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FILM · 2026 · USA

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Directed by
Destin Daniel Cretton
Runtime
145 min
Studio
Marvel Studios, Columbia Pictures, Pascal Pictures

42 archived facts 6 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026

Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.

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20 Facts From the Making of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  1. #001

    In August 2019, Sony Pictures stated it would not make future Spider-Man films with Marvel Studios or its president Kevin Feige after talks to renew their production deal broke down. Sony had co-produced Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) with Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal, and was reported to be developing two more films.

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  2. #003

    After a negative fan reaction, Sony and Disney, Marvel's parent company, resumed negotiations and announced a new agreement at the end of September, under which Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige would produce Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) with Amy Pascal.

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  3. #013

    By April 2022, Sony anticipated that Jon Watts would direct Spider-Man: Brand New Day, returning from the previous trilogy after he stepped away from Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four (2025).

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  4. #015

    Sony Pictures CEO and chairman Tom Rothman hoped the "whole group" would return for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, including Jon Watts, Tom Holland and Zendaya.

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  5. #017

    It grossed over 2.4 billion dollars worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2026 and entering the ranking of the third highest-grossing films of all time; in Turkey it was seen by 2,561,920 viewers.

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  6. #018

    Tom Holland said he was in meetings about ideas and "ambitions" for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which were also paused by the strike; he was satisfied with the creative reasoning for a fourth film but wary of the stigma around fourth films, and he would return only if the character could be done justice.

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  7. #019

    Tom Holland confirmed in November 2023 that discussions on Spider-Man: Brand New Day had resumed after the writers' strike ended in September 2023.

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  8. #020

    Tom Holland had more input on the story of Spider-Man: Brand New Day than on previous films because he joined the creative process much earlier.

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  9. #021

    Tom Holland pitched that Peter Parker's powers should undergo puberty-like changes, an idea the creative team liked and developed further; his separate proposal to give the character a pet dog was rejected.

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  10. #022

    Tom Holland said he tried to understand fan sentiment online because "we make these movies for [the fans]", and he presented to the studios a "vibe" of a more relatable film in which Spider-Man does not have to save the world.

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  11. #023

    Journalist Jeff Sneider reported in early 2024 that Justin Lin had been in contention to direct Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Sneider also reported that Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers had returned to write the script, having worked on the prior three films.

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  12. #024

    According to Sneider's early 2024 report, filming on Spider-Man: Brand New Day was set to begin in September or October of that year, and the start of Euphoria's third season was pushed back to accommodate Zendaya's schedule.

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  13. #025

    By September 2024, Destin Daniel Cretton was the top choice to direct Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He had previously directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) for Marvel Studios and signed an overall deal with the studio in December 2021.

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  14. #027

    Tom Holland was cast in The Odyssey in October 2024, and Sony approved his request to delay filming on Spider-Man: Brand New Day by six months so he could complete that film first.

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  15. #028

    Destin Daniel Cretton denied that he joined Spider-Man: Brand New Day only because of the filming delay, though he valued the additional development time it provided.

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  16. #029

    Tom Holland read a script draft with Zendaya and was excited, but felt more work was needed, describing the script as going in a hundred different directions before Destin Daniel Cretton was hired. Holland confirmed filming would begin in mid-2025 and said fitting it into the wider MCU plan would be challenging but achievable.

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  17. #032

    Filming on Spider-Man: Brand New Day was confirmed in February 2025 to begin in mid-2025 in London, and the release date was moved back a week to July 31, 2026, to separate it from The Odyssey's release earlier that month.

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  18. #035

    Tom Holland and Destin Daniel Cretton announced the title Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the end of March 2025; writers McKenna and Sommers said the team avoided "home" in the title to differentiate the film from the previous trilogy and found "Brand New Day" too appealing for a story about a fresh start.

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  19. #037

    The filmmakers of Spider-Man: Brand New Day coordinated closely with the creative team of the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present) so that events and impacts would line up for shared characters including Frank Castle and Sheila Rivera. Marvel Television head Brad Winderbaum said the two projects have different tones but occupy the same world.

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  20. #039

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day features both Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo, which The Hollywood Reporter's Couch and Borys Kit described as "stacking the deck." Previous MCU Spider-Man films each paired a major MCU co-star with Spider-Man under Sony's deal with Marvel Studios, echoing the Marvel Team-Up comics.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb Cast, crew and release details
  • TMDB The Movie Database entry

Sources for the entries on this page

  1. Wikipedia Vikipedi (TR)Database · accessed 13 Sep 2026
  2. Wikipedia Spider-Man: Brand New Day — WikipediaEncyclopedia · accessed 18 Sep 2026

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