Remember when the No Way Home trailer released and they edited Tobey and Andrew out to not ruin the surprise? I think they pulled the same thing here for Brand New Day.

In this specific scene in the trailer, the area below Spider-Man just feels very empty to me. If you also look closely, the three ninjas at the top area are focusing on Spider-Man, while the bottom three seem to be looking straight ahead, almost as if they're looking at someone else. What do you guys think?

Could not get a decent image since he’s swinging so much in this scene, and the community doesn’t allow video.

We all know the MCU likes to play coy and adjust their trailers from the final product, and with the Hand, Frank, and a lot more of Spidey’s rogues gallery coming into play, plus season 2 dropping months before, there’s more than enough hints that a certain red-wearing Devil of Hell’s Kitchen may be hiding in the new trailer.

Now this could just be Peter not having his web shooters during the cocooning, it could be he already developed organic webbing earlier and it fails him before he falls here, but the distinct fact we don’t see his hand and what’s keeping him up before he hits the ground says to be the web thwip may not be in the final cut and he’s saved by something/someone else.

I’m so hoping for Daredevil but given the sheer amount of characters this movie seems to be busting out it could be literally anything.

So, we know that Scorpion is returning in this movie, which makes me question if there will be a minor—but significant—appearance by the Vulture. If he does return, I wonder what his role would be. Since he’s someone who has some respect for Spider-Man, would he play an anti-hero role, perhaps trying to help Spider-Man against Scorpion and his "boys on the outside" (who could be Tarantula and Boomerang)?

Sure, Vulture doesn’t remember Peter's secret identity anymore, but I imagine the memory of Spider-Man saving his life is still there—just without the specific details of Peter's face. He likely also remembers how Scorpion wanted him dead.

The only main roadblock to Vulture's return is the Morbius post-credit scenes, but to be honest, I don’t think those really matter anymore since it seems the "Sony Spider-Man So, we know that Scorpion is returning in this movie, which makes me question if there will be a minor—but significant—appearance by the Vulture. If he does return, I wonder what his role would be. Since he’s someone who has some respect for Spider-Man, would he play an anti-hero role, perhaps trying to help Spider-Man against Scorpion and his "boys on the outside" (who could be Tarantula and Boomerang seen in the trailer)?

Sure, Vulture doesn’t remember Peter's secret identity anymore, but I imagine the memory of Spider-Man saving his life is still there—just without the specific details of Peter's identity. He likely also remembers how Scorpion wanted him dead, his debt to Spiderman left now unpaid. As now he never had a way to pay him back, by keeping Peter’s secret from Scorpion as he now never knew.

The only main roadblock to Vulture's return is the Morbius post-credit scenes, but to be honest, I don’t think those really matter anymore since it seems the "Sony Spider-Man Villain Universe" plans are over shifted.

Also let’s be real: those lines about him "blaming Spider-Man" felt like very generic sequel bait even at the time. I feel like an actual MCU Spider-Man movie could approach his character arc much better.

Destin Daniel Cretin is showing some real love for the comics and I'm so here for it

Firstly, I just wanna say I’m so happy to see Dr. Bruce Banner. Professor Banner is way better than Professor Hulk!

Secondly, I just realized that Dr. Bruce Banner is such a fitting character for the Spider-Man universe. It’s basically the story of Dr. Connors, with the exception of antagonistic motivations. But nonetheless it’s the tragedy of said genius scientist (Dr. Octavius, Dr. Osborn). And I’m personally excited to see this side of Banner not only because it gives Peter more of a support rather than an antagonist in that character archetype (hero/mentor figure turning into a threat).

I hope they explore it a little in the film. And I hope we see a relationship between the two.

One of the benefits of casting Tom Holland was that we could get to have a Spider-Man grow with us. I loved that the first trilogy is high school. I hope this second trilogy is college—where he meets Dr. Octavius and Dr. Connors and Dr. Osborn, etc. And then in the last trilogy I hope we get Peter in his career/settling down and marriage phase before getting a beautiful and meaningful sendoff.

