevertheless, it seems the Oscar nominee just can't escape Spider-Man queries while promoting his new projects. Recently, he's been doing press for one of his 2026 movie releases, The Magic Faraway Tree and, as seen on Screen Rant’s TikTok, Garfield got humorously frazzled when asked about Brand New Day’s post-credits scene:

• Interviewer: Spider-Man: Brand New Day comes out this week.
• Andrew: I’m not in it!
• Interviewer: The end-credits scene hints at the return of an off world Spider-Man.
• Andrew: Oh, really?
• Interviewer: It does.
• Andrew: Cool!
• Interviewer: Do you know anything about that?
• Andrew: I do not. First I’ve heard of it.
• Interviewer: Not the werewolf.
• Andrew: Not the werewolf. Not me.
• Interviewer: So if it’s not you, it must be Tobey.
• Andrew: I guess so. Could be. Who knows? Or maybe Miles Morales. I don’t know.

I love that The Social Network actor isn’t even in the movie, and he’s still being hounded by Spider-Man questions. Of course, I can sense some nervousness in Garfield when he's given these kinds of queries questions, and I feel for him. However, it's also hard not to watch the video below and chuckle:

Even when the first Brand New Day trailer came out, Garfield was asked about the “insane” fan theory of whether or not he was digitally erased from the preview. Garfield responded by saying that was an “absolutely ludicrous” conspiracy theory. Evidently, he wasn't playing "werewolf" this time. (If you know, you know.)

Audiences had such positive reactions seeing Garfield and Tobey Maguire's surprising return for No Way Home, and I think it’s safe to a portion of fans would love to see them reprise their roles. Despite that not happening in Brand New Day, Garfield had to convince Craig Melvin of that while promoting The Magic Faraway Tree again and his upcoming biopic, Artificial, on The Today Show:

Given that the Golden Globe winner was constantly denying that he’d be in No Way Home, which ended up being untrue, you can’t blame journalists for finding it hard to take the actor’s sentiments on a return to Spider-Man. Also, I love that he’s aware of his new reputation of being a “liar” when asked Spidey questions. Check out Garfield's energy in the interview clip:

The Silence actor is well aware that because he's played Spider-Man in three movies, there's bound to be continued interest. Garfield previously said he believed he’d get Spider-Man questions “until I’m 90 years old.” If that ends up being true, it'll prove how strong of an MCU fan following he has.

Garfield also got real about having to answer fewer spidey questions so he could focus on promoting his more recent projects. That's totally fair as well, considering that in the grand scheme of things, those Marvel-based movies only make up a small portion of Garfield's vast body of work.

Still, Andrew Garfield will most likely continue to be hit with Spider-Man questions, and I’ll always love watching him anxiously answer. And, if the Critics’ Choice Award winner will be web-slinging in future MCU movies, I’d rather it be a surprise in order for his return to be all the more satisfying. But, in the meantime, check out his performance as Peter Parker in the Amazing Spider-Man films and No Way Home, which are streaming now with a Disney+ subscription.

Minor spoilers ahead for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally in theaters, and making a ton of money at the box office. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order were thrilled about finally picking up the narrative after No Way Home's ending, which saw the entire world forget about Peter Parker. I didn't expect any gay jokes to be made throughout its 145-minute runtime, but as a queer Marvel fan I couldn't be more thrilled.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's trailer featured Hulk and Punisher, but the movie also featured an A+ appearance by Florence Pugh's Yelena/ Black Widow. Peter meets her at her "office", which is really a city bathhouse. After undressing apart from his mask, Yelena pokes fun at his anonymity, asking if he keeps the mask on...

This quick line of dialogue absolutely took me out, and further shows why Yelena is one of the best characters we've gotten in the post-Endgame phases of the MCU. She typically brings a ton of humor to her roles, including in Hawkeye and Thunderbolts* (both of which are streaming with a Disney+ subscription).

As a hardcore Marvel fan who is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I also appreciated that this exchange wasn't making fun of queer folks. What's more, Spider-Man didn't seem offended by the idea of folks thinking he might be gay. I thought this was refreshing, given how often being gay has been used as an insult in media throughout the years. Yelena's comment is just a fun moment, and one that acknowledges that yes, there are LGBTQ+ people in the MCU.

Another queer-coded moment in Spider-Man: Brand New Day happened after Peter woke up hanging outside of his apartment in a web. He falls to the ground, and has to steal clothes from his building's laundry room before taking the elevator back to his place. He accidentally grabs a crop top and pants with "juicy" written on the butt, in another one of the movie's funnier moments. And it felt more significant after his conversation at the bath house with Yelena.

Of course, there have been a handful of LGBTQ+ characters introduced in the MCU. Joe Russo played a gay man during his Endgame cameo, while America Chavez has two moms in Doctor Strange 2. Additionally, Billy Maximoff was confirmed as gay during Agatha All Along.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters now as part of the 2026 movie release list. The gay jokes happen very quickly, so be careful not to miss them with a bathroom trip!

Spoilers ahead for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order were recently treated to a long-awaited upcoming Marvel movie in Daniel Destin Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The blockbuster picked up after No Way Home's ending, which saw Doctor Strange's spell erase the world's memories of Peter Parker... including Ned and MJ. Much of the new movie is about this disconnect between the characters played by Tom Holland and Zendaya, and I have to say I much prefer the MJ storyline to how Gamora was handled in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (which is streaming with a Disney+ subscription).

Gamora's death in Avengers: Infinity War set shockwaves through the MCU. And while she was resurrected in Endgame by having a past version of her arrive via time travel, that Gamora had never met Peter Quill and the rest of the Guardians. We watched as Star-Lord tried to reconnect with her in Vol. 3, but I think that the Peter Parker/MJ version of this dynamic was more successful.

I Loved The Way MJ Rejected Peter In Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Both Guardians 3 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day saw their movie's respective Peter trying to reconnect with a girlfriend who has no memories of their time together. But I felt way more moved and emotionally moved by the latter, and I think there are a few reasons why.

To start, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is ultimately a story centered around Rocket. While we see new Gamora and Star-Lord's relationship (or lack thereof), it's not given quite as much time and focus as Peter and MJ in the new Spider-Man movie. Additionally, Gamora makes it clear that she has absolutely no interest in trying to get to know Peter Quill. And as a result, their lack of a true reconciliation came and went without me shedding a tear.

Meanwhile, Peter Parker's longing for MJ (and Ned) is at the heart of Brand New Day. While he's trying to keep a healthy boundary since she no longer knows who he is, that changes when Jean Grey drops her name early on in the movie. Spidey immediately swings into action, and the two are forced to meet and work together as a result. The fake-out of Zendaya's character "remembering" was a true gut punch, one inflicted by an angry Jean who was controlling her mind. Things only got more emotional from there.

Eventually MJ discovers Peter's letter, learning the truth about their former relationship, and the spell that removed her memories. She unfortunately doesn't have any feelings for him, despite knowing their history. She lets him down plainly but kindly, in a way that feels surprisingly like a regular breakup. Afterward, she still invites him into her apartment to hang with Ned. What's more, we see the drawing she made of them in Peter's hospital room after the final conflict.

While Star-Lord and Spider-Man didn't get the romantic reunion they were hoping for, I thought that the way No Way Home handled this unrequited love story was far more powerful. Although after Ned's muscle memory seemingly snapped him out of Strange's spell in the movie's final scene, maybe there's still hope.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters now as part of the 2026 movie release list. Folks who want to re-watch Gamora and Star-Lord's love story can stream the Guardians and Avengers movies on Disney+.

Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet are two of their generation’s biggest movie stars, and both of their 2026 movie schedules are packed with highly anticipated tentpole films. Yet their signature roles could hardly be more different. Chalamet’s Paul Atreides spends Dune brooding over visions, power and the possibility of becoming a galactic tyrant, while Holland’s Peter Parker can barely explain himself without tripping over his words or revealing classified Avengers information. But what if the two actors had swapped places? I'm cracking up over the Holland's take on how he would've played Paul.

Said contrast came up in Holland’s recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast. The host imagined an alternate Hollywood timeline where Chalamet became Spider-Man, and he led Denis Villeneuve’s (Steven Spielberg-approved) Dune trilogy. Holland gave Chalamet a genuine vote of confidence as Peter Parker, then offered a much less flattering description of his own Paul Atreides:

The host immediately pushed back and said he did not believe the Brand New Day actor would actually play the role that way, and he is probably right. The star of Christopher Nolan's latest box office hit, The Odyssey, has done enough dramatic work to prove he could handle Paul’s fear, anger and increasingly heavy sense of destiny.

With that said, I cannot stop picturing his proposed version. Instead of solemnly walking across the desert while visions of a holy war flash through his mind, Holland’s Paul would presumably tumble down a sand dune, lose one of his boots and accidentally spoil the Fremen’s entire battle plan. His first sandworm ride would feel less like the arrival of a messiah and more like Peter Parker clinging to the side of an airplane.

It would be a very different performance, but Holland is right that something is interesting there. The Wonka star’s Spider-Man would probably be less likely to greet a villain with an enthusiastic pop-culture reference. He might also make Peter Parker look like he has not slept since Uncle Ben died.

Shortly after the trip into "what if" fancasting land, Holland recalled being only 17 when he began auditioning for the role. Looking back at those old screen tests now, he said he can't help but see himself as a child compared with the actor he is now, leading the recently released Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Playing Peter Parker has taken up “damn near the majority” of his life.

Holland also explained that his dance background helped define his version of Spider-Man. Because the costume covers his face, he had to communicate through movement. He even developed a physical detail in which Peter’s arms occasionally hang loose in the suit, almost as though he does not fully control them. That small bit became part of how he plays the character.

Chalamet would undoubtedly have created a different take on the Web-Head. Audiences probably would have gotten a more withdrawn and brooding Peter Parker, though the actor behind Paul Atreides can be very funny when a role allows it. Chalamet’s recent work hardly suggests he would spend every scene staring sadly from a rooftop.

I'd say the Uncharted star is being too hard on his possible Dune. He could bring plenty of emotion to Paul, and his physicality might make the desert action terrific. I still would not trust him near the Water of Life without supervision.

Thankfully, both actors landed the roles that helped define this stage of their careers. Chalamet became the haunted heir of House Atreides, while Holland brought nervous energy and gymnastic movement to Peter Parker. I'd like to think, though, that somewhere in the multiverse, however, Spider-Man is moodily considering destiny while a blundering Paul Atreides runs from a very confused sandworm. That is one heck of a funny image.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is playing in theaters now but, if you want to revisit Holland's prior turns as Spidey, stream his Home trilogy with a Disney+subscription. As for Chalamet, his first two Dune films are streaming with an HBO Max subscription, with Dune: Part Three, the third and final entry, landing in theaters on December 18.

A few days ago, before I’d gotten the chance to see the stunningly reviewed Spider-Man: Brand New Day, an interview dropped in which Sadie Sink was asked for one word we’d only understand after seeing the movie. Now, if you know anything about the run up to this 2026 movie release, you should know Sadie Sink has been pretty opaque throughout this entire process. Despite rumors, this press tour has been misdirect after misdirect over the secret character she ultimately is playing, and I honestly thought she was just being weird and throwing us off the scent. In actuality, however, her one-word response was spot-on, and a moment that threw me for an emotional loop while watching.

First of all, we obviously have to get into spoilers here, so if you haven’t seen Spider-Man: Brand New Day, yet, this is not the story for you.

The One Word Sadie Sink Said We’d Understand After Watching Brand New Day

Sadie Sink was out and about promoting the then-upcoming Marvel movie when she was asked to name something fans will “only understand” after watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day. I saw the interview a couple of days before I went to see the movie, and she had a one-word answer:

At the time, I honestly thought this moment was pretty weird. I thought it was (probably) a non sequitur again meant to throw us off what was coming in the movie. She’d obviously already been attempting to keep the audience at bay for months prior to this interview. (That is, until her role was spoiled on the carpet just days before release.) She’d even said at one point that avoiding spoilers was “not that hard” for her, unlike Tom Holland. And it didn’t help this video came straight from the Marvel team, making me feel like it was a possible misdirect.

Then, I saw the movie.

How A Scrunchie Led To One Of The Most Heart-Wrenching Moments In Brand New Day

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it’s Jean Grey and her sister Sara against the world after they’ve been kicked out of their home. That is, until the day Sara is unceremoniously taken from a park, and from Jean's life. She leaves Jean with one clue “v-max,” a mysterious word with a meaning that seems unclear to the many people Jean tracks down and asks.

Some time later, Jean is also taken and left in a high security room, a room that once housed her sister. She eventually finds out Sara is deceased after seeing a sticker on an air unit reading ‘v-max” and noticing an object sitting on a desk across the room: the scrunchie her sister always wore in her hair. The scrunchie moment is heart-wrenching. It makes you empathize with Jean and her part-villainous, part-pure intentions. It makes Jean the perfect antagonist for Spider-Man, who has also faced incredible loss in this movie.

So, yeah, one word that we all understood, and could only understand after watching Brand New Day is absolutely the word scrunchie. It’s a great tease from the already masterful Sadie Sink, who casually kept us off the scene on what was doubtless a very long press run for her. Just like previous Tom Holland Spidey installations, the movie is already resonating with audiences globally, so grab your scrunchie, your xuxinha, your haargummi or シュシュand get to the theater.

Spoiler alert! Major spoilers ahead for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, so proceed with caution if you haven’t made it to the theater yet!

As with any upcoming Marvel movie, the lead-up to Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s release on the 2026 movie calendar was full of rumors, theories and big questions. Now we finally have some answers about what happened to Tom Holland’s Peter Parker after Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cast a spell to make everyone forget he’d ever existed. Brand New Day balanced the emotional story of Peter’s isolation with his battles against a new threat (props if you avoided the Sadie Sink spoilers), and the ending hinted at a possible crack in Strange’s spell.

Doctor Strange’s Spell Remained Intact For Most Of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: No Way Home ended with Doctor Strange being forced to erase Peter Parker from everyone’s memory after a previous spell went haywire and ripped open the multiverse. Spider-Man: Brand New Day didn’t backtrack on that plot point at all, and it was heartbreaking to see Peter keeping tabs on MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) from afar. It wasn’t until the final scene of the movie that we were given hope that Peter wouldn’t have to continue living in such isolation.

