Sony was developing a fourth MCU Spider-Man film by August 2019 alongside No Way Home. Producer Amy Pascal revealed in November 2021 that it was intended to be the first in a new trilogy of Holland-led Spider-Man films, with work on the story beginning that December. McKenna and Sommers returned as writers from the previous films by February 2023, Cretton was hired to direct by October 2024, and the title was announced in March 2025. Filming began in August 2025 with location filming in Glasgow, Scotland, while soundstage work occurs at Pinewood Studios in England.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 31, 2026, as part of Phase Six of the MCU.
Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle / Punisher: A vigilante who aims to fight the criminal underworld by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results are.[3] Producer Kevin Feige said the character would have a "different tonality" in the film compared to his previous Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) appearances, which lean more into his violent actions than this film's rating would allow.[6]
Sony Pictures was reported in August 2019 to be developing a fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Spider-Man film alongside the third, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021),[11] after they co-produced Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) with Marvel Studios and its president Kevin Feige. Later that month, Sony said it would be making No Way Home without Marvel Studios and Feige after negotiations to update the production deal between the two companies failed.[12] Following a negative fan reaction, Sony and Marvel's parent company Disney returned to negotiations and announced a new agreement at the end of September, which allowed Marvel Studios and Feige to produce No Way Home for Sony with producer Amy Pascal.[13] In February 2021, star Tom Holland said No Way Home was the final film in his contract with Sony and Marvel but he hoped to continue playing Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the future.[14][15]Zendaya, who portrays Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson in the MCU, said in July that she did not know if another MCU Spider-Man film would be made.[16] That October, Holland said No Way Home was being treated as the end of a franchise that began with Homecoming. He said any further MCU Spider-Man films would differ from the first trilogy and feature a tonal change.[17]
Holland said in November 2021 that he was unsure if he should continue making Spider-Man films and felt he would have done something wrong if he was still portraying the character in his thirties. He expressed interest in a film focusing on the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man instead of Parker. Despite this, Pascal hoped to continue working with Holland on future Spider-Man films,[18] and said work on the first film in a new trilogy was about to begin.[19]The Hollywood Reporter reported that Sony did not yet have official plans for further MCU Spider-Man films but the studio hoped to continue its collaboration with Marvel Studios.[20] Holland said he did not know about plans for future Spider-Man films, but there were some "very, very exciting things" being discussed and he felt the franchise had a bright future.[21] The next month, he added that he had achieved what he wanted with the character and was ready to say goodbye to the role if he did not end up starring in another film, but he would be saddened to leave the franchise.[22] Pascal expressed her hope that the partnership between Sony and Disney would last forever, and Feige promised that it would not break down again as it did during the development of No Way Home. He said Holland's Parker would return in another MCU film at some point, and confirmed that he had begun discussing the story for the next Spider-Man film with Pascal, Sony, and Disney.[23] This would continue from Parker's "momentous decision" at the end of No Way Home to make everyone forget who he is.[24][25]
By April 2022, when series director Jon Watts exited as director of Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four film (2025), Sony was expecting Watts to return for the next Spider-Man film.[26] A month later, Sony Pictures CEO and chairman Tom Rothman confirmed that he hoped the "whole group" from the previous films would return, including Watts, Holland, and Zendaya.[27] Feige said in February 2023 that they had a story with "big ideas" and writers had begun work on it,[28] but this was put on hold in May because of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. Pascal said work would resume on the film after the strike concluded.[29] Holland said he had been involved in meetings about the film, and these had also been put on hold because of the writers' strike.[30] He was happy with the creative reasoning that had been proposed for why a fourth film should be made, but was apprehensive about the stigma surrounding fourth films in franchises and felt they had "hit a home run with our first franchise and there's a part of me that wants to walk away with my head held high and pass the baton" to another actor.[31]
Restarting active work
