{"id":1872111,"date":"2026-04-08T11:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872111"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:53:06","slug":"tom-holland-confirms-hes-shooting-more-spider-man-brand-new-day-scenes-to-add-a-little-bit-more-humor-and-to-layer-in-a-mystery-villain-plotline-in-a-new-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872111","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland Confirms He&#8217;s Shooting More Spider-Man: Brand New Day Scenes to Add &#8216;A Little Bit More Humor&#8217; \u2014 and to Layer in a Mystery Villain Plotline &#8216;In a New Way&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Holland has said he\u2019s still shooting <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/spider-man-brand-new-day\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>, which is due out in just a few months, to add \u201cthe icing on the cake in certain areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/tom-holland-vuori-campaign-interview?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhtwitter&amp;utm_content=null\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GQ<\/a>, the Marvel star revealed that Marvel is adding more humor and is even \u201clayering in\u201d a villain plotline \u201cin a new way.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here\u2019s the quote in full:<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI can positively say that the stuff we\u2019re doing, we don\u2019t need. The movie works and sings as it is. We\u2019re just adding the icing on the cake in certain areas. We\u2019re finding some ways to add a little bit more humor. We\u2019re layering in a villain plotline in a new way and some really fun stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The addition of more humor is straightforward to understand (perhaps a movie with the super serious and normally brutally violent Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, needs more than a few laughs to compensate). But what is this \u201cvillain plotline,\u201d and how is it being layered in \u201cin a new way\u201d?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Assuming Holland is talking about adding an unannounced villain into the mix, who could it be? Despite the fact Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out soon, there\u2019s still a lot we don\u2019t know about it. We know Sadie Sink, of Stranger Things fame, is in the movie, but we don\u2019t know which character she plays. We know Michael Mando plays Scorpion, so presumably he&#8217;s not who Holland is talking about here. Could Mark Ruffalo\u2019s Bruce Banner, confirmed to be in Brand New Day, get a surprise Hulk-adjacent villain to battle? Or maybe Marvel and Sony got their s**t together and sorted the rights out so that Daredevil&#8217;s Kingpin can finally fight Spider-Man, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/daredevils-kingpin-wants-spider-man-fight-says-sony-and-marvel-need-to-get-their-s-together-and-sort-the-rights\">as Vincent D&#8217;Onofrio has called for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Or maybe this new villain plotline has to do with the overarching Marvel Cinematic Universe story, and what we\u2019ll see ties into the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/avengers-doomsday\">Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>, or maybe even sets up something further down the line.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day Cast and Characters: Who&#8217;s Confirmed for the MCU Sequel?<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026, and we\u2019ll finally get to know how Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker has been dealing with the world forgetting who he was.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhile we still don\u2019t know too much about the story of this film, the cast is starting to become a bit clearer. To that end, we\u2019re here to gather all the big confirmed and reported members of this production that will help lead us into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll keep updating this page as we learn more about the cast and characters of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but for now, let us know what you\u2019re hoping for in this much-anticipated entry in the MCU! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nTom Holland will once again star as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but perhaps at the lowest we\u2019ve ever seen him. Well, maybe the second lowest, as turning to dust in Tony Stark\u2019s arms sounds pretty awful.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThanks to a spell Doctor Strange had to cast to cause the world to forget Peter Parker, Holland\u2019s character has never been more alone. As if that isn\u2019t bad enough, he\u2019s also still mourning the death of Aunt May.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHolland himself has talked about the upcoming film, saying it \u201creally feels like we aren't making the fourth movie. We're making the first movie in the chapter. This is a rebirth. This is something completely new.&quot;\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, it stops being so painful, as Holland was recently rushed to the hospital and suffered a \u201cmild concussion\u201d while filming a stunt on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Hey, no one said being a superhero was easy! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 12 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zendaya as Michelle \u2018MJ\u2019 Jones\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe all know and love that Zendaya and Holland are engaged in real life, but things aren\u2019t so great for the pair in the MCU. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dr. Strange\u2019s spell made the world forget Peter Parker, and that included his love interest, MJ.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, these two hearts can reconnect in Brand New Day! When they last saw each other in No Way Home, MJ may have felt something when Parker was trying to hold back tears while saying goodbye at the shop where she worked, hinting that there may be a part of her that still remembers the love they felt for each other.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacob Batalon as Ned\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nJacob Batalon is Peter Parker\u2019s closest friend, Ned; unfortunately, the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day also resulted in Ned forgetting who Peter Parker is too.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nGood friendships can last through most things, and we hope these two can get back to being best friends and laughing together. However, could the lack of Ned in Peter\u2019s life, at least for the moment, lead our hero to finding a new friend? Perhaps one in the Osborn family? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sadie Sink\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia Deadline, Stranger Things\u2019 Sadie Sink has reportedly been cast in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, although it has yet to be confirmed who she will be playing. However, that hasn\u2019t stopped the rumor mill, and Deadline speculates that Sink will play either X-Men character Jean Grey or \u201canother beloved redheaded Spider-Man character.\u201d\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe latter suggestion clearly hints at Mary Jane Watson, but this Spidey series already has its \u2018MJ\u2019 in Zendaya, even though she plays Michelle Jones-Watson. Either way, Sink looks to be playing a \u201csignificant\u201d role in this fourth MCU Spidey film, so we shouldn\u2019t have to wait too much longer to find out who her character is.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle \/ The Punisher\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia THR, Jon Bernthal has once again been cast as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, but this time it will be in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He may have to be a little less violent, as this film is PG-13, but his presence will still no doubt be felt.