Did Ned’s Memories Of Peter Return In The End?

While MJ ended up finding the note that Peter decided not to give her at the end of No Way Home, she still didn’t remember Peter, telling him she didn’t love him because she didn’t share the same memories as the girl he wrote the letter to.

In the end, that didn’t discourage Peter from making further efforts, though. After he helped Jean Grey come to terms with her sister's death — and she, in turn, kept him alive after The Punisher accidentally shot him — Peter chose to introduce himself to Ned when he ran into him again. Ned didn’t recognize his old friend until Peter started leading him in their secret handshake from high school. Ned's muscle memory ultimately kicked in, and his face lit up with recognition, as he shouted, “Peter!”

This would indicate that either Peter and Ned’s bond is so strong that no spell was powerful enough to make one forget the other completely, or it could mean that Doctor Strange’s spell weakens over time or was damaged by something that happened in Brand New Day.

If Doctor Strange’s Spell Can Be Broken, Who Else Will Remember Peter?

We only get one fleeting moment of Ned with his Peter Parker memories presumably returned, so we can only theorize what that means for when and where we’ll see Spider-Man next.

If it was the friends' close bond that broke Doctor Strange’s spell, does that mean MJ’s memories of Peter Parker can also be salvaged? What about the villains Spider-Man has fought? What about Happy or even Doctor Strange himself?

Did the spell got weaker over time, or was it damaged or altered when Jean Grey was keeping Spider-Man alive? Had enough time passed that if Peter had run into MJ that day in the bodega instead of Ned, he might have been able to awaken her memories?

Those are questions that may not be answered for a while (unless Tom Holland drops a new spoiler in the meantime), but I’m certain there will be no shortage of theories as we await Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Until then you can try to gain some new clues about the spell by rewatching Spider-Man: No Way Home with your Disney+ subscription or catching another viewing of Brand New Day in theaters now.

The much-praised Spider-Man: Brand New Day ushers in a new chapter for Tom Holland’s well-crawler within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it’s as thrilling as it is emotional. While the film could – in some ways – arguably be viewed as a bookend to Parker’s story, there’s still so much that can be done. Something that I (and other fans) have wanted to see is the arrival of the black, symbiote outfit. Holland also seems to share that enthusiasm, but he does have a reasonable and practical concern about bringing it into the fold.

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 marked the first (and so far, only) time the alien symbiote was shown bonding with Peter Parker in a live-action film. The ooze-like substance has more recently been heavily featured in the Venom trilogy, though having it interact with Peter could create some even more interesting stories. Holland recently appeared on that Happy Sad Confused podcast, during which he revealed his love of the black suit to host Josh Horowitz. Yet the actor also pondered the feasibility of creating that suit for the screen:

Even though the black suit in Raimi’s film is sleek, it doesn’t have many of the symbiote-based capabilities possessed by the one featured in the video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. So the costume designers at Marvel Studios could surely craft an outfit, but there’s definitely a question of how to make one that’s both comfortable for Holland and looks natural on screen. I, of course, want to know how much thought studio president Kevin Feige and co. have put into that at this point.

Whether the execs have been pondering this or not, it’s evident that fans are ready to see the black suit, which was nearly introduced in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Awesome fan art has also shown Holland’s Parker wearing the suit. Fans should also remember that the pieces are also in place for Peter to get the suit at some point. That’s because a Spider-Man: No Way Home end-credits scene shows a piece of the symbiote being left in the MCU after Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and Venom are transported back to their universe.

That development is also intriguing, considering one of the upcoming Marvel movies that’s on tap, Avengers: Secret Wars. It was actually in the original “Secret Wars” storyline from the ‘80s that established the origin for Spider-Man’s black suit. Josh Horowitz is aware of this as well, and he shared that information with Holland during their interview. That prompted occasional spoiler leaker Tom Holland to make an appeal:

Holland even went on to say that he went on vacation with Joe Russo recently, and nothing was said about Secret Wars. So, even if the black suit is meant to appear in that film, Holland isn’t privy to those details (yet). I’m still holding out hope, however, that the alien suit is formally introduced into the MCU at some point, and that the costume designers find an optimal way to craft it.

For now, check out Spider-Man: Brand New Day which is playing in theaters nationwide alongside other entries on the 2026 movie schedule. Fans can also check out the first three Tom Holland-led Spidey flicks – and the aforementioned Spider-Man 3 – using a Disney+ subscription.

Major spoilers below for the end of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and its post-credits scene, so be warned if you haven't already watched it!

By the end of Spider Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland's Peter Parker is seemingly set to usurp the magical power of Doctor Strange's No Way Home spell with the power of friendship, after helping set up the future of MCU's mutant population, and giving Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle a lot of bullets to scatter. But it's that post-credits scene that we're here to talk about, because what a nutty way to set up a connection between this movie and...probably the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Secret Wars, but maybe also Doomsday?

Let's ascend the nearest skyscraper and leap from it right into breaking the scene down with questions and speculation. (And check out CinemaBlend's thoughts on the movie!)

What Happens In Brand New Day's Post-Credits Scene

On the one hand, not a whole lot, but on the other, maybe a whole lot. The interface from Ned's Spidey-Tracker fills the screen, with Peter's icon showing up in Queens. Then, the app chimes with an alert for a "New Spider-Man Sighting. Location Unknown."

The app then zooms out to beyond the planet Earth and shifts a bit past our moon, where a Spidey icon starts blinking seemingly in the middle of outer space, without a specific location getting zoomed in on as it says "Location Found." Cut to the ominous message: "Spider-Man Will Return" and then black. (But not like, symbiote black...probably.)

#1: Does This Mean Spider-Man's Heading For Battleworld In Secret Wars?

As soon as the app made the jump to space, my brain went right to Doctor Doom's patchwork planet Battleworld (assumedly the same as plenty of others watching), since that's presumed to be a major setting for the Russo brothers' Secret Wars after all the incursions go down in Doomsday. However, that theory actually seems highly unlikely for several reasons, barring any drastic changes from the Secret Wars comic arc.

For one, Earth-616 is among the many comic worlds wiped out of existence for Battleworld's creation, and I don't think that's what the app is indicating. I don't even know that the app would work anymore if Earth is destroyed. Second, Battleworld doesn't exist within any Earth's solar system, as far as I'm aware, and the second alert shows up not that far beyond the moon. (The glitching could indicate more distance being traveled, but the stars in the background stars don't change at all.)

#2: Where Else Could Spider-Man Have Shown Up If Not Battleworld?

It's admittedly a lot easier to guess where Spider-Man is not than to guess where he actually is, especially when there are no immediately obvious choices to pick from. If that really is the depths of outer space, then I'm guessing the webslinger re-popped into existence within the confines of a spaceship of some kind, presumably due to the actions of someone on the ship. But what ship?

One guess might be the Fantastic Four's Excelsior, and another would be the Guardians of the Galaxy's Bowie. Not that I have a whole lot of theoretical reasoning for why Spider-Man would get beamed up (so to speak) into either of this vessels, but either of those scenarios is easier to assume than most alternatives.

Wouldn't it be awesome if this somehow tapped into Frank Tieri and Mark Texeira's Space: Punisher, in which Frank Castle blasts enemies...IN SPACE? It's probably not that, but I'm gonna keep quietly hoping to see leaked photos of Jon Bernthal in astronaut duds.

#3: Is That Even Tom Holland's Spider-Man?

I'm not so sure. Given that the Queens-bound icon on the Spidey-Tracker doesn't disappears when the other one shows up, and the "New Spider-Man Sighting" language used, it seems entirely possible that the post-credits scene isn't showing us any weird blips for Tom Holland's Peter, but rather another friendly neighborhood superhero, presumably the one portrayed by Tobey Maguire.

The star of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy returned in No Way Home alongside #3 Andrew Garfield, and had been heavily rumored to appear in Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday. (They did both inspire Peter's new suit, FWIW.) And Holland's wishy-washy responses to questions about Maguire appearing are also part of the speculation. So is it possible that it's that version of Peter Parker's Spider-Man that sparks the Tracker's ping, as his Earth gets doomed for incursion? I kinda think so, yeah.

#4: Who Actually Saw Spider-Man And Set That Tracker Alert?

What might seem like the silliest and least important question could actually be pretty vital. Assuming Ned's Spidey-Tracker works like most other mapping apps that directly depend on user input, that means someone with awareness of the app would be in the same unknown location as the new icon, and would have the wherewithal to input the sighting notification.

So who could that possibly be? (Seems like a good time to return to my Space: Punisher wishes.) Could it be that Sadie Sink's Jean Grey, Ned or M.J. is out there? Or will it be someone that has nothing to do with that trio? I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't get explained at all, honestly, but I'm hoping.

#5: Will Tom Holland Return In Avengers: Doomsday Or Only In Secret Wars?

The ominiousness of the final message makes it seem like Tom Holland's Spidey isn't destined for Avengers: Doomsday, but that doesn't mean that the star-studded sequel will be completely absent of arachnid-based superheroes. As discussed above, the Russo brothers may be bringing Tobey Maguire's webslinger into their first Doctor Doom adventure to represent the Sony-verse getting incurred.

Which would theoretically then pave the way for Holland's Peter Parker to make his heroic return in Avengers: Secret Wars. Not that I know what he'd be SO busy dealing with during the events of Doomsday, but it's probably building sweet LEGO sets with Ned. So while the "Will Return" seems open-ended, I think the blank space is actually meant to imply that Spider-Man will return in both of the upcoming projects, if not more.

We're still months away from learning how Avengers new and old will join forces to take down Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, but I feel more optimistic about seeing Tobey Maguire's biowebbing in the mix after Brand New Day's post-credits scene. But I've been disappointed before...

Remember Sony’s Spider-Man Universe? It wasn’t too long ago when spinoffs based on Spider-Man villains were given their own movies separate from Marvel Studios' release schedule. But there’s one thing about them they were always missing: our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Now, Tom Holland has opened up about why that was the case and whether there was ever a world where he could have appeared in these movies.

After a string of flops (aside from the Venom movies) including Morbius, Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter, Sony hit the pause button on them. And, now reportedly the studio has plans to do a reboot. But why didn’t Spider-Man come to play with these iconic characters from his own comic books? According to Holland:

Tom Holland was asked if he was part of the behind-the-scenes conversations regarding whether it made sense for his Spider-Man to be in Sony’s spinoffs. Apparently, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures had grand plans to bring Spidey into these films. However, the franchise just never got there in the planned timeline. As Holland added during an episode of Happy, Sad, Confused:

It should also be noted that Tom Holland has been pretty dang busy since signing on to play Spider-Man back in 2015. The actor has portrayed the superhero in seven films, including his debut in Captain America: Civil War, four standalone Spider-Man films and two Avengers movies. And that’s without mentioning his career outside of playing Peter Parker.

Holland also said that Sony was “feeling great confidence” about his Spider-Man franchise and his connection to the MCU. Rothman and the other executives also apparently wanted them to “just continue on their path”. The Brand New Day actor also shared that he was never “forced” into a Spider-Man spinoff that he then had to push back against, or anything like that.

Then, Holland was prompted about the crossover with Tom Hardy’s Venom that was long anticipated, but then frustratingly never came to pass in Venom 3 – even after that Last Carnage mid-credits scene. Holland kept things open-ended. In his words:

We have heard rumors about Marvel Studios wanting to do their own thing with the symbiote arc. Is it possible some Venom redemption is already in talks somehow? The current Spidey isn’t spilling anymore tea after spoiling things before, but I guess we’ll find out when we find out. At the moment, we don’t know about any other Spider-Man Universe spinoffs in the works.

Until then, you can see Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, now in theaters.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe consistently treats fans to new content, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order are thrilled that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally hitting theaters, picking up the story after No Way Home's twist ending. And while the Brand New Day trailer features Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner, a clip recently went viral of him pretending he doesn't have a role.

Mark Ruffalo has a reputation for revealing Marvel spoilers, but it looks like he tried his best to keep things tight-lipped for the new Spider-Man movie. Case in point: an interview with MTV UK that's gone viral, where he and Chris Hemsworth were talking about Tom Holland starring in both The Odyssey and Brand New Day. Despite having a role in the latter, Ruffalo is seen in the video saying:

Regardless of how many times Ruffalo has spoiled the MCU, he succeeded in not giving away his role in the upcoming Marvel movie. Rumors swirled for months about The Hulk being part of the new Spider-Man movie, with Ruffalo claiming he didn't have a script back in September... even though filming happened in August of 2025. It seems like he's learned his lesson.

To clarify, this clip came as Ruffalo and Hemsworth were promoting their roles in Crime 101, which hit theaters back in February. The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrived one month later in March, although there were already reports about Bruce Banner having a role. Later in that same interview, Ruffalo doubled down, joking with the Thor actor:

Marvel is known for its tight security, and it looks like after a decade of being in the shared universe, Mark Ruffalo finally figured out how to avoid spoilers. Even if his role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day was confirmed ahead of its release, the specifics of how Bruce Banner/Hulk factors into the story have remained under wraps. And now audiences can see the movie in theaters and let the twists and turns wash over them.

You can see the clip of Hemsworth and Ruffalo below, complete with the latter actor's lie about not being in Spider-Man.

Of course, this is far from the first time that Marvel actors have had to fib in order to guard the shared universe's secrets. For instance, Andrew Garfield famously lied about playing Spider-Man in No Way Home. This is just part of the job, and is a big reason why fans don't believe actors like Elizabeth Olsen when they claim they're not in future MCU projects.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list, complete with Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner. We'll just have to wait and see if any of the stars pop up in Avengers: Doomsday later this year.

Folks love celebrity couples, from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Another pair that folks won't stop shipping is Tom Holland and Zendaya, especially because they released two movies together in July. And the Spider-Man actor's reaction to his wife arriving at the premiere of Brand New Day is thoroughly adorable. Seriously, I can't get enough.

Tom Holland and Zendaya had a private wedding earlier this year, and have spent the honeymoon period promoting both The Odyssey and the upcoming Marvel movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day. In a video from VT's TikTok, the Uncharted actor was mid-interview at the latter's premiere when he suddenly heard the crowd go wild. He looked at the cause of the commotion and then said simply:

Clearly, Holland knows that he married a baddie, and that fans absolutely adore Zendaya and her method dressing looks at premieres. Case in point: her stunning Spider-themed Versace dress that she rocked at Brand New Day's Chinese premiere. And the fan-favorite Marvel actor seems delighted by how well-loved his Emmy-winning wife is.