The writers' strike ended in late September 2023,[32] and Holland confirmed in November that discussions about the film had restarted. He stated that he would only return for a fourth film if it would "do justice to the character".[33] In his meetings with the studios, Holland presented "a vibe" of what fans had been saying on the internet since No Way Home's release, believing it was important to understand what fans were interested in since "we make these movies for [the fans]".[34][35] Journalist Jeff Sneider reported in early 2024 that Marvel Studios was considering Drew Goddard and Justin Lin to direct;[36][37] that Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers had returned from the prior three Spider-Man films to write the script; that Holland and Zendaya were both expected to return;[36] and that filming was set to begin in September or October of that year, delaying filming for the third season of Euphoria (2026) to accommodate Zendaya's schedule.[37]Variety reported in March that the script was still being worked on and there was no director or filming date set.[38] The next month, Holland said they were giving the writers the time that they needed to work on the script following the strike. He added that he would "always want to do Spider-Man films" and owed his career to the franchise, but reiterated that he wanted to make sure the next film was made the right way to preserve the legacy of the previous trilogy. Holland was able to have more input on the fourth film's story because he was involved in the creative process much earlier than he was for the previous Spider-Man films.[39] Feige said in July that a draft of the script was being submitted "relatively soon",[40] and Watts may not be available to direct due to his busy schedule with other projects.[41] Watts ultimately chose not to direct the film.[42]
After further work on the script, the studios began meeting with directors. Destin Daniel Cretton was the top choice to direct by September 2024 when he was in early talks.[43][44] He directed the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) for Marvel Studios and signed an overall deal with them in December 2021 that included directing a sequel to that film and developing the Disney+ series Wonder Man (2025). Cretton was also hired to direct the MCU crossover film Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in July 2022,[45] but stepped down in November 2023 due to schedule delays.[46] That film was subsequently reworked into Avengers: Doomsday (2026).[47] The fourth Spider-Man film was said to be the priority for Marvel Studios over a sequel to Shang-Chi.[48] Also in September 2024, McKenna and Sommers were confirmed to be writing the film, Holland and Zendaya were reportedly in talks to return, and filming was expected to begin in early 2025.[43][44] Sneider reported a planned release date in 2026 and questioned the extent of Zendaya's role compared to the previous Spider-Man films due to her busy schedule in 2025 filming Euphoria's third season and the film Dune: Part Three (2026).[49] In October, Holland said he was excited after reading a draft of the script with Zendaya, though he felt it still needed work. He said one of the challenges was fitting into the overall plan for the MCU and described the schedule needed for this as "a tall order but definitely achievable with the fantastic people we have working on it now".[50] He said filming would begin in mid-2025,[51] working around his commitments to Doomsday and the film The Odyssey (2026). Zendaya no longer needed to work around the filming of Dune: Part Three, which had been delayed to early 2026.[52] Soon after Holland's comments, he and Cretton were confirmed to have signed on for the fourth Spider-Man film. It was scheduled for release on July 24, 2026.[1]
By November 2024, it was again unclear if Zendaya would reprise her role after she joined Holland in The Odyssey.[53] Sneider reported that filming was not expected to begin until late 2025 or early 2026 and there was potential for the release date to be delayed until 2027 as a result, in part because Sony did not plan to release it the same year as the animated film Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was expected to be ready for a 2026 release at that point;[54][55]Beyond the Spider-Verse was later scheduled for release in 2027.[56] In December, Sneider further reported that Zendaya's role had been "severely reduced" due to her schedule, with filming set to take place from June to October 2025 between the filming schedules for Euphoria's third season and Dune: Part Three. He also reported that Charlie Cox was slated to reprise his role as Matt Murdock / Daredevil from No Way Home and other MCU media; alien symbiotes were included in the script; a new group of Parker's classmates would be introduced; and Sacha Baron Cohen was expected to appear as Mephisto, reprising his role from the series finale of the Disney+ miniseries Ironheart (2025).[10]
Pre-production
In February 2025, filming was confirmed to be beginning in mid-2025 in London,[57] and the release date was pushed back a week to July 31, 2026, to distance it from the release of The Odyssey earlier that month. Variety reported that it was still unclear whether Zendaya would be returning for the film, while Deadline Hollywood reported that she would but her deal had not been finalized.[58][59]Sadie Sink was cast in a significant role in March, following rumors that she could portray the X-Men member Jean Grey in the MCU.[4] At Sony's CinemaCon panel at the end of the month, Holland and Cretton announced the title as Spider-Man: Brand New Day, derived from the 2008 comic book storyline "Brand New Day". Holland described the film as a "fresh start" following the ending of No Way Home.[60] Zendaya and Jacob Batalon were expected to return, with Batalon reprising his MCU role as Ned Leeds,[60][5] while Sneider reported that the film would take place concurrently with the events of Doomsday and he did not expect Holland to appear in the latter as a result.[61]Liza Colón-Zayas joined the cast in May.[5]