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe last time we saw the Punisher was in Disney+\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again, where he was Kingpin\u2019s prisoner at Red Hook. However, he was able to grab a guard and break his arm to escape, seemingly setting him up to appear in not only Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but also his own Guardians of the Galaxy-style Marvel special.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nCould we also see Charlie Cox\u2019s Daredevil in Spider-Man: Brand New Day after he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home? Only time will tell!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last month, we reported on how <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/spider-man-fans-are-convinced-brand-new-days-trailer-has-been-edited-to-hide-secret-characters-in-a-specific-scene\">fans were convinced that the recent Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer had been edited to digitally remove several hidden characters from a specific scene<\/a>. Clearly, there\u2019s a lot going on in this movie, and there\u2019s much for fans to discover.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day launches in theaters on July 31, while Avengers: Doomsday will follow on December 18. Not long now.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Holland has said he\u2019s still shooting <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/spider-man-brand-new-day\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>, which is due out in just a few months, to add \u201cthe icing on the cake in certain areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/tom-holland-vuori-campaign-interview?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhtwitter&amp;utm_content=null\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GQ<\/a>, the Marvel star revealed that Marvel is adding more humor and is even \u201clayering in\u201d a villain plotline \u201cin a new way.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here\u2019s the quote in full:<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI can positively say that the stuff we\u2019re doing, we don\u2019t need. The movie works and sings as it is. We\u2019re just adding the icing on the cake in certain areas. We\u2019re finding some ways to add a little bit more humor. We\u2019re layering in a villain plotline in a new way and some really fun stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The addition of more humor is straightforward to understand (perhaps a movie with the super serious and normally brutally violent Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, needs more than a few laughs to compensate). But what is this \u201cvillain plotline,\u201d and how is it being layered in \u201cin a new way\u201d?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Assuming Holland is talking about adding an unannounced villain into the mix, who could it be? Despite the fact Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out soon, there\u2019s still a lot we don\u2019t know about it. We know Sadie Sink, of Stranger Things fame, is in the movie, but we don\u2019t know which character she plays. We know Michael Mando plays Scorpion, so presumably he&#8217;s not who Holland is talking about here. Could Mark Ruffalo\u2019s Bruce Banner, confirmed to be in Brand New Day, get a surprise Hulk-adjacent villain to battle? Or maybe Marvel and Sony got their s**t together and sorted the rights out so that Daredevil&#8217;s Kingpin can finally fight Spider-Man, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/daredevils-kingpin-wants-spider-man-fight-says-sony-and-marvel-need-to-get-their-s-together-and-sort-the-rights\">as Vincent D&#8217;Onofrio has called for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Or maybe this new villain plotline has to do with the overarching Marvel Cinematic Universe story, and what we\u2019ll see ties into the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/avengers-doomsday\">Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>, or maybe even sets up something further down the line.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day Cast and Characters: Who&#8217;s Confirmed for the MCU Sequel?<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026, and we\u2019ll finally get to know how Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker has been dealing with the world forgetting who he was.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhile we still don\u2019t know too much about the story of this film, the cast is starting to become a bit clearer. To that end, we\u2019re here to gather all the big confirmed and reported members of this production that will help lead us into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll keep updating this page as we learn more about the cast and characters of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but for now, let us know what you\u2019re hoping for in this much-anticipated entry in the MCU! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nTom Holland will once again star as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but perhaps at the lowest we\u2019ve ever seen him. Well, maybe the second lowest, as turning to dust in Tony Stark\u2019s arms sounds pretty awful.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThanks to a spell Doctor Strange had to cast to cause the world to forget Peter Parker, Holland\u2019s character has never been more alone. As if that isn\u2019t bad enough, he\u2019s also still mourning the death of Aunt May.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHolland himself has talked about the upcoming film, saying it \u201creally feels like we aren't making the fourth movie. We're making the first movie in the chapter. This is a rebirth. This is something completely new.&quot;\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, it stops being so painful, as Holland was recently rushed to the hospital and suffered a \u201cmild concussion\u201d while filming a stunt on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Hey, no one said being a superhero was easy! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 12 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zendaya as Michelle \u2018MJ\u2019 Jones\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe all know and love that Zendaya and Holland are engaged in real life, but things aren\u2019t so great for the pair in the MCU. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dr. Strange\u2019s spell made the world forget Peter Parker, and that included his love interest, MJ.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, these two hearts can reconnect in Brand New Day! When they last saw each other in No Way Home, MJ may have felt something when Parker was trying to hold back tears while saying goodbye at the shop where she worked, hinting that there may be a part of her that still remembers the love they felt for each other.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacob Batalon as Ned\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nJacob Batalon is Peter Parker\u2019s closest friend, Ned; unfortunately, the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day also resulted in Ned forgetting who Peter Parker is too.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nGood friendships can last through most things, and we hope these two can get back to being best friends and laughing together. However, could the lack of Ned in Peter\u2019s life, at least for the moment, lead our hero to finding a new friend? Perhaps one in the Osborn family? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sadie Sink\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia Deadline, Stranger Things\u2019 Sadie Sink has reportedly been cast in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, although it has yet to be confirmed who she will be playing. However, that hasn\u2019t stopped the rumor mill, and Deadline speculates that Sink will play either X-Men character Jean Grey or \u201canother beloved redheaded Spider-Man character.\u201d\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe latter suggestion clearly hints at Mary Jane Watson, but this Spidey series already has its \u2018MJ\u2019 in Zendaya, even though she plays Michelle Jones-Watson. Either way, Sink looks to be playing a \u201csignificant\u201d role in this fourth MCU