Despite how Holland and Zendaya try to keep their relationship private, the public is definitely invested in this young power couple. On top of their celebrity, a big reason why is because of adorable moments like this. You can see the moment the Euphoria actress arrived mid-interview below:

As previously mentioned, Tom Holland and Zendaya had major roles in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey earlier in July, before celebrating the release of the new Spider-Man movie just weeks later. They were already a power couple, but the fact that they can work together so closely and also promote their projects together shows how strong the recently married pair ultimately is. I mean, working with your partner isn't something that all of us could handle.

Tom Holland and Zendaya met filming Spider-Man: Homecoming, so folks who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have been watching their romantic connection blossom for years. Just as MJ and Peter got closer, so did the two A-list actors. That is at least part of the reason why fans are so invested in their character's journey, especially after No Way Home's twist ending.

Brand New Day picks up years after the last movie, where the entire world has forgotten who Peter Parker is thanks to Doctor Strange's spell. That includes both MJ and Ned, with Tom Holland's hero living a lonely life as he focuses on crime fighting. And fans are hoping that he and Zendaya's characters end up back together.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. Only time will tell what other movies this pair ends up collaborating on next.

It’s been over 60 years since Spider-Man first swung onto the pages of The Amazing Fantasy, before launching into his own solo series. From there, the hero – created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko – became a global phenomenon and, as Spider-Man: Brand New Day's arrival on the 2026 movie schedule proves, that hype is alive and well. That film is set to thrust Peter Parker into a fresh – and somewhat dour – chapter and, given that, I can’t help but think about Lee’s reasoning as to why fans can “relate” to Parker.

Following the events of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker has been forgotten by his friends and loved ones, which was a choice he made to save the multiverse from destruction. Brand New Day sees the character diving head first into his responsibilities as the friendly neighborhood hero, and that isolation seems to be taking a toll on him. It goes without saying that historically, Parker’s life has rarely (if ever) been perfect. The late Lee believed audiences connected with those hardships:

Let’s face it, Parker is far from a billionaire industrialist like Tony Stark or a powerful Norse god who dwells in Asgard like Thor. Peter is indeed the “everyman” as Lee previously shared with SFX Magazine on CinemaBlend as part of a 60th anniversary piece. While it’s definitely tough to see the Queens native deal with issues like unemployment and heartbreak, it’s also endearing and can even make readers look at their own circumstances through a different lens. Veteran comic book writer Danny Fingeroth also added more great points:

Based on the Brand New Day trailers, Peter declares himself Spider-Man out of sheer nobility but at the expense of his personal life. The early clips suggest that he’s pretty much the wall-crawler most of the time. The actor who plays the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of the character, Tom Holland, even admitted to Peter “actively ignoring” advice from Andrew Garfield’s Parker about asking for help when it’s needed. It’s sad to think of Peter being that way but, again, it all wraps back around to what makes him relatable.

It would seem that director Destin Daniel Cretton and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers succeeded with that approach, based on the positive Brand New Day reviews. Personally, I’d like to think that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko would be proud that their character is still thriving and that the creatives handling Spidey in the various mediums are still maintaining the core aspects that make him lovable. That continued dedication to the source material is, in my humble opinion, truly spectacular, sensational and amazing. Nuff said.

Check out Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which opens in theaters on July 31. To prepare for it, check out the first three installments in the franchise by streaming them with a Disney+ subscription.

Zendaya was in swift competition with Anne Hathaway for most movies of the year. While Hathaway had five, and Zendaya is behind by only one, with four hitting the 2026 movie release schedule: The Drama, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Dune: Part Three. Not to mention she had the (divisive) final season of Euphoria also hit HBO this year. Up to this point, I was under the impression that Zendaya might take some time to rest for a while but, apparently, she's already been busy with something else.

It’s not another film or TV role that Zendaya's been working on as of late. The megastar has been announced as “the new Prada Beauty Global Ambassador, fronting Paradoxe.” News of her high-profile position was shared on the Prada Beauty Instagram page with a tease that featured fashion, beauty and even a nod to her film career. But no one seems more excited than Zendaya about her new role:

In 2025, the former Disney Channel star was announced as an ambassador for Prada Beauty’s male fragrance line, Paradigme. That's a major distinction on its own, but this latest accomplishment is also sweet. Check out the promotional video below:

As great as that looks, I can't help but think Zendaya needs a break after promoting Odyssey and Spider-Man back-to-back. Before that, she also had an insane Odyssey filming schedule, which coincided with her shoot for Euphoria. Still, she doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. More recently, we’ve seen the star alongside husband Tom Holland dishing about the aforementioned Christopher Nolan epic and the new and highly praised Spider-Man movie. In fact, fans in the comments of the post above were quick to point out another exciting prospect of her newest venture: more time with Holland.

More specifically, fans want to see commercials featuring Zendaya and Holland as part of the former's new position. 5ive5ifty5ive says, “Omg not the husband and wife ambassador duo.” Another, rosangelaraposo, asks, “Is there anything that her or her husband can't do?? Couple goals.”

Fans can’t wait to see the Challengers star in her new role, and I can’t blame them. daya.by.zendaya19 says, “Zendaya the global Prada Beauty ambassador has a nice ring.” But it’s fangirl18611 who says what we’re all thinking, “Zendaya is really winning this year.” Truer words have never been spoken.

It's honestly been quite amazing to see how Zendaya's year has played out, and it's wild to think that she still has one more massive movie in Dune that's still going to hit cinemas this year. On top of that, she even has a fifth film in production in the form of Shrek 5, though that isn’t hitting theaters until 2027. Despite the A-lister's busy schedule, it didn’t take much to convince her to join the next Shrek movie. As a fan of the franchise, the star had a “very quick yes” when asked to play the role of the titular character's daughter.

Hopefully, in between releases and the new ambassador position, Zendaya finds time to rest and recharge, though. Everyone needs a break, including one of the brightest stars in Hollywood.

When it comes to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and other premieres, Zendaya has obviously been slaying red carpet after red carpet. But, hold up. We have to give some points to Florence Pugh! She turned up to the UK premiere in a dress that shouldn't work, but totally does, and I love the name she coined for it.

The MCU actress is set to return in the role of Yelena Belova in the first upcoming Marvel movie after Spider-Man, Avengers: Doomsday. However, she made an early cameo at the London premiere of Brand New Day by coming out in a sparkly silver dress that features what she calls "breast curtains." It's a sight to behold. Check it out:

She wore a Tamara Ralph Spring 2026 Couture gown with a bunch of silver jewelry as accessories, and a super cool slicked-back hairdo. Check out what Pugh called the look on her Instagram:

Breast curtains is too good. Leave it to Pugh to start a trend like this.

Zendaya also wore the same designer for the very same UK premiere, but no curtains were to be found. Check it out:

As for Pugh, her appearance at this premiere is sure to fuel the rumors that she has a cameo in Brand New Day. Marvel boss Kevin Feige even said this earlier this month:

The Marvel of it all aside, Pugh is known for taking fashion risks in the name of fashion, but she wears this one so well that it doesn't even feel like one. Who knew floating shoulders and twinkly fringe down her chest and her legs could work at the same time? Leave it to this fashion icon to make it chic.

It's been a while since Florence Pugh walked a red carpet for a big movie premiere. By our estimation, it was last May for the release of Thunderbolts*. And, we've really missed her. Back in May, she did wear another fantastic sheer look for an event, but otherwise she's mostly been keeping to herself. So, seeing her back on her fashion A-game while also showing how brilliant "breat curtains" can be is amazing.

Pugh has understandably been a bit off the grid ahead of starring in both movies of "Dunesday": Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday – both due in theaters on December 18. A couple months ago, she said she was excited to promote both films after having "some time to sleep" in the time she's had off across the past year.

While the Avengers: Doomsday cast showed up in a big way over the weekend when a bunch of the actors surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H presentation, Pugh wasn't there. (But she wasn't the only one – Chris Hemsworth, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen were also notably missing among others). It's great to see Pugh back with her MCU family to support Brand New Day, and it makes me excited about the prospect of getting more Yelena. We'll be watching for her character in the Spider-Man film, which opens in theaters on July 31.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has spent years training fans to treat every premiere appearance like potential spoilers. An unexpected actor steps onto the carpet, and suddenly people are wondering about secret cameos, multiverse variants and whether Kevin Feige has hidden another casting announcement in plain sight. So naturally, Michael B. Jordan turning up at the Los Angeles premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day caught my attention.

Jordan is not part of the 2026 movie release’s announced cast, and there was no obvious reason to expect Killmonger at a Spider-Man event. Yet the Sinners star arrived wearing a vintage-style Spidey T-shirt, wide-leg black trousers and a few understated accessories. The surprise appearance was fun, but the outfit, as you can see in the image below, may have been even more unexpected. In an era when premieres of new superhero movies regularly inspire full-scale method dressing, Jordan looked like a very stylish fan who simply wanted to support his neighborhood web-slinger.

The shirt does most of the thematic work. Its colorful Spider-Man artwork makes the connection to Brand New Day clear without turning Jordan into a walking movie poster. Tucking it into the high-waisted trousers also keeps the look from slipping into “I forgot this was a premiere” territory.

That balance is what makes the outfit work for me. Jordan looks polished enough for photographers, but comfortable enough to actually sit through a movie afterward. It also feels like a throwback to the casual premiere style that was everywhere during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Movie stars routinely appeared in leather jackets, graphic tees, relaxed button-downs and whatever jeans happened to be clean. If you've been following all of Zendaya's premiere looks, you know red carpets have become smaller versions of the Oscars, complete with custom designer looks and enough styling preparation to rival a film shoot.

Jordan did not go fully retro. Those sharply cut trousers and carefully chosen accessories keep the outfit modern, but the Spider-Man shirt brings back some of that older, looser energy. It looks put together without looking assembled by committee. Needless to say, I'm so here for it.

Of course, Jordan’s appearance at any Marvel event is bound to start speculation. He previously played one of the MCU's best villains, Erik Killmonger, in the MCU and Johnny Storm in 2015’s controversial Fantastic Four, giving him more comic-book history than many of the people attending the premiere. Still, a Spider-Man shirt is not proof that Killmonger survived again, nor does it mean Jordan is preparing to become the Human Torch of Earth-Another-Number. This is more than likely just a sign of the actor loving the character.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in theaters July 31, finally revealing what happened to Peter Parker after the world forgot his identity in No Way Home. The film also brings together familiar MCU names and several closely guarded new characters, like Sadie Sink's still unconfirmed role, so fans already have enough mysteries to examine without adding Jordan’s guest-list status to the evidence board.

We’re mere days away from Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting the 2026 movie schedule, where we’ll see the web-slinger taking on a new destructive force in NYC, even as Peter Parker adjusts to a world that has forgotten he ever existed. Reviews have dropped, and several CinemaBlend staffers were amongst the critics to partake in early screenings. How did we enjoy the newest Marvel flick?

Collectively, we at CinemaBlend had a blast at Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which offered emotional stakes that assistant managing editor Nick Venable says sometimes deservedly outweighed the superhero narrative. It’s a true evolution for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, he says, giving Spider-Man: Brand New Day 4 out of 5 3D-printed stars in his spoiler-free review. Venable says:

A lot of the movie — particularly the aspects involving Zendaya’s MJ and Jacob Batalon’s Ned — revolves around the spell that Doctor Strange cast at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and with a full movie to explore the rules and repercussions of that, Nick Venable admits to getting caught in the webs a bit, saying:

Head-scratches often come with the Marvel Cinematic Universe territory, but in this case they were "small potatoes" to an otherwise satisfying venture.

Meanwhile, it’s only positive vibes from CinemaBlend’s movies editor Corey Chichizola. He praises the direction, the performances and the emotional plotline, rating Spider-Man: Brand New Day 4.5 stars out of 5. He says:

There’s been a lot of conjecture about the secret role Sadie Sink plays in the Marvel movie (Sink has even been trolling us over it leading up to the premiere). We won't spoil anything for you here, but I agree with Corey Chichizola that she deserves all the flowers for her role.

For editor in chief Mack Rawden, Brand New Day gives us what we've always loved about Tom Holland's version of this classic character. He also adds that there are enough new elements to keep the fourth movie in the MCU's Spider-Man franchise from feeling stale. He rates it 3.5 stars out of 5 and says:

Managing editor Jessica Rawden, meanwhile, was torn between a 3.5 and 4 in her star rating, as she praised Tom Holland's performance in the "fun romp":

As for my take, I agree with my colleagues that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a fun addition to the MCU that doesn’t require you to see every Marvel movie in order to be able to understand what’s going on. I give the movie 4 out of 5 stars. Here are my thoughts:

The overall reaction has been positive as well, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day collecting an early 89% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics. You might want to get your tickets early to this one, as the good reviews are likely to help it at the box office this weekend. Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits big screens this Friday, July 31.

Potentially MASSIVE spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day ahead.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for its massive scale, thanks to new projects in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Additionally, Marvel is known for its tight security, with the studio going to great lengths to guard the secrets of each new release. Unfortunately things still happen, and somebody seemingly spoiled a major reveal at last night's LA premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And it's already going viral.

Brand New Day's trailer saw Spidey interact with characters like The Hulk and The Punisher, arguably the biggest mystery of the movie is who Sadie Sink is playing. But at the premiere in LA, recording artist Steve Lacy (whose music is featured in the upcoming Marvel movie) seemingly revealed who Sink will be. When asked which character he was excited about seeing on the big screen, the "Oh Yeah?" singer said:

While he didn't drop Sink's name during this response, folks online are taking this as a confirmation that the Stranger Things alum is indeed playing the beloved mutant Jean Grey. That role was famously played by Famke Janssen and Sophie Turner in the X-Men movies, and it seems like she's finally going to join the MCU in Destin Daniel Cretton's new Spider-Man movie. Boy, I'd hate to be Lacy's publicist this morning.