Zendaya and Batalon were confirmed to be returning in June 2025, but the extent of their roles was unclear.[3] Filming was revealed to be beginning that August.[62][63] Additionally, Jon Bernthal was revealed to be reprising his MCU role of Frank Castle / Punisher in the film. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter said the addition of Bernthal indicated that Brand New Day could have a more grounded story due to the Punisher's characterization and background, and questioned how his violent nature would translate into the family-friendly Spider-Man property.[3] Feige confirmed Bernthal's role a month later.[6] He said the ending of No Way Home was a promise to audiences that they would see Holland as a "proper Spider-Man" for the first time, with the character on his own and fighting street-level crime in New York City rather than dealing with "world-ending events". Because of this, Marvel wanted to include other street-level heroes in the film that Holland's Spider-Man had not interacted with before, such as the Punisher. Feige noted that the latter was introduced in a Spider-Man comic, specifically The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #129 (1974). He said Cretton had eight or nine comic book covers on the art department wall, which he was planning to recreate in the film, seemingly including the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #129.[2]
Following rumors that Mark Ruffalo would be reprising his MCU role as Bruce Banner / Hulk in the film, his casting was confirmed with the start of filming in August 2025. Aaron Couch and Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter said Ruffalo's role in the film had only "firmed up" as the script came together in the lead-up to filming. They noted that the previous MCU Spider-Man films each featured a major MCU co-star—Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man in Homecoming, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Far From Home, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in No Way Home—as part of Sony and Marvel Studios' special agreement, and compared this to the Marvel Team-Up comic books which feature Spider-Man teaming-up with different heroes. They felt Brand New Day was "stacking the deck" by featuring both Bernthal and Ruffalo. The latter made a cameo appearance in Shang-Chi for Cretton.[7][64] Holland previously expressed interest in an MCU team-up with Spider-Man and the Hulk, enjoying an image from the comics of the pair together and believing they should have a "big brother-little brother" dynamic.[65] Additionally, Michael Mando was set to reprise his role as Mac Gargan / Scorpion from Homecoming, following up on the tease of more story for the character in that film's mid-credits scene.[7][64]
Costume designer Sanja Milkovic Hays returned from No Way Home and other MCU films,[66] and production designer Charles Wood also returned from previous MCU media.[67] Holland was involved in developing the film's Spider-Man suit, focusing on the story reasons for why it looks the way that it does.[34]
Filming
An armored vehicle from the film, pictured during location shooting in Glasgow, Scotland, in August 2025
Principal photography began on August 3, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland, under the working titleBlue Oasis,[68][69] with Brett Pawlak returning as cinematographer from many of Cretton's previous films.[70] The Jackie Chan Stunt Team coordinated the fight sequences,[71] returning from Shang-Chi.[72] Filming was previously expected to begin in early 2025,[44] but was adjusted to work around Holland's other commitments,[52] including filming for The Odyssey, which took place first.[4] Production was scheduled for around two weeks throughout Glasgow city center, including Merchant City, George Square, and Trongate, for scenes set in New York City,[63][73] and one of the film's action set pieces. Holland was excited to start principal photography with location shooting, returning to the feel of making Homecoming, after production on No Way Home was restricted to soundstages due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[74] He was glad that fans could experience the start of filming with the cast and crew.[75] Set photos from Glasgow showed armored vehicles with a red demon logo on them. Bradley Russell of Total Film compared these logos to the symbol for the Inner Demons gang, who are led by Mister Negative in the comics, and speculated that Mister Negative could be appearing in the film.[76] Paul Trainer at Glasgow World reported that the Glasgow set was using a reference bust in the shape of a rhinoceros head, similar to the design for the comics character Rhino.[77]
Filming took place at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, England, on August 7.[78] Around then, filming in Glasgow was extended until August 18,[79] for the shooting of a commercial.[80]Tramell Tillman joined the cast at the end of August.[8] Soundstage work for Brand New Day took place at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, for most of September.[62][81] At the start of the month, Ruffalo said he was "still waiting to hear" about his role in the film and stated that he had not seen a script for it.[82] On September 19, Holland suffered a mild concussion while filming a stunt on the Pinewood set.[83][81] Filming at Pinewood was subsequently paused until September 29 while Holland recovered, because the production determined that they could not shoot around his scenes. This was not expected to impact the film's release date.[81] At that time, Marvin Jones III was revealed to be portraying Lonnie Lincoln / Tombstone, after previously voicing another version of the character in Sony's animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).[9] Filming also took place then in Basingstoke, England, with one of Holland's stunt doubles. Filming at Basingstoke was expected to continue through early October.[84]
