While Marvel and Sony are keeping the story of Spider-Man: Brand New Day under wraps, director Destin Daniel Cretton outlined some broad strokes about what the film might look like. He didn’t say much, but he did confirm that he wanted his vision for Peter Parker to align with the drastic changes in his life the last time we saw him.
This will be the 4th Spider-Man film to release under the MCU umbrella since Tom Holland was cast in 2015. He has now made 6 appearances in total, starting with Captain America: Civil War. The last time we saw him was when Doctor Strange cast a spell to save the fractured multiverse, causing everyone to forget who Peter Parker is at the conclusion of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Cretton discussed the tonal shift of his upcoming film, and it can be assumed that it will be connected to the new reality that Peter Parker is more alone than ever.
All the creatives involved when I came on board wanted to do something that felt different. Of course, it’s still the Spider-Man that everybody loves, but this is a new chapter in his life, and that tonal shift was something that was really exciting to me. It felt really different, and it was an extremely gratifying experience.
Cretton is taking the reins from Jon Watts, who directed the first trilogy of Spider-Man films in the MCU. This is not Cretton’s first time directing in the MCU, as he also directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and directed the first 2 episodes of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ show Wonder Man. The director was not working with a blank slate in terms of his supporting cast, with Zendaya and Jacob Batalon set to reprise their roles as MJ and Ned. MCU fans will also be excited to know that Mark Ruffalo and Jon Bernthal are set to appear as Hulk and Punisher. Sadie Sink is a notable addition to the cast, hot off the finale of Stranger Things, and against a litany of questions and inquiries, she has resisted giving away any spoilers, and it is still unknown who she will be playing. Liza Colón-Zayas and Tramell Tillman are also joining the cast, with Michael Mando set to reprise his role as Scorpion after he was introduced briefly in the post-credit scene of Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be swinging into theaters July 31, 2026. Be sure to stay with us at MXDWN as we will keep you updated with any news as the film’s story begins to take shape, with a trailer expected in the near future.
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