While this isn't an official confirmation that Sadie Sink is playing Jean Grey, it's hard not to connect the dots here. That's been the most popular fan theory about her role, so the name being dropped it definitely turning heads. You can see Steve Lacy's comments below:

Luckily for fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will gets its wide release in just a few days. So we'll be able to see wether or not Sadie Sink is actually playing Jean Grey. If so, she'll presumably reprise that role in the developing X-Men movie from Jake Schreier.

Fan know that Tom Holland has a habit of accidentally revealing Marvel spoilers, but this time he wasn't responsible for (possibly) revealing Sadie Sink's role. For her part, the actress hasn't had any difficulty keeping her character under wraps, although those efforts might have been ruined just days before the blockbuster's release. I guess that's just a hazard of this genre and shared universe in particular.

All will be revealed when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. The movie's stakes feel high after No Way Home's ending, and especially if the movie will help set up the MCU's new X-Men.

We are currently right in the middle of our Tom Holland summer, following the release of The Odyssey on the 2026 movie calendar, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s theatrical debut just days away. Holland’s been a busy man, doing press for both films, and while he may have Zendaya to keep him from dropping Spidey spoilers, nobody was there to save him when he got candid (possibly too candid) about some of his past movies not being very good.

Tom Holland is donning the Spider-Man suit for his seventh MCU movie (eight if you count the mid-credit scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage), with his appearances overlapping with the work he’s doing for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic The Odyssey. it’s seemingly an embarrassment of riches for the actor — and possibly exhausting. Holland visited the Dish podcast, where he was asked how he was handling such a busy time. He said:

My jaw is on the ground. I’m not sure you’re supposed to be that honest! However, Tom Holland is known for having loose lips — he’s been spoiling Marvel secrets for years, after all. (Someone’s even put together a handy compilation of all of his spoilers.)

Of course, here he didn’t reveal any secrets here, as much as he said the quiet part out loud — and thankfully for him (not so much for us), he didn’t actually name any of the movies he thought were crap.

Tom Holland’s career hasn’t been all Marvel and Christopher Nolan. He’s had some critical stinkers, as pretty much every actor does. The 2018 dystopian sci-fi Chaos Walking got negative reviews, with critics saying there was no need for audiences to rush to theaters for the “jumbled” and “muddled” movie.

His lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is Dolittle, in which the actor voiced Jip, the titular doctor’s dog. That one holds a brutal 15% critics rating. The 2021 crime drama Cherry also failed to connect with critics, whose combined scores gave it a 37% rating.

We have no idea which film or films the actor had in mind when making the comment, but I’m still just in shock that Tom Holland fully admitted to lying on previous press tours!

Either way, it’s nice to know that while this is a busy time, Tom Holland is enjoying the chance to promote both The Odyssey, which has dominated the box office for the past two weeks, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with the upcoming Marvel movie projected to earn hundreds of millions of dollars on opening weekend. Be sure to reserve your seat when it hits the big screen Friday, July 31.

The films and TV shows that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe depict some truly amazing and sometimes otherworldly moments. As cool as they look on screen, those scenes aren’t so glamorous to shoot on a set. Bruce Banner/Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo knows that better than most, considering he does a lot of motion-capture work when filming material for the Green Goliath. For Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland worked with Ruffalo for such scenes, and he shared a funny take on that experience.

By now, the MCU faithful surely know how Ruffalo dons a gray suit and dots to portray Hulk on set, and the photos he’s shared over the years are quite delightful. Holland recently spoke about his own time filming his upcoming Marvel movie with Ruffalo. The British actor shared his comments during Brand New Day’s recent virtual press conference, where CinemaBlend was present. When the dynamic between Spidey and Hulk was being discussed, Holland had this to say about it from a behind-the-scenes perspective:

Just thinking about Holland acting scared in the presence of Ruffalo while he’s doing the Hulk voice and holding a green hand is too funny. But, then again, that’s what acting requires, right? I’d think that working in such a vulnerable way could be a humbling experience for some performers.

Also, in this particular case, Holland can indeed relate to Ruffalo’s experience, considering that some of his Spider-Man costumes were created with CGI and required him to do mo-cap work.

It’s funny to think that some truly cool MCU moments are far from that when they’re being made. Thor: Ragnarok, for example, includes some epic sequences involving Ruffalo’s giant, green character, though co-star Chris Hemsworth even admitted to the difficulties of working with him like that. Furthermore, Hemsworth also spoke about shooting the Avengers team-up scene from the original 2012 movie and how it was anything but iconic, so Holland's comments aren't the first time an MCU star has felt a little goofy on set. Still, as Holland mentions, an actor like him just has to trust that it’ll all look cool when it’s done.

What I’ll say is that it’s awesome to finally see Spider-Man and Hulk (who’s not going to be gray as rumored) alongside each other in a movie. Sure, they’re both part of Avengers: Endgame’s final battle, but neither actually fight directly alongside each other. This has been a long time coming, but I’m curious to see how Banner fits into this latest chapter in Peter Parker’s journey.

Now, what I’d love to hear is Mark Ruffalo’s take on filming with Tom Holland while wearing his mo-cap suit. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Oscar nominee were to have a funny take on that, considering how self-deprecating he usually is about his MCU work. In any case, God bless Ruffalo, Holland and co. for working through any embarrassment to perfect the awesome scenes fans get to see on the big screen.

Spider-Man: Brand new Day swings into theaters on July 31 as part of the 2026 movie schedule.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is always growing, thanks to new projects arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. As such, fans are constantly wondering about upcoming Marvel movies, and hoping to see their favorite characters appear. For years now fans have been waiting for Spider-Man Miles Morales to join the MCU, and Kevin Feige finally revealed when we should expect that to happen.

Fans who have been watching the Marvel movies in order have likely seen the online discourse about Miles Morales. The character has been gaining a ton of popularity in recent years, thanks to the Spider-Man PlayStation games as well as the Spider-Verse franchise. During a conversation with China's Watching Hollywood (via Deadline), Feige spoke about bringing Miles to the shared universe, offering:

Do you hear that? It's countless Marvel fans cheering. Because not only does Kevin Feige seemingly want to bring Miles Morales into the MCU, but he's got a timeline. Namely, after the animated Spider-Verse franchise ends and the character is freed up to appear in the live-action Spider-Man movies.

This timeline makes a ton of sense, as Chris Miller and Phil Lord's animated Spider-Verse movies have been an Oscar-winning success. So Feige and company have to wait until that story is finished before finding a way to bring Miles to life in live-action. Still, the fact that it's going to happen one day is thrilling.

Fans aren't the only ones who have been calling for the web-slinger to join the MCU. Tom Holland himself wants to bring Miles Morales into the fold, possibly with his Peter Parker serving as a mentor the way that Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark did for him earlier in the shared universe.

In the comics, Miles Morales in a teenager who ends up (you guessed it) bitten by a spider that gives him superpowers. But his abilities are different from the traditional Spider-Man, including invisibility and bio-electric manipulation. Both the Spider-Verse movies and the Sony video games have shown him as a partner to Peter Parker, with the older hero helping to guide him as he becomes a vigilante in New York City. Folks are ready to see this dynamic play out in live-action, although we'll have to wait for the animated franchise to conclude first.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man will return to the big screen when Brand New Day arrives on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. As for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, that animated blockbuster will hit theaters June 18th, 2027.

Just when you think Zendaya’s method dressing can’t get any more iconic, she somehow manages to up her game. We’re a week out from Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s debut on the 2026 movie calendar, and not only did the MJ portrayer don another great dress with nods to the upcoming MCU flick at the premiere in Shanghai, China — she showed off her new microbangs to take the look over the top.

Zendaya has been absolutely slaying with her looks while promoting The Odyssey — going full goddess mode in dresses that reference her character Athena — as well as her outfits for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Attending the Chinese premiere for the Marvel movie, the actress donned a webby Versace dress, but it was her hairstyle that really made a statement:

I mean, we’ve heard of breakup bangs, but newlywed bangs may be a creation unique to Zendaya after marrying her Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland. The baby bangs are jaggedly cut, with the rest of her long, brown hair straightened to fall down her back for a very sleek look.

The haircut provided an edgy complement to the vintage couture 2016 Versace gown, which was a tasteful take on the naked dress. Zendaya showed a lot of skin, thanks to the dress’ open weave, but white fabric draped across her body and down to the floor in a look that also had an air of Athena to it.

The bangs are definitely a new (and I’d say welcome) addition to her Spider-Man: Brand New Day press looks. Zendaya chopped off all her hair after filming Euphoria’s final season and Dune: Part Three, flirting with a pixie look in an open-backed spiderweb gown at an earlier appearance. She also featured the cutest short ‘do in a sparkly red-and-blue number that showed off her abs.

Her long hair returned, however, when she started donning ethereal gowns ahead of The Odyssey’s release, with messy curls adding the most perfect touch to that gorgeous winged dress. A loose braid was added to another look that featured a sculpted corset and beaded fringe, with her long curls cascading down her back.

If Zendaya’s goal with her method dressing is to get us excited about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it’s definitely working (and I’m also starting to wonder how I might look with microbangs, if I’m being honest). There’s so much hype surrounding the summer blockbuster, with Tom Holland toppling one rumor and his wife mercifully keeping him from spoiling the ending.

Meanwhile, Sadie Sink has had an easier time keeping those Marvel secrets, as we still don’t know which character she’s playing. There’s a reason that Sink’s role has been kept secret, and while she is straight up trolling Spider-Man fans at this point, we haven’t seen her following in Zendaya’s footsteps to drop hints with her fashion. (What DID all those black outfits mean?!)

Thankfully, we don’t have too much longer to wait until our questions are answered. Spider-Man: Brand New Day premieres Friday, July 31.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is constantly treating us to new projects, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The next highly anticipated upcoming Marvel movie heading to theaters is Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will finally follow up on No Way Home's twist ending. We'll be in a world that has completely forgotten about Peter Parker, and are there still photos of him in existence? The director weighed in.

Fans who have spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have been not-so-patiently waiting to see how Tom Holland's hero was doing now that he's basically alone in the world. Brand New Day's trailer showed a glimpse of this, but in an interview with IndieWire, Cretton was asked a simple question: is Peter's picture still in his yearbook? The Shang-Chi filmmaker responded with:

It sounds like the team behind the new Spider-Man movie had some debate about whether or not photos of Peter Parker are still out there in the world of the MCU. Destin Daniel Cretton's ultimate answer is that yes, the web-slinger's image would still be in places like this yearbook... even if no one retained any memories of his years at Midtown School of Science and Technology.

Later in the same interview, Cretton went on to share how much the photo question actually influenced the way Brand New Day was shot. He purposefully didn't include any of them in the movie thanks to the questions they might inspire from the audience. In his words:

Maybe it's better that fans don't think too hard about how Doctor Strange's memory-erasing spell actually works. Rather than getting in the weeds about it all, perhaps we should just watch Brand New Day and focus on the fact that Peter Parker's loved ones no longer remember him. Holland's hero was shown monitoring MJ and Ned from afar in the trailer, which you can see below:

This new blockbuster is set four years after No Way Home, which is a long time for Spider-Man to be living in solitude. He clearly misses Ned and MJ, and additional trailers have confirmed that he'll eventually step in to protect the latter from an unknown villain. And it should be fascinating to see if Zendaya's character ends up remembering her relationship with Peter, or if they have to start fresh. Either way, the truth about Strange's spell is bound to come out sooner or later.

All will be revealed when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. Luckily for us, the wait for that long-awaited blockbuster is nearly over. Just don't look for any photos during its runtime.

One of the biggest questions related to any upcoming Marvel movies revolves around Sadie Sink’s mysteriously unspecified new role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which the stars have been keen to troll fans over. The two biggest theories have her playing either Spidey’s comic love interest Gwen Stacey, which seems fitting, or the all-powerful Jean Grey. (With a third avenue being that she’s actually one of the film’s many villains.)

Now, it appears we can remove the mutant telepath from the rumor mill, as Spidey portrayer Tom Holland himself has shut down the notion that Jean Grey will be in Brand New Day at all. In an interview with Natalia Kreuser (via Instagram), the actor was asked point-blank about the X-Men heroine, and he didn’t even craftily attempt to beat around the bush with his answer. As he put it:

There you have it, sports fans. Tom Holland, one of the crown kings of MCU spoilers, has seemingly confirmed that Jean Grey will NOT show up during the runtime of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

I Hope Tom Holland Is Telling The Truth Here

As awesome as it would genuinely be for the MCU's revamped Jean Grey to appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it seemingly doesn't make that much sense for these characters' timelines, given the all-around lack of confirmed mutants on this Earth. That will all change with Avengers: Doomsday, which Kevin Feige pretty much explained will wipe out the timeline for Fox's X-Men characters, and then a new lineup of character will rise up to take their places for Secret Wars and beyond.

As such, it would be bizarre for the first new mutant to show up in this movie, five months before Doomsday hits. theaters, right? I think so, unless her arrival plays directly into how the storyline flips things around to set-up Spidey's eventual return in an Avengers sequel. But that just seems too messy for a movie that already has a dozen supporting characters. (O.G. Jean Grey Famke Janssen reportedly isn't in Doomsday, but I'm not sure that necessarily means anything about

Another reason I think we can hopefully trust Tom Holland here is because he's become so known for blabbing about details that others may have kept closer to the vest. And him shutting down rumors about a character's appearance is a more forgivable spoiler than if he'd come out and said exactly who Sink is playing. It's like Marvel producers gave him an olive branch by allowing him to say this one thing.

But maybe he IS lying, or is being controlled by the real Jean Grey to tell fans what she wants us to hear. Check out the interview clip below and see whether or not you think Tom Holland could be fibbing it up for the sake of the mystery.

Whether or not his scout's honor is authentic or not, fans will know for sure who Sink is playing when Spider-Man: Brand New Day swoops and whooshes through theaters on July 31, 2026

After much uncertainty (and plenty of A.I-generated wedding photos), it’s finally been confirmed that Tom Holland and Zendaya are indeed man and wife. Holland confirmed that earlier this summer when he admitted that even his grandmother was confused by the A.I. pics. Even more recently, the leading man even joked about his marriage while promoting The Odyssey. While doing press for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Zendaya also had a cheeky comment on the union herself after receiving an impromptu proposal from a fan.