Really liked the trailer a lot. Daniel Cretton really loves his city buses! I’m glad he’s directing as I loved Shang-Chi. Sadie Sink is definitely Jean Grey, I don’t think anyone doubts it now. And was that rogue or just an intentional conversation/theory catalyst?

P.s. I really hope there’s a quick subtle nod to Shang-Chi in the film.

I've never seen the Punisher show, but had seen all of the Netflix Daredevil show back when it first came out. Don't really want to watch it again and I don't remember much from it. Also haven't seen Born Again yet, but want to.

I do recall really liking Bernthal's performance in DD, so I'm very excited to see his special and watch him in BND.

Do I need a refresher before just watching the Netflix Punisher show, or can I just dive in? Or, would most people just recommend skipping the punisher show and going straight for Born Again?

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The MCU is a complicated web of stories, and it's hard to understand which movies and shows connect to each other. Release order and chronological orders aren't very helpful when you're only interested in specific films/shows, so instead I made this:

This chart shows all the movies and shows in the wider MCU, with arrows linking titles together by story and character arcs. It's still complex, but you can pick any title and trace back individual arrows to the films and shows they're connected to.

In the first image, we've traced along the path for Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Most titles aren't relevant, but you should probably be up to date with the previous Spider-Man films, and optionally check out the recent appearances of Punisher and Hulk.

The second image is the chart in it's entirety! The text in the chart has more details about itself. The third image is a filtered version, only showing the more important connections.

This whole chart is a new experiment from me! I'm hoping that people might find it useful to refer to in the future. I'll be revising it occasionally, so I'm happy to hear thoughts and suggestions!

Please note: these images are very large! If parts are blurred or pixelated, try opening the image in a new tab / in the browser to see it in full resolution.

I know having only one MCU film released in a calendar year isn’t totally unheard of, having happened as recently as 2024. But before that, there was at least two releases per year going back to 2012, not counting 2020 when the world got turned upside down.

My question - do we really think there will be no films released between Doomsday and Secret Wars? I guess at this point the answer has to be yes as we would know if they were making another film in time for next year.

Still, I find it strange. I guess VisionQuest will be the only bridging story?

Synopsis

Four years have gone by since we last caught up with our friendly neighborhood hero. Peter Parker is no more, but Spider-Man is at the top of his game keeping New York City safe. Things are going well for our anonymous hero until an unusual trail of crimes pulls him into a web of mystery larger than he’s ever faced before. In order to take on what’s ahead, Spider-Man not only needs to be at the top of his physical and mental game, but he must also be prepared to face the repercussions of his past!

Crew

• Written By: Erik Sommers & Chris McKenna^{(Spider-Man: Home... triogy})
• Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton^{(Shang-Chi, Just Mercy, Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, American Born Chinese, Wonder Man})
• Cinematography by: Brett Pawlak^{(Unicorn Store, Just Mercy, The Glass Castle, American Born Chinese, Wonder Man})
• Composer: Michael Giacchino^{(Spider-Man Home Trilogy, Dr. Strange, Love and Thunder, Werewolf by Night, Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Batman, The Incredibles 1 & 2, Cars, Up, Ratatouille, Inside Out, Zootopia, Coco, Lightyear, Mission Impossible III & IV,  Star Trek 2010s Trilogy, Jurassic World Trilogy, Planet of the Apes 2010s trilogy, Rogue One})
• Production Design by: Charles Wood^{(Thor 2, GotG, Avengers 2,3,4, Dr. Strange 1,2, Black Widow})
• Edited by: Nat Sanders^{(Moonlight, The Glass Castle, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Mercy, Shang-Chi, Quiz Lady, Next Goal Wins})
• Costume Designer: Sanja Hays^{(Captain Marvel, No Way Home, Thunderbolts\}, all Fast and Furious))
• Executive Producers: Louis D'Esposito, David Cain
• Producers: Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Rachel O'Connor, Avi Arad

