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:
I love the black suit in Tobey's movie. I think that's really cool. I think if we ever got to do a black suit in Spider-Man, I don't know how we would — I don't know how we would tackle that challenge, because they did it so well in the game, right? And I don't know how you make a suit that's similar to the one in the game without having a CG component. …. I don't know how you would [make it tactile].
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:
I swear to you that I have no idea what Secret Wars is about. And I think that that is by design, because Marvel know I'm going on this press tour. And that is their biggest asset, and I think it's really important that no one ruins it.
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.