Zendaya recently appeared at a Brand New Day event in Mexico ahead of the highly anticipated 2026 movie schedule entry’s release. It was there that the A-lister walked the red carpet, where she was greeted by a host of photographers as well as admirers. When it came to the latter group of attendees, one person yelled “Will you marry me, please?” The situation was captured in a video shared to Instagram and, as seen in the clip, the MJ actress simply had a funny, three-word response:

I can see the Challengers star still hasn’t lost her impeccable comedic timing! On top of that, she’s also not wrong, given she’s definitely taken at this point. What I wonder, though, is whether or not that fan was aware that Zendaya and Holland had tied the knot or just went ahead and shot his shot anyways. I hope the guy didn’t take the star’s cheeky response too hard but, then again, he did perfectly set himself up for it.

As far as the marriage goes, it’s unclear as to exactly when Zendaya and Tom Holland actually tied the knot. Earlier this year, the actress’ stylist, Law Roach, let slip that the two had married in secret and, from that point on, rumors swirled around whether they actually jumped the broom. Of course, the Spider-Man stars themselves played coy for a while until Holland finally spilled the beans. (And the fact that he would reveal it tracks, given how often he drops Marvel spoilers).

That marriage proposal aside, the former Disney Channel star and her hubby have been busy as of late given their packed work schedules. Both have been jumping between Odyssey and Spider-Man press obligations, and I’m impressed with how they’ve handled it all. In the midst of all that, “Z” has also been sporting some sweet fits and further proving why she’s one of the fashion queens of Hollywood. And, by the looks of it, her hubby is enamored – not just by her threads but by her grace and charm as well.

I think that response to the marriage proposal also perfectly highlights Zendaya’s sense of humor, which manifests itself in a variety of ways. That even comes through when she frequently quotes a certain Spider-Man line to Holland when she sees fit. In short, this is a fun couple, and whenever that joy or humor spills into their public appearances, it’s a real treat.

Check out Zendaya and Tom Holland in The Odyssey, which is playing in theaters nationwide now. Also, see them in Spider-Man: Brand New Day when it hits cinemas on July 31.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is going strong nearly two decades in, although there are a few upcoming Marvel movies that stand out as the most anticipated. Chief among them is Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will finally pick up after No Way Home's twist ending. The blockbuster will feature Tom Holland's Peter Parker facing off against multiple villains, but there was a cut scene where even more were going to be used. Let's break it all down.

The Spider-Man movies usually feature iconic antagonists and Brand New Day's trailer showed Tom Holland battling The Hand, Scorpion, Tombstone and more. In an interview with Nerdtropolis, Cretton spoke about a scrapped scene which would have brought in even more beloved villains. As he put it:

I'm sorry, but I'm going to need more information ASAP. Which villains were going to be in this deleted scene? Were they ones already established or would they bring in new antagonists that fans know from the comics? What would have went down in this fight scene? Right now there's no answers, but hopefully we can see that sequence come to life if Tom Holland's franchise gets a fifth installment. Fingers crossed.

Even without this mysterious deleted scene, Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks like an epic ensemble project. On top of its villains, Peter Parker will also interact with both Jon Bernthal's Punisher and Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner/Hulk. Add in Sadie Sink's mysterious role, and there are tons of characters for the movie to service. So maybe it's for the best that the extra villain fight scene ended up on the cutting room floor.

Fans have been eager to catch up with Spider-Man for years, especially after No Way Home's wild ending. At the last movie's conclusion Doctor Strange's spell succeeded in making the entire world forget about Peter Parker. That includes both MJ and Ned, as well as Happy Hogan and the various superheroes he'd previously interacted with. So while Peter's surviving loved ones were now safe from his enemies, Brand New Day's trailer showed him living a solitary life and watching his friends from afar.

Luckily for fans, the wait for the next chapter is nearly over. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list, finally offering answers to fan questions in the process. Fingers crossed we get to see its deleted villain-heavy fight sometime in the future.

We know that Zendaya's filming schedule was busy last year, as she worked on The Odyssey, Dune: Part Three and Euphoria. Now, with four major releases on the 2026 movie schedule, she's staying busy in a different way, as she promotes her projects and continues to prove why she's a fashion icon. This summer, specifically, she’s stepped up her fashion game, as she’s been on global press tours for The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Now, while she shows no signs of slowing down, I have to imagine that she needs a break after slaying this hard for so long.

I’m not kidding, Zendaya and her stylist, Law Roach, have been working overtime this summer. A few months after they put together a bunch of wedding-themed looks to promote The Drama, they brought their method-dressing A-games to not one major blockbuster’s press tour, but two. They began with some iconic fits like the one you can see below for Spider-Man: Brand New Day:

This gown is Giorgio Armani SS 1990, per Law Roach’s Instagram, and Zendaya wore it on June 23 to the Rome premiere of the fourth Spider-Man movie. She also rocked a fun red and blue fit to the photo call in Italy too.

During this leg of the Spider-Man press tour, she also rocked the prettiest backless spider-web dress in London, a fun suit jacket with red shorts in Amsterdam, and a stunning leather set in Berlin. That’s not even every look, either; these are just a few of my favorite examples.

Then, after a few weeks of globetrotting for Spider-Man, she began a different global press tour. That’s right, The Odyssey just came out in theaters, and in the weeks leading up to it, Zendaya wore a handful of stunning ensembles that were fit for a goddess. For example, on July 7 in Paris, she rocked a white dress from Givenchy Haute Couture SS 1997 by Alexander McQueen (per Roach’s IG), and it was paired with a mask by Philip Treacy.

A few days before that, she also graced London with some beautiful flowy looks, and then she rocked a curve-hugging Schiaparelli corset dress that was literally fresh off the runway to the premiere.

These are not all her looks for The Odyssey either; she wore many other lovely outfits while doing interviews for the movie too. For example, while on The Tonight Show, Zendaya wore a gold brocade ensemble by Zuhair Murad (which you can see below), and we cannot forget that jaw-dropping winged gown she wore to the movie’s New York premiere on July 14.

Notably, during The Odyssey premiere, where Zendaya wore that winged dress, she was asked about upcoming projects, like Shrek 5; she was also asked about taking a break after all this. During that interview with ET, she made it abundantly clear that she’s looking forward to doing “nothing” and minding her own business. She also, understandably, said that “sometimes you need to just disappear for a little bit.”

However, she’s not doing that just yet, because she still has more promo to do for Spider-Man. And she’s back wearing black outfits too, as she wore a black high-neck Ashi Studio gown to a fan event in Mexico City on July 20.

She really can’t stop, won’t stop with these looks, and there’s still over a week before Spider-Man: Brand New Day premieres on July 31. So, I’m sure the actress and her stylist have even more looks planned for the upcoming Marvel movie.

Now, by the time Spider-Man premieres, they will have been giving 110% and traveling all over the world for nearly two months straight. So, hopefully, Zendaya and Law Roach get a break. However, it won’t be a super long one, though, because Dune: Part Three will premiere on December 18. And we know the actress always goes hard with her fashion moments for those movies.

After that, though, she’ll be done for a while, and I hope she is able to take a vacation and breathe for a minute.

Tom Holland’s Peter Parker had quite the adventure during the events of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Not only did he manage to undo multiverse-based damage, but he also teamed up with returning Spider-Men, played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Holland’s variant (or Peter 1) learned a lot from his web-slinging counterparts during their time together. However, it seems that by the time we get to Brand New Day, Parker will be “actively ignoring” some sage wisdom shared by Garfield’s Peter.

Even now, it’s hard to forget the sight of the three Peters swinging into action together, but it’s the more intimate moments between them that are truly memorable. There’s a lot of humor that comes as a result of the three Spideys chopping it up, and the older Peters also relate their own experiences to Holland’s Parker. Ahead of Brand New Day, Holland spoke at the film’s press conference – which CinemaBlend attended – and explained that his character’s dour circumstances cause him to neglect a key principle:

Garfield’s “amazing” Spider-Man (or Peter 3) did indeed tell Holland’s Parker not to be afraid to ask for help when needed. Well, based on the trailers for Brand New Day, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s wall-crawler has pretty much put the weight of the world on his own shoulders. For years, mental health has long been synonymous with Spidey, and that seems to be in full swing – no pun intended – in Destin Daniel Cretton’s new film. Holland also explained the difference between Peter’s situation and his alter ego’s:

Such a situation parallels “what young people are going through on a daily basis.” Those youngsters may not have spider-based powers and have other costumed vigilantes as mentors, but the sentiment still rings true. As for Brand New Day, Peter may not be heeding advice from his counterparts, but Holland certainly hasn’t forgotten them. The actor wanted Parker’s new costume to pay homage to Garfield and Maguire’s Spider-Men by taking elements of both of their suits.

Peter’s fresh duds won’t exactly hide his depression, of course, and it seems he’s going to have some internal struggles in his latest film. I’m curious to see how he wrestles with those inner demons while dealing with New York’s nastiest criminals. Let’s hope he does manage to eventually heed the advice from Andrew Garfield’s version of the friendly neighborhood hero.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters on July 31 amid the 2026 movie schedule. Prepare for the film by streaming the previous three films, including No Way Home, using a Disney+ subscription.

Tom Holland is a pro when it comes to stunt sequences. He’s been doing stunt choreography and fight scenes for a decade now, and I can’t think of anyone who has done more cinematic backflips in their movie career. However, apparently The Odyssey came with new challenges that the actor had never experienced before, and he recently explained what these sword fight sequences made things feel so much more dangerous.

In a recent interview with the cast of The Odyssey for Entertainment Weekly, the all-star group of actors talked about what made shooting this film so much more intense than their experiences in the past. All of the actors had experience with action sequences before, like the memorable fight sequences from the Jason Bourne movies with Matt Damon, or the stunt scenes with Anne Hathaway in the Dark Knight Rises.

However with three Spider-Man movies and three Avengers movies under his belt, Holland might take the cake as the most experienced. He joked that his Spidy-skills wouldn't have worked for this film though, saying:

The armor in The Odyssey scenes wasn’t the only thing that set the fight sequences in the film apart from Spider-Man, though. Holland explained that the sword battles in the buzzy 2026 movie release felt incredibly different than anything he’d experienced before, and a lot of this had to do with the way that director Christopher Nolan directs scenes like this, where he runs through it completely without cutting. Holland explained:

I can imagine how this could be incredibly daunting. When swords are being moved around everywhere in a stunt sequence without any cutting, it must feel very scary. Even though this is all movie magic, with intricate stunt choreography and safety precautions all being taken, it doesn’t take away from the fact that heavy, pointy movie props are moving around everywhere. The lack of cutting makes everything feel way more real and less clean than a Marvel movie. Nolan also admitted that the weapons used in a film like this makes things more dangerous, saying:

The danger behind the whole thing translates so well on screen, so the shooting style was definitely the right move for scenes like this. It brings a sense of grandiosity as well as danger, and Nolan’s insistence on actually using hordes of extras for his battles instead of CGI grounds the film even more. Comparing Marvel sequences with The Odyssey feels a bit unfair, but with a shared cast, it’s hard not to. There is something so gritty about these sequences that work so perfectly for The Odyssey, and allows the characters, like Holland's, to actually feel the stakes of the film.

You can see Tom Holland in The Odyssey, which is currently in theaters nationwide in IMAX and on 70mm. The Odyssey is being lauded by critics, so make sure to check it out on the biggest screen possible while you still can. Fans of the Peter Parker actor can also see him in the MCU Spider-Man films, which are all streaming with a Disney+ subscription, with the latest heading to theaters on July 31, 2026.

There are more than a few secrets swirling (or swinging?) around Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but the biggest mystery involves Sadie Sink. Neither Marvel Studios nor Sink herself have yet to divulge the identity of her character, and speculation has been running rampant. Even though the powers that be still aren’t willing to share details, it seems the marketing team has reached the point where it’s having some fun with the situation. That’s right, Sink and the Spidey team are now trolling fans, and it’s honestly making me laugh.

When it comes to getting the general public prepared for a new movie, especially one as big as Spider-Man, a marketing team has to find interesting ways to build hype and curiosity. One of the ways in which the marketers at Sony did that was by sharing a cheeky video of Sink on Instagram and, in it, she confirms to have seen the various theories about her character. She then proceeds to give the public three “exclusive confirmed” answers. However, her comments likely aren’t what devotees are looking for:

Sink’s last answer is, of course, a particularly sharp jab, given how obvious it is. And Sony’s marketing team wasn’t done playing on the Sink situation, either. Another video posted to IG plays on the matter as well, though it does so in a very different and self-aware way. The clip shows the Stranger Things alum sitting down to the chorus of tense orchestral music, with the caption noting that she’s preparing to film a documentary on how she managed to keep her role a secret. Take a look:

Marvel Studios does indeed like to toy with fans now and then, so these Spider-Man promotional videos definitely track. Of course, these kinds of clips may not work for everyone, but I can appreciate such advertising. What it seems to show is that the marketing team has its finger on the pulse of the fandom and simply wants to have some fun with them in a creative way. And, at this point, the clips seem to have gained quite a bit of traction. The “answers” video has over 770,000 likes, while the faux doc clip has over 301,000.

These materials aside, though, I’m truly amazed at how Sadie Sink has been able to keep her character a secret since she was cast in Brand New Day back in March 2025. Of course, that’s not to say it’s been easy for the actress to hold everything in. Sink previously discussed the struggle of not being able to openly discuss her role, joking that the situation “torture.” Nevertheless, she’s proven to be a pro at keeping “secrets,” and her occasional spoiler-dropper of a co-star, Tom Holland, may want to take some notes.

Although Sink’s character hasn’t officially been announced, fans have long had theories, which even pre-dated her casting. The most common rumor is that the O'Dessa star is playing the powerful Jean Grey, a member of the X-Men. Plenty of fans seem to be high on that idea and, at this point, fan art of Sink as Grey has even made the rounds. It would be huge if the A-lister were definitely playing Grey, and her introduction could have massive ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward.

It won’t be too much longer before we have a definitive answer regarding this Brand New Day character, but the wait is getting somewhat difficult for me amid this final stretch. At this point, I’d be surprised if Sink weren’t playing Jean, but MCU fans like myself have been surprised before. For now, though, I would expect Sadie Sink and the marketing team to keep us guessing about the nature of her role and find funny ways to do so.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in theaters on July 31 as part of the 2026 movie schedule. Fans can prepare for this latest installment in Tom Holland’s Spidey series by streaming the first three films with a Disney+ subscription.

It's no secret that audiences love the Spider-Man movies (which are currently streaming with a Disney+ subscription). Moviegoing audiences are currently looking forward to Brand New Day, which is the next big upcoming Marvel movie. In the meantime, Zendaya recently recalled what it was like being in theaters when the three Spider-Men united onscreen in No Way Home.

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order were shook when Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire united with Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home. In a clip from The Tonight Show's Instagram, Zendaya described what it was like being at the premiere and knowing that crossover was on its way. In her words:

I can only imagine how thrilling it was to know that the big secret was about to be revealed. While Andrew Garfield lied about his role for months, there was a ton of discourse online about whether or not he and Tobey Maguire would end up actually appearing in the MCU movie. Of course, the Emmy-winning actress had been keeping that secret as well.

Later in the same interview, Zendaya gushed about watching the audience's reactions during No Way Home's various multiversal twists. She spoke about her experience at the premiere by offering:

She's not wrong. This July is a particularly big month for Zendaya. In addition to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, she's also got a role in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Both of those projects have tons of excitement surrounding them, and will be available exclusively on the big screen. It's a great summer for blockbusters, and both of July's happen to star Zendaya and Tom Holland.

The stakes are super high for the new Spider-Man movie, especially after No Way Home's twist ending. The last movie's conclusion saw Doctor Strange's spell succeed in wiping Peter Parker from the world's memories. That includes both MJ and Ned, with Tom Holland's character entering a life of solitude as he continues to serve as a superhero in New York City.

Luckily for the fandom, the wait for that blockbuster is nearly over. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. One can only imagine how many plot twists are coming, and what Zendaya will watch fans react to this time around.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been around for nearly two decades and is a well-oiled machine at this point. Fans are consistently treated to new content, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The next highly anticipated upcoming Marvel movie heading to theaters is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with fans still in the dark about who Sadie Sink is playing. And Tom Holland's comments about her performance are making the wait even worse.

Sink was noticeably missing from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, but that hasn't stopped the discourse from swirling around her role. During an interview with Collider, Holland complimented how great the Stranger Things star is in the blockbuster, offering:

As if I wasn't already invested in finding out who Sink is playing. It sounds like she really gets her chance to shine in Brand New Day's third act, and might even steal the whole movie. Considering how much time and work Tom Holland put into playing the title role, his comments are especially noteworthy. And I need this movie to arrive in theaters yesterday.

So who exactly will Sadie Sink be playing in Destin Daniel Cretton's forthcoming Spider-Man sequel? It's currently unclear, but the most popular fan choice is Jean Grey. Since the X-Men are finally joining the MCU, folks think that the new cast might be slowly introduced, starting with Jean.

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have been waiting for the X-Men to join the shared universe, and Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox finally opened the door for this to happen. But while the OG stars of the X-Men movies will appear in Avengers: Doomsday, a new cast of mutants will be assembled for Jake Schreier's developing X-Men movie.

We'll just have to see if Sadie Sink is actually playing Jean Grey, or if she ends up being one of the other rumored characters. Other names being tossed around online include Punisher sidekick Rachel Cole, a variant of Mary Jane Watson, Teresa Parker or even a variant of Wanda Maximoff.

Our answers will come when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. There are just a few weeks left, so we'll have to see if the studio can keep the movie's secrets under wraps until then. Thank goodness answers are finally coming later this month. Producer Amy Pascal has talked the importance of the movie's secrecy, and so far it's been largely spoiler-free.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day will soon join other 2026 movie releases in theaters, and it will very likely still have a few secrets still intact, from the mysterious new villain to Sadie Sink’s under-wraps role. But while I thought the movie’s title was a total gimme in terms of its contextual meaning, Tom Holland’s recent comments about the “Brand New Day” of it all have upended such assumptions.

The most basic reading of the latest Spidey flick’s title it being an overarching description of what Peter Parker’s life has been in the aftermath of No Way Home, without anyone remembering who he is. But it’s been four years, so I guess the use of “day” would be a bit limiting. Regardless, Holland clarified that’s not what the title is about at all.

Tom Holland's Comments On The New Movie's Title

In the new behind-the-scenes documentary Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man, which just started streaming via Disney+ subscription, the past 20 years of live-action webslingers are explored, with the newest Spider-Man adventure getting focus near the end of the special. In fact, the very last line of it is fittingly where the new movie’s title is addressed. Here’s how Tom Holland put it:

But...like...what?!? What do you even mean with that? Does this mean the events of the movie play out in such a way where Doctor Strange's spell is eradicated, and everyone remembers who Peter is again? Or would that just qualify as Return To The Old Days?

Could it mean that something as equally game-changing as Strange's spell will come into play, making it so that Holland's Peter Parker has a brand new life outside of being a friendly neighborhood superhero? Could he get — [gulp] — cured and turned back into a non-powered human?

How Director Destin Daniel Cretton Addressed The Title's Meaning

Just before Tom Holland dropped that knowledge in the Disney+ special, director Destin Daniel Cretton shared his own thoughts about the title, but his comments are far more in line with how I was considering them before, without it being tied so directly to the last shot of the movie. In his words:

To me, that just sounds like he's saying the title applies to Peter having to wake up every morning to face unpredictable dangers of all kinds, which is more or less what I was assuming to begin with. So is he just playing coy, or is Holland being too spoilery?

I think two key question need to be answered here. One: how long ago the footage for the special was recorded? And two: how realistic have the reports been about Spider-Man: Brand New Day's ending getting changed up after the original ending was reportedly viewed as too much of a downer by test audiences?

If the rumored changes to the ending are legit, one can assume that Holland's comments were made only after the alterations were made, and not before. Otherwise, fans might go into Brand New Day looking for some last-minute context that doesn't exist anymore.

Of course, there's still time for Tom Holland to just up and spoil the ending anyway, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out, and whether it will directly set up Spidey's return for Avengers: Secret Wars or another unannounced sequel. I can't wait! Cue the trailer!

Spider-Man: Brand New Day will web moviegoers to their theater seats starting on July 31, 2026.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for a few things. One is the impressive rate of new releases hitting theaters and for those with a Disney+ subscription, and the other is the studio's tight security. Case in point: fans still don't know who Sadie Sink is playing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, despite the movie arriving later this month. And producer Amy Pascal revealed how No Way Home actually influenced the top-secret nature of Sink's character.

The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day featured heroes like Hulk and Punisher, but we haven't seen any footage of the Stranger Things star as of yet. During an interview with our sister outlet SFX Magazine, Pascal name dropped the last Spider-Man movie by saying:

She's not wrong. Despite Andrew Garfield lying for a year about returning as Peter Parker, plenty of fans were anticipating all three Spider-Men uniting when seeing No Way Home in theaters. Leaks and rumors about this crossover had followed the movie's production, and that was something that the powers that be were hoping to avoid for Brand New Day.

There are a number of lingering questions surrounding the upcoming Marvel movie, but Sadie Sink's mysterious role is arguably the biggest. Amy Pascal went on to speak about how important secrecy is for the beloved franchise, offering:

While folks are eager to find out who Sink is playing in Brand New Day, the producer maintains that fans still want to be surprised. And that's a major reason why the Stranger Things alum's character has been kept under wraps all this time. Now we're just weeks away from answers coming with the movie's release.

Of course, Sadie Sink is used to guarding spoilers after her years as Max in the Netflix series. Her character was in a coma at the end of Season 4, and Sink promoted the fifth and final season without ever revealing what was going to happen to her. So having to keep the secrets of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was just another day at the office for the 24 year-old actress.

Answers will finally come when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. We'll just have to see if any of the rumored characters end up being legit, with the most popular being Jean Grey.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is always releasing new content in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. But a few upcoming Marvel movies are especially anticipated, chief among them being Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We're only a few weeks away from its release, and a video just arrived online of Zendaya hilariously stopping her husband Tom Holland from spoiling its ending. Talk about a power couple.

Zendaya and Tom Holland are basically couples goals, with the pair of A-listers promoting two summer blockbusters this year. The Euphoria star knows about Holland's penchant for revealing spoilers, and a video is circulating on Twitter of her stopping him from revealing too much about their next Spider-Man movie's ending. Check it out below:

Talk about a close call. It looks like Zendaya's Spider-Sense was tingling, and she knew that her husband was about to say something he shouldn't have. Luckily the Emmy-winning actress stepped in, and Brand New Day's ending remains a mystery for the time being. What a relief.

While the trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day showed the inclusion of Hulk and The Punisher, much of the movie's contents are still being kept under wraps. That includes its main villain, and who Sadie Sink is playing. So if Tom holland accidentally spilled the beans on its finale, it would have broken the internet... in a bad way.

Fans are curious about how Zendaya and Tom Holland's characters will interact when Brand New Day hits theaters later this month. No Way Home's twist ending saw Doctor Strange's spell succeed in removing the entire world's memory of Peter Parker. That includes MJ and Ned, who are now safe from his enemies. Spidey has been living a solitary life, and the trailer showed him watching his friends from afar.

Due to how little we know about the new Spider-Man movie's contents, there are countless theories and rumors swirling about Cretton's blockbuster. Fans are curious about which surprise characters might appear, with Kevin Feige recently teasing the inclusion of Florence Pugh's Yelena. And in addition to all the chatter about Brand New Day, folks who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order are also curious about how the movie could open the door for Avengers: Doomsday's arrival this December. The pressure is on, which is likely why the movie's story is being kept under wraps for the time being. And after seeing the above video we might owe Zendaya a big thank you for helping these efforts.

All will be revealed when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. We'll just have to wait and see if the movie's secrets are kept for the final weeks until its release.

Michael Keaton’s Vulture remains one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s better villains, in part because he never feels like he wandered in from a different movie. His Adrian Toomes is a working-class criminal with a legitimate grievance, a terrifying wing suit and enough restraint to make that car ride with Peter Parker feel more dangerous than most battles in new superhero movies. Keaton was so natural in the role that it is difficult to picture anyone else answering the door as Liz’s father in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Apparently, Marvel Studios once had someone very different in mind.

During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Lin-Manuel Miranda was asked about a Marvel role he had reportedly been offered around 2016. Horowitz first guessed Spider-Man: Homecoming, then worked his way through the cast before landing on the Vulture. Miranda confirmed it and immediately admitted he believes Marvel avoided a major casting mistake. He explained:

Horowitz sounded genuinely shocked by the answer. Before guessing Vulture, he floated Martin Starr’s role, presumably thinking the theater icon might have been considered for one of Peter Parker’s teachers or another comedic supporting part. Miranda quickly told him Starr was not the answer, which only made the eventual reveal all the wilder.

The Hamilton creator would have been coming directly off his Broadway run when Homecoming entered production. On paper, casting one of the industry’s most recognizable performers made sense. The In the Heights star was already closely associated with Disney through Moana, and his combination of humor, nervous energy and rapid-fire delivery could have produced a very different Adrian Toomes.

Miranda’s “miscast” assessment also feels fair. Homecoming needs the Vulture to seem older, worn down and quietly dangerous. Keaton brings decades of screen history to the part, including the audience’s memory of him as Batman, but he never treats Toomes as a theatrical supervillain. He approaches him as a father and business owner who decided the world had cheated him, then built an illegal weapons operation to even the score.

Miranda likely would have emphasized Toomes’ intelligence and restless charm. Keaton made him feel like the kind of man who could sit across from Peter at dinner, make polite conversation and still scare the life out of him without raising his voice.

Marvel near-casting stories often leave fans wondering about the movie that might have been. This one mostly reinforces how well the final choice worked. Miranda protected his marriage, the Beetlejuice star landed one of his strongest blockbuster roles, and Spider-Man: Homecoming found exactly the villain it needed. Both actors have continued working with Disney, while Keaton’s career has remained packed with major projects, including his return as Batman in The Flash.

You can revisit the cinematic Vulture by watching the MCU movies in order, while the filmed Broadway production of Hamilton is also available with a Disney+ subscription.

I had been thinking about the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday as the next massive Marvel roll call. You know the deal: heroes from all corners of the MCU multiverse, the Fantastic Four, returning legacy names, Doctor Doom chaos stirring things up, and so many heroes it could feel a little crowded. But producer Kevin Feige just made me much more interested in the upcoming Marvel movie, thanks to his comments about Florence Pugh’s Thunderbolts* character, Yelena Belova.

During Feige’s appearance at BiliBili World in Shanghai, via Entertainment Weekly, the Marvel Studios boss teased what is coming for Pugh’s fan-favorite former assassin on the 2026 movie schedule. While talking about Yelena’s MCU future, Feige made it clear she will not just be hanging around in the background of the next Avengers movie. He said:

That is the kind of Feige tease that immediately sends Marvel fans like me into detective mode. The obvious part is Doomsday. Yelena playing a “big part” in the next Avengers movie makes sense after everything Marvel has been building with her and how Thunderbolts* ended. Since her debut in Black Widow, Pugh has turned Yelena into one of the MCU’s most reliable newer characters, bringing dry humor, emotional baggage and a very specific “I could kill you, but I’m hungry” energy to every appearance.

The more interesting part is Feige saying we might see Yelena “a little bit sooner in the movies.” Unless Marvel is holding back another theatrical surprise, that seems to point toward the soon-to-be-released Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which hits theaters nearly six months before Avengers: Doomsday. And, honestly, Yelena crossing paths with Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is just odd enough to have my attention.

At first, Peter and Yelena do not sound like an obvious pairing. Peter is still dealing with the fallout from No Way Home, where everyone forgot Peter Parker existed. Yelena is a trained killer with a sharp tongue and very little patience for nonsense. But Brand New Day already seems interested in unusual combinations, especially with the Punisher and Hulk appearing in the movie. If those characters can fit into Peter’s world, Yelena does not feel like much of a stretch.

The team-up of characters is also not as strange as it might sound, because to anyone with a Disney+ subscription who has already watched Hawkeye and seen Yelena work in a more family-friendly Marvel story. She brought a sharper edge to that show, but she never felt out of place or as if she were pulling it into a completely different tone.

From a bigger MCU standpoint, it makes sense too. Avengers: Doomsday is going to be huge and, if Yelena really has a major role in it, Marvel may want to remind audiences where she is before that movie arrives. A smaller appearance beforehand could give her story some momentum and make her role in the next Avengers film feel less sudden.

That is especially important because Yelena is not just another name on the team sheet. Pugh has been one of Marvel’s strongest additions in the post-Endgame era, and the MCU could use more characters who feel specific rather than interchangeable. So, yes, Avengers: Doomsday is still the big heroes team-up. That is clearly the main event. But Feige’s comments have me watching the road to that movie more closely, because Yelena may be more important to this phase than I expected.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which could possibly feature Yelena, hits theaters July 31. As for Avengers: Doomsday, where we know she is confirmed to appear in the stacked cast, that arrives in theaters Dec. 18.

There’s one very famous and serious quote associated with Spider-Man that always comes up (you know what I’m talking about). However, the Spider-Man movies are packed with very funny lines too that are also worth quoting. In fact, there’s one line from Spider-Man: Homecoming that Zendaya says to Tom Holland “a lot” that’s hilarious.

So, as Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon promote Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s release on the 2026 movie schedule, they were asked about movie quotes they use in their everyday lives during an interview with BBC Radio 1. In response, the Challengers star recalled a funny line Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark says in the trio's first Spider-Man movie:

While The Drama star claimed Holland wouldn’t agree with her, he actually did, confirming that she does “say that a lot.”

I get why it’s stuck with them, too. Not only is it a memorable line in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it’s actually said multiple times by Tony Stark (which you can witness by watching the movie with a Disney+ subscription). He says it once right after the whole debacle with the Staten Island Ferry, telling Peter:

He also says it at the very end of the movie, after Peter defeated The Vulture. Both complimenting the boy’s actions and reprimanding him, Robert Downey Jr.’s character said:

While it’s considered one of Tony Stark’s funniest lines, and it’s easily one of the sillier MCU quotes, it is admittedly an odd statement. That’s something Zendaya, Holland and Jacob Batalon joked about too, as they spoke about how it doesn’t make much sense, but it totally works in the movie:

• Zendaya: I think that was just like—what?
• Jacob Batalon: I think that’s just a bad white guy thing to say.
• Tom Holland: Again, not written. I remember walking down the thing, and he said that. And I was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
• Zendaya: [I don’t know] what that means, but it’s great.

I totally see what they’re saying; it is an odd thing to say. However, it’s also not that uncommon, and it’s used often when people mess up big time or embarrass themselves, which Peter did on a few occasions in Homecoming.

Now, if you’ve seen the Marvel movies in order, you know how quotable they are. And personally, Homecoming is one of my favorites to quote. It’s awesome that Zendaya does that too, and I love that the line she references most is this hilarious one that’s said by Robert Downey Jr.

Overall, this whole discussion made me want to rewatch Homecoming. However, it also made me even more excited for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, because I’m sure it will be full of great one-liners, just like the other three Holland-led Spidey films are. So, to see if that’s the case, you can see this trio's fourth Spider-Man movie in theaters on July 31.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe can't stop, won't stop expanding, thanks to exciting titles arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The next highly anticipated upcoming Marvel movie is Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and there are countless rumors about what the movie might contain. And one about The Hulk was recently debunked in an unexpected way. Let's break it all down.

The hype around Brand New Day has been sky-high, with fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order eager to catch up with Peter Parker after No Way Home's twist ending. They're also hyped for Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner/ The Hulk, and there were rumors swirling that he might transform into Grey Hulk from the comics. But that's reportedly not happening anymore, because in the new book Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Art of the Movie (via CBM), it's revealed that the concept of Grey Hulk was tossed around...

What a bummer. While we'll have to wait until the movie comes out to confirm this with our own eyes, it sounds like we allegedly aren't going to see Grey Hulk in the new Spider-Man movie. I guess we should expect the massive Avenger to stay the signature shade of green that's been shown in Spider-Man: Brand New Day's trailers.

Fans have been curious about the role Banner/Hulk will play in the new blockbuster, especially since he's been missing from the MCU for a few years. It looks like the OG Savage Hulk will be back, despite previously being introduced to Smart Hulk in Avengers: Endgame and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

From what we've seen from Brand New Day's limited footage, Banner will be working as a college professor when we see him, and wearing the Hulk Inhibitor Device that allows him to transform into Bruce again. We previously saw him with this device in Shang-Chi's credits scene as well as She-Hulk. But there's a mysterious villain in the new Spidey flick controlling people's minds, which will presumably spell disaster for Mark Ruffalo's hero.

The hype for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is high, and not only because the movie will feature both Hulk and Jon Bernthal's Punisher. Fans are extremely invested in Peter Parker's story, and are eager to see how he's been doing in the years since Doctor Strange's spell made everyone forget who he was. That includes both Ned and MJ, who Tom Holland's hero has been watching from afar.

Our questions will be answered when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. The movie's secrets have largely been kept so far, including Sadie Sink's mysterious role. And who knows where the story will take Hulk?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is showing no signs of slowing down, with the studio consistently putting out new content in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies are fan favorites, with folks hyped for Brand New Day to hit theaters this July. Although I am gobsmacked that J.K. Simmons has never met Holland, despite appearing in two films (so far) as J. Jonah Jameson.

After famously playing JJJ in the Tobey Maguire films, fans were shocked when Simmons reprised that role during Far From Home's twist ending. In a clip from the Happy Sad Confused podcast's Instagram, the Whiplash actor revealed how last-minute that cameo was. In his words:

How wild is that? While the fandom was shook when J. Jonah Jameson showed up, it sounds like J.K. Simmons was similarly caught off guard. He filmed his brief role after primary photography had wrapped, and the movie was in the midst of being edited. So there was no time to get the 71-year-old actor fitted for a wig, resulting in the character being bald in the MCU. He went on to share how quick and dirty his shoot for Spider-Man: Far From Home was, saying:

Of course, fans know that he would go on to reprise the character in a more significant role for No Way Home. Despite this, he still hasn't met Tom Holland, as the pair of actors haven't actually shared any scenes together. Simmons went on to joke about this, saying:

This shows just how unique the movie industry is. Because despite being in two movies together, J.K. Simmons and Tom Holland still haven't actually crossed paths. We'll just have to wait and see if this changes with any upcoming Marvel movies.

Now, I'm very curious to see if J. Jonah Jameson ends up appearing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will hit theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. That's because, while he's presumably still working for the Daily Bugle, Doctor Strange's spell at the end of No Way Home erased Peter Parker from his memory.

Marvel fans are more than ready for the star-studded Avengers: Doomsday to bring doom to the MCU (in two literal senses), but not before another upcoming Marvel movie’s warped version of reality takes over theaters. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally almost here, and a new promo features cast members Tom Holland, Zendaya and Sadie Sink alluding to the possible importance of the wedding that Spidey crashes into, as seen in trailers. Who’s the (un)happy couple?

Thanks to the 2026 release’s most recent full-length promo, we know the names of those set to be betrothed, and quite a few fans seem certain that it’s the offspring of a certain mustachioed Daily Bugle editor. Which then makes me wonder whether or not director Destin Daniel Cretton will be throwing some comic book werewolf lore at audiences. It’s not likely, of course, but it’s possible.

The Wedding Is For "John & Lucy"

I'll freely admit that I didn't expect the wedding mayhem in Brand New Day to be of genuine import, and just thought it was conceived of as an interesting setting for superhero hijinks. (Which could still be the case.) But this cast video plays up the idea that fans will be familiar with whoever the groom and/or bride are, while confirming that Sadie Sink's mystery character won't be in bridal-wear.

The only concrete-ish information out there regarding the wedding is the one trailer shot that shows the side of a helicopter whose windows are emblazoned with the "Just Married" message, as seen above. There's obviously a ton of speculation about who both of those names could be referring to, with Runaways' Karolina "Lucy in the Sky" Dean being a popular choice for the latter moniker.

Guesses are more split for the groom, but I'm fully siding with anyone predicting that it's John Jameson, the son of J. Jonah Jameson. It's a fun set-up that could not only bring J.K. Simmons back for a JJJ appearance, but also give him a huge reason to revitalize his hatred for Spider-Man. It looks like quite the expensive and lavish wedding, and I doubt anyone partially responsible for footing the bill will appreciate webslingers destroying things.

John Jameson Becomes Man-Wolf In The Comics

Now, I get that Spider-Man: Brand New Day has more than enough story elements already in play that it doesn't need to bring supernatural monster characters into the mix willy nilly. But given so many other villains and side characters such as Tombstone and Scorpion are involved, and without the expectations for them to be heavily featured throughout, then it's not the most unbelievable thing in the world that we'll get a quick Man-Wolf reference.

I'm not loony enough to think that John Jameson will become the movie's lycanthropic big bad, even given the fact that we still don't know who the main villain is. But it would be incredible if the movie pays homage to the character's comic history with joke about him going through 30 razors a month, or having sharper-than-usual canine teeth. It would also be incredible to get a full-on transformation sequence, though that's less likely.

After all, it's not like this would be the first Marvel project to feature werewolves and other monsters, considering Werewolf By Night brought in both Jack Russell and Man-Thing, and remains one of the more critically acclaimed Disney+-specific MCU entries. It might be a little too high-falutin to make that connection concrete for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but if not now, when?

Peter Parker's latest world-saving adventure will soon arrive when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 30, 2026.

Cinema lovers are already anticipating a number of titles on the 2027 movie schedule, and one of its most anticipated entries is easily Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. The threequel is expected to end the trilogy that began with 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse, and the creative team are seeking to bring this story to a strong conclusion. There haven’t been too many updates on the production in recent months, yet producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are now speaking out. And there’s one reason their comments have me psyched!

Earlier this year, Lord and Miller marked the release of a little movie called Project Hail Mary, which they co-directed. To put it mildly, that Ryan Gosling-led flick took up a lot of their time, but that didn’t mean Spider-Verse fell by the wayside. The duo – who also co-wrote the Beyond script with David Callaham – recently opened up about the progress they’ve been making on the upcoming superhero threequel. Miller even revealed that they’re collaborating with a certain film technology company on a certain aspect of the movie:

Per Empire Magazine, the duo is seeking to ensure this Spider-Verse movie is shown in the expanded 1.43:1 IMAX ratio, and that really excites me! This animated film series utilizes cutting edge technology, and it’s glorious to behold on any screen. I saw the first two movies in IMAX and, while those were great moviegoing experiences, the films were only shown in the standard 2.39:1 aspect ratio. So I’m pumped that Miller, Lord and co. want the threequel to completely fill IMAX screens and be without those pesky black bars.

I should’ve known they had big plans for the format because, after the film’s date was delayed a few weeks, Miller tweeted that they now had a “better IMAX window.” In other words, fans will hopefully have plenty of time to see the movie as it’s meant to be seen. More immediately, though, Lord stresses that the team is putting in a lot of work to ensure the film is expertly crafted:

Beyond the Spider-Verse picks up immediately after the events of 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse, which saw Miles Morales trapped in an alternate universe amid his quest to save his family. Not only that, but the young hero also found himself face to face with a variant of himself, who’d become that world’s version of The Prowler. Specific plot details have been tightly webbed up, but I’m hopeful that fans are in for a thrilling, emotional and visually dazzling send-off for this series. As Chris Miller said, “you got to keep doing something that hasn't been done before” and, if any people can do that, it’s him, Phil Lord and their team.

Fans will be able to feast their eyes on Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse when it opens in theaters on June 18, 2027. In the meantime, true believers, stream Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse with a Disney+ subscription and Netflix subscription, respectively.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for its tight security, as the universe grows thanks to new projects arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. While the actors in the franchise are tasked with guarding its secrets, certain celebs like Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo are known for accidentally spoiling things. Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is joining the MCU in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and she's having a much easier time guarding spoilers than Holland.

When Sadie Sink was confirmed for the new Spider-Man movie, theories and rumors started swirling about who she might play. Despite how many months have passed, fans still don't know who she'll be in the upcoming Marvel movie. During a recent interview with Nylon, she joked about how to guard spoilers, saying:

Sometimes it's just that simple. Of course, Sink has lots of experience with this unique part of the job. She had to keep lots of secrets during her tenure on Stranger Things (streaming with a Netflix subscription), especially ahead of its fifth and final season. Stranger Things 4 ended with Max in a coma, and the Tony-nominated actress had to do press while not revealing what was going to happen to the beloved character. Now she's keeping mum about her mysterious role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order will remember that Tom Holland has a bad track record with accidentally revealing spoilers. While Sink poked un at him in the above comment, later in the same interview she gushed about working with the Uncharted actor. In her words:

Brand New Day is Tom Holland's fourth solo movie as Spider-Man, and his seventh overall appearance in the MCU. So his sense of ease around set makes a great deal of sense. Still, it's heartening to hear how comfortable he made Sadie Sink as she joined the massive shared universe. Now we just need to hear who she is playing already!

Luckily our wait for answers is nearly over. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. It's crunch time, so we'll have to see if any spoilers end up trickling out over the next few weeks.

If you’ve watched the Spider-Man Home trilogy with your Disney+ subscription, you know Peter Parker has been through a lot in the MCU. But few things sting quite like your closest friends forgetting you exist. After Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland’s web-slinger was left in one of the loneliest places the franchise has ever put him, with Doctor Strange’s spell wiping Peter Parker from the memories of everyone who knew him. As excitement continues building for the 2026 movie release, the Brand New Day cast members Jacob Batalon and Zendaya are out here trolling Peter Parker about everyone forgetting him, with Holland fully committing to the bit by making some of the best faces.

The official Spider-Man movie Instagram account shared a funny video featuring Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, playing directly into the heartbreaking ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home. In the clip, Batalon and Zendaya appear to act as if they do not know the Spidey actor, while he makes sad little Peter Parker faces at the camera. The post’s caption reads, “Peter, who?” which is rude, but honestly pretty funny.

The text on the video twists the knife perfectly: “when your besties forget that you’re also their bestie.” Brutal, but fair. By the end of No Way Home, Doctor Strange’s spell had erased Peter Parker from everyone’s memory. The world still remembers Spider-Man, but the person beneath the mask has been erased from the lives of the people who loved him most.

Holland has teased exactly one person still knowing who is behind the webbed mask, but Ned seemingly does not remember being his guy in the chair. MJ also does not remember their relationship. So yes, this is a cute Instagram bit, but it’s built on emotional wreckage. Very Spider-Man coded, honestly.

The timing is especially fun because Brand New Day feels like a title loaded with reset energy. Holland is back for his fourth solo movie, and the franchise seems positioned to move Peter into a new era. That is also why he can’t stop, won't stop dropping Miles Morales’ name when it comes to Spider-Man’s future. The Uncharted actor has made it clear he wants to help bring Miles into the MCU someday, and he has talked about paying it forward for the mentorship he received from Robert Downey Jr.

But before Peter can become a mentor to another wallcrawler the guy probably needs a life again. That is what makes the Ned and MJ question so compelling. Does Brand New Day restore those relationships? Does Peter try to stay away because he thinks they are safer without him? Does the movie actually make him sit in the loneliness that No Way Home left him with?

The filmmakers clearly know fans are asking those questions, which is probably why this little trolling video works so well. The post does not give away any plot details, but it taps directly into that emotional thread. It is a wink, a tease and a reminder that Peter’s situation is still pretty brutal, even when it is being played as a social media joke. Stop and think about it for even a minute, and the whole bit suddenly has a pretty melancholy undertone.

It helps that Holland, Zendaya and Batalon have such easy chemistry. Their dynamic has been one of the secret weapons of the modern Spider-Man movies, and fans spent years watching Peter, MJ and Ned grow into one of the MCU’s most charming little friend groups.

Peter Parker may be thinking about a brand new day, and Holland may be dreaming about Miles Morales in the future. But for now, the Spider-Man social team seems perfectly happy trolling fans with the saddest bestie problem in the MCU.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31, so be sure to check your local listings for showtimes.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand regularly, with exciting titles hitting theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The next highly anticipated upcoming Marvel movie is Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will be Tom Holland's fourth solo movie. And the 30 year-old actor can't stop, won't stop dropping Miles Morales' name when talking about the franchise's future.

Tom Holland has spoken about bringing Miles Morales to the MCU for years now, pleasing fans of the character who have been wanting to see him in live-action. During an interview with Hobby Consolas, the Uncharted star spoke about the future of his Spider-Man movies, offering:

It certainly sounds like Holland is determined to bring Miles Morales to the big screen in live-action for the first time. What's more, he'd like to serve as a mentor for the next Spider-Man, something that he's repeated a number of times while promoting Brand New Day. Hopefully that'll actually happen if/when he gets a fifth solo movie in the MCU.

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that fans have been waiting and hoping to see Miles Morales join the fun. That character has been getting more and more popular thanks to leading roles in both the Across the Spider-Verse movies as well as Playstation's Spider-Man games. And with Tom Holland passionate about having Miles around, it seems like the perfect time for the studio to pull the trigger.

We don't know much about the contents of Brand New Day, so we'll have to see if the movie sets up Miles' entrance at all. There are countless theories and rumors about what blockbuster, including long-standing mysteries like who Sadie Sink is playing. Fans are also curious to see if/when MJ and Ned remember Peter after No Way Home's heartbreaking ending.

All will be revealed when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. Fingers crossed Tom Holland gets his wish and plans for Miles Morales' entrance come together.

This year is a big one for Tom Holland and Zendaya. Firstly, after much speculation, it was finally confirmed that they did get married. On top of that, they have not one, but two projects on the 2026 movie schedule: Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey. Now, as we get excited for those releases, it's also time to look toward the future, as Holland revealed the kind of project he'd like to work on next with his partner.

There’s no doubt that Holland and Zendaya have undeniable chemistry playing love interests in the Spider-Man movies. Peter and MJ starting as awkward high school teens with a crush and growing into a lovely couple is one element that’s made the MCU flicks all the more memorable. However, there's no denying how badly I want to see these two actors in a full-blown rom-com. Thankfully, Holland wants to see that too, as he explained to Vanity Fair France at Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s UGC Cine Cité Bercy fan event:

Well, this needs to happen immediately. That's because not only do I want to see these two in a rom-com, but they both have the musical background to pull off what Holland suggested in a magnificent way.

For instance, Zendaya started on Disney Channel, dancing and singing on Shake It Up! while also releasing two albums. Not to mention, she topped the music charts with songs from Euphoria, and she starred in the musical flick The Greatest Showman. So, you know singing and dancing won’t be a problem for the Emmy winner, as Tom Holland said. And because we haven’t seen the actress/singer in a light romance movie before, why not take that genre on with her real-life husband?

As for Tom Holland, he's got some moves of his own! In fact, he joined the cast of Billy Elliot on the West End when he was only 12 years old. Now, Holland is set to play Fred Astaire in the song-and-dance man’s biopic. He's actually started working on the film too, as he explained on Good Hang with Amy Poehler that he had his first dance rehearsal for the flick recently. So, we know he's got the moves; now, we just need to hear his vocal chops.

You have to admit that a Tom Holland-Zendaya rom-com is exactly what we need. While the pair share plenty of cute romance scenes in the Spider-Man movies, their characters still face the constant threat of enemies. So, I'd love to see them tell a story where their characters simply fall in love. Plus, The Drama actress looked very impressed watching her other half dancing ballet in front of her and doing a funny impression of his Billy Elliot singing. So, I can see them having a lot of fun singing and dancing together in a musical.

However, that's a dream for now. So, while we wait for Tom Holland and Zendaya to hopefully star in a musical rom-com together, you can see the loving pair reunite in Spider-Man: Brand New Day on July 31st. You can also watch the actors in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in theaters on July 17th.

Celebrity couples have a way of capturing the public's attention. Just look at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Another pair that folks are absolutely shipping online is Tom Holland and Zendaya, who are currently on the promotional tour for their upcoming Marvel movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And Holland had just three words for his wife/coworker after finding out she had one of her first dates at one of Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man movies.

Fans who have spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know there have been several actors who have played Spider-Man. That includes Andrew Garfield's movies (streaming with a Disney+ subscription), and it turns out that Zendaya had a big coming-of-age moment when they were in theaters. During a fan event in Germany (via Instagram), the Greatest Showman actress revealed her history with Spidey before becoming MJ, saying:

Sometimes celebrities really are just like us. Because who among us hasn't gone on a movie date as a young person, especially a superhero movie? It's a strangely full-circle moment for the Emmy-winning actress, as Zendaya is about to debut her fourth appearance in a Spider-Man movie as MJ.

Tom Holland happened to be right next to the Dune star as she made this confession, and had an A+ response in just three short words. He said:

Honestly, these two really are couple goals. On top of being able to work together in projects like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey, they also clearly get a kick out of each other. In this case, it's Holland being jokingly offended after learning Zendaya went to another Spider-Man film while on a date. The disrespect!

This give and take between the two young stars is just the latest example of them being adorable while promoting Brand New Day. Tom Holland recently went viral for calling Zendaya by her middle name, with the two also recently confirming that they did indeed tie the knot. While this pair of A-listers value their privacy, it's small moments like this that result in so many fans shipping them.

In addition to the two actors, fans are also invested in their Spider-Man characters, and are eager to see if they manage to reunite after No Way Home's twist ending. Luckily, the wait for the next movie is nearly up.

All will be revealed when Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list. Smart money says Zendaya and Tom Holland will give us more viral moments as they continue promoting the blockbuster.

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day coming out on July 31st, we’re getting a fourth Tom Holland (and Zendaya) Spider-Man movie, and cool. I’m looking forward to it. However, do you know what gets me down? The fact that we never got that fourth Tobey Maguire Spider-Man flick.

Because, honestly, a fourth Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie has always been a dream of mine. Yes, I do love how Raimi came back to Marvel and brought his horror sensibilities to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but his Spider-Man movies (most notably Spider-Man 2) were the first time that I really thought Hollywood nailed comic book flicks.

So, even though I’m cool with a fourth Tom Holland Spidey movie, here’s why I still wish we got that fourth Tobey Maguire Spider-Man film.

I Liked Spider-Man 3, But It Was Kind Of A Mess

A lot of people really love Tom Holland’s third Spider-Man movie, No Way Home, and I’m one of them. I especially loved seeing my favorite cinematic Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, return, as well as Tobey Maguire. However, one might argue that No Way Home was a bit overstuffed, and really shouldn’t have been a multiverse movie at all. Because in a lot of ways, there was a bit too much going on in that film.

Well, speaking of “too much going on,” I think the king of that is 2007’s Spider-Man 3, which had so many subplots going on that it really did feel like being trapped in a web. We had Peter and MJ’s relationship falling apart. We had a new villain in Sandman. We had Topher Grace being Peter’s rival, Eddie Brock, who eventually became Venom. We had Bryce Dallas Howard as Peter’s new love interest, Gwen Stacy. We had James Franco becoming the New Goblin. I mean, it was all just TOO FREAKING MUCH!

And, honestly, it wasn’t a great film to end the trilogy on. Because, yeah, while I love a great trilogy just as much as the next person, I genuinely feel like a middling third movie can taint the other two films. For example, take The Dark Knight Rises. I know some people love that movie, but besides it being one of the weaker Christopher Nolan movies (if you ask me), I also just think it brings down the other two movies, which were both bangers. And I think the same goes for Spider-Man 3, which I don’t even hate.

Because that’s the thing. I DON’T detest Spider-Man 3 as so many people do. However, it’s such a mess that I think it brings down the other two films when viewed as a whole. So, I think a fourth movie could have fixed that problem, especially given what the fourth movie might have been…

What We Know About What Spider-Man 4 Could Have Been Sounds Pretty Cool

Am I the only one who wanted a fourth Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movie? No, of course not, as there are plenty of fans who want this as well. That said, do I want a NEW version of Spider-Man 4? No, not really. Because this article isn’t about the future, or about getting Raimi back in the saddle to direct another Spider-Man movie. No. This is more of a “what-if” scenario, as in, What-if we got that fourth Spider-Man movie back in 2011? How cool would that have been?

Well, according to ScreenRant, the fourth, cancelled Spider-Man movie might have featured John Malkovich as Vulture (We’d later see Michael Keaton fill that role in Spider-Man: Homecoming), and Black Cat might have also been in the film, possibly played by Anne Hathaway, who would later go on to play Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, so apparently, she was always destined to be a cat person. Cooler still though, was that Bruce Campbell might have been in the movie as Mysterio (Who Jake Gyllenhaal would later play in Spider-Man: Far From Home).

There is also speculation that Dr. Curt Connors, who was played by Dylan Baker in Maguire’s Spider-Man films, might have actually finally transformed into The Lizard. And, do you know what this sounds like to me? It sounds like the beginning of the Sinister Six! Now, I know The Sinister Six was supposed to get their own movie in The Amazing Spider-Man universe, but that was ultimately scrapped, which I’m not particularly mad at since I genuinely detest The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (I’ll actually get to those movies in a second).

A movie with then-unseen characters like Vulture, The Lizard, and Mysterio vs. a seasoned Spider-Man? How could you NOT have wanted to see that?

I Kind Of Like The Amazing Spider-Man Films, But I Also Kind Of Wish They Never Existed

As I said earlier, Andrew Garfield is my favorite Spider-Man, but I’m sorry, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2 are quite possibly the worst Spider-Man flicks ever made. I mean, the first one wasn’t terrible. In fact, I actually kind of dig it. But that second TASM is arguably the worst in the entire franchise (though some may say Spider-Man 3 edges that out).

That’s another reason why I wish a fourth Tobey Maguire movie got released. It would have meant that we likely never would have gotten a reboot of the franchise, and thus, no TASM movies at all. Would this be a bad thing? Well, in a sense, yes, since it means that we never would have gotten my favorite Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Andrew Garfield. However, it also means that we never would have gotten THAT version of The Lizard, or THAT version of Electro.

It also means that we wouldn’t have gotten Gwen Stacy’s death mishandled so poorly. It also means that we wouldn’t have gotten Spider-Man: No Way Home, as there wouldn’t have been multiversal Spider-Men to pull from, which is probably just best saved for the Miles Morales Spider-Man movies anyway.

Honestly, in a lot of ways, it’s actually kind of hard to imagine the ripple effect that a fourth Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movie might have had if it had ever been made. For example, would we still be getting Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies to this very day? It makes one wonder…

I Love Tom Holland, But Similar To Hugh Jackman Being The Only Wolverine, I Wish Maguire Was The Only Spider-Man

…and it leads me to this conclusion: If we had gotten that fourth Spider-Man movie, then Tobey Maguire might still be the only actor to have played the webhead in the live-action films. You might think this is absurd, since the powers that be would definitely want a younger Peter Parker eventually, but just look at Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. There has only been one live-action version of the character (Let’s ignore Deadpool & Wolverine’s variants for a moment), and that would be cool if there was only one live-action Spider-Man, too.

Because while I do like Tom Holland in the role, I’d much prefer it if we only had one live-action Spider-Man, similar to Wolverine. I love how Maguire is an older Spider-Man, since that’s my favorite version of the character, and I think his getting older could be a good plot point, rather than him repeatedly being brought back to high school age.

Aside from everything I’ve already mentioned, I think this is the biggest reason why I wish there had been a fourth (successful!) Spider-Man movie with Tobey Maguire, and it’s because I’d love to only see him underneath the mask. But alas, we'll never know.

What do you think, though? Do you wish there was only ONE live-action Spider-Man actor, and a fourth movie with him in it? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

It feels like it’s been ages since we’ve seen Tom Holland swooping across the big screen in Spider-Man garb, but that drought will thankfully end when the reality-upending Brand New Day hits theaters this year. There’s still a lot we don’t know, such as the key antagonist, and the actor is struggling not to spill the beans.While waiting on the upcoming Marvel movie, Amazon’s Prime Day deals are here to give fans a less costly chance to catch up on the webslinger’s MCU journey so far.

That’s not all, of course, with quite a few other Spider-Man deals also on the table for fans like me who will never turn away from physical media as the ultimate way to experience most things. So sneak some money out of Aunt May’s pocketbook — you’ll pay her back, honest! — and dig into these Spidey-sensible deals.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man Movie Deals

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Okay so technically, Marc Webb's pair of Spidey movies are the only ones that somehow aren't part of the the Prime Day sale, but the deal noted above is hard to pass up regardless of why the discount exists.

Other Spider-Man Movie Deals And More

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters on July 30, 2026.