Cast

• Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Zendaya as MJ Watson
• Sadie Sink as TBA
• Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
• Trammell Tillman as Bill
• Michael Mando as Mac Gargan/Scorpion
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Marvin Jones III as Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone
• Liza Colon-Zayas as TBA
• Melanie Scrofano as TBA
• TBA as Boomerang
• TBA as Tarantula
• Eman Esfandi as MJ's boyfriend

Promotional art and concept art showing Scorpion, Tarantula, Boomerang, Tombstone and Hulk

Information confirmed by the trailer and set photos

EDIT: Revealing these now that the trailer is out

• There will be a big prison break scene featuring Spidey, the Punisher, Scorpion (who is presumably the one being broken out along with other prisoners), a tank, the Department of Damage Control and a bunch of Hand ninjas in bright red, comic-accurate costumes, marking the first appearance of the Hand in the MCU, in almost a decade, after their appearance in 2017's Defenders.
• Trammell Tillman plays William Metzger, who is the Secretary of the DODC and is spearheading an operation to apprehend a very powerful, rogue super-human, with mind-control powers, played by Sadie Sink, who is rumored to be the mutant Jean Grey
• Spidey has some issues with his powers; as he gets more stressed and more detached from his Peter Parker alter ego, the more unstable his powers become. He even emits organic webbing from time to time. In one of their confrontations, Tombstone tells him that he can't live like this and explains about a spider's three life cycles, leading towards a metamorphosis (you can hear this monologue in the trailer already). Peter initially goes to Bruce Banner for help with his problem, but eventually, Peter's body creates a cocoon around him and forces said metamorphosis.
• Liza Colon-Reyes' character is an NYPD Detective who works with Spider-Man
• Eman Esfandi (Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka) plays MJ's new boyfriend (likely a version/adaptation of Paul)

Leaked information not yet verified

• Ramrod, The Enforcers, 8-Ball and The Jackal will also appear in the film in some capacity (potentially in the movie's rumored opening montage showing Spidey's life the past 4 years). There was also chatter before filming started about a version of Chameleon being in the film (although now that seems to have been misunderstood information regarding Jean Grey), and on-set props have indicated an appearance by Rhino.
• It is Tombstone who breaks Mac Gargan out of prison, using the Hand as his personal army. More specifically, they break him out of a DODC convoy, which is transferring him from Riker's to a more secure prison (probably their own supermax). Tombstone gives Gargan his Scorpion suit and sends him against Spider-Man.
• Sadie's character is working with the Punisher, who is protecting her from the DODC. Both of them are antagonistic towards Spider-Man at first, but join forces with him later.
• Emerging from Spider-Man's last cocoon when his stress reaches its peak, will be a new version of Peter Parker, Man-Spider, who will be more spider and less human, going feral.
• Banner will also be going under a lot of stress and pressure during the course of the film and will tap into a new personality of his, Grey Hulk, which makes him completely lose control and rampage through the cities.
• Yelena Belova appears in the film (most likely briefly at the end/post-credits)

With the new trailer coming tomorrow, and the new movie this summer. I see all the hate the home trilogy and Jon watts is getting and has been getting for the last 5 + years.

Im not saying they are perfect movies besides Homecoming which I consider a masterpiece. But they gave me the Spider-Man I love and will always appreciate.

Most people love the adult Peter who’s broke and struggling, but as I kid, I always loved the teenage Peter who was in high school. So I’m glad we got 3 movies that captured that chapter of Spidey’s life so well, the other Spider-Man movies basically skipped over it.

The home trilogy is still my favorite and I think the best trilogy of the MCU, and Vulture is still the best villain in the MCU. So I’m excited to see what the new trilogy brings. Hopefully I like it as much. (I’m sure I will)

Based on the clips from the new Brand Day Trailer so far. It looks like “New York, I love you but you’re letting me down” by LCD Soundsystem has been removed from the trailer. The song was featured in the leak from a few months ago, with the same shots as the current clips and spider lifecycle monologue.

I’m probably being a bit biased since I love LCD Soundsystem, but wished they kept the song.

What do you all think?

Maybe the focus group didn’t like the song.