Marketing
Cretton discussed the film at Sony's CinemaCon panel in March 2025 and Holland appeared via a video message to announce the title.[60] Commentators noted the appropriateness of the title considering the "Brand New Day" comic book storyline explores a reset of Spider-Man's character and story following the events of the 2007–08 "One More Day" storyline, similar to the reset for the MCU's Peter Parker at the end of No Way Home. There was also speculation about what impact the events of Doomsday would have on the film.[85][86][87] Diego Peralta at ComicBook.com questioned whether it would adapt specific elements from the comic storylines, such as having Parker make a deal with Mephisto to resurrect his aunt May Parker following her death in No Way Home, or if the title was just a reference to Parker's new life.[86] Kevin Erdmann of Screen Rant said the "One More Day" and "Brand New Day" storylines were controversial with readers, in part because they reverted Spider-Man's character growth and relationships. He felt the film could follow a similar storyline without making the same mistake.[87]
On August 1, 2025—known as "Spider-Man Day"—Sony released a nine-second teaser of the film's new Spider-Man costume. It has comics-accurate red and blue colors, raised webbing, and the same faint hexagonal webbing design on the fabric from Holland's previous suits.[88][89][90] Michael McWhertor at Polygon likened the raised webbing to the suit worn by former Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire and said the fabric was "glittery and textured", a contrast to Holland's prior high-tech suits.[89]Gizmodo's James Whitbrook said the new costume retained some of the "metallic shiny blue" from the suit that was introduced at the end of No Way Home.[90] The next day, a twenty-second teaser was released with a full look at Holland in costume. Justin Carter, also at Gizmodo, said the biggest change other than the raised webbing was the spider logo on the chest, which is bigger than the one on Holland's previous costumes. Carter also noted the use of Michael Giacchino's MCU Spider-Man theme in the teaser.[91] Jordan Moreau at Variety said the full costume was closer to the comics than Holland's previous costumes,[92] while McKinley Franklin of The Hollywood Reporter said it resembled the suits worn by Maguire and Andrew Garfield in previous films.[93] Discussing the new costume for Screen Rant, Andy Behbakht compared it to the suit that was introduced at the end of No Way Home. He pointed out that the script for No Way Home explains that Holland's Parker took inspiration from Maguire and Garfield's suits when designing his own.[94] On August 10, Sony released a behind-the-scenes video recapping the first day of filming. Jack Dunn, also of Variety, felt Sony and Marvel had been generous with the amount of looks at the film they had released thus far.[75]
Release
Theatrical
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to be released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on July 31, 2026.[60] It was previously scheduled for release on July 24 of that year, but was pushed back a week so it would be released two weeks after The Odyssey instead of one, avoiding contention for the majority of IMAX screens which were expected to go to The Odyssey for around two weeks.[58][59] Disney had intended to release an unspecified Marvel Studios film on that initial July date, but removed this from their release schedule in August 2024, which allowed Sony to schedule the fourth Spider-Man film then.[95] It will be part of Phase Six of the MCU.[96]
Home media
In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows.[97][98] Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included future Spider-Man films following Spider-Man: No Way Home.[97] Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks.[98][99]
↑ Mok, Hong-yiu (August 25, 2025). "捕風追影 | 成龍爆七小福成員戲份被全刪︰叫導演一定留番兩個鏡頭"[Chasing Shadows | Jackie Chan reveals the Seven Little Fortunes' scenes were all deleted: He told the director to keep two scenes]. HK01. Archived from the original on August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025. 成龍早前到瑞士，出席盧卡諾電影節（Locarno Film Festival）獲頒「終身成就獎」榮譽金豹獎，以表揚在電影界的貢獻，他透露亦順道到英國探望為Marvel電影工作中的成家班︰「去倫敦開會，同埋去探班，我成家班拍緊《蜘蛛俠》，係成家班做動作導演，去睇佢哋綵排，個導演見到我即刻手騰腳震，等佢知道成班家其實係我啲人！」[Jackie Chan recently visited Switzerland to attend the Locarno Film Festival, where he was awarded the Honorary Golden Leopard Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his contributions to the film industry. He revealed that he also visited the Jackie Chan Stunt Team in the UK, where they were working on a Marvel film: "I went to London for a meeting and visited the set. My Jackie Chan Stunt Team was busy filming Spider-Man. It is the Jackie Chan Stunt Team that serves as the action directors. I went to watch them prepare, and the director was quite surprised to see me. I made sure he understood that they are part of my team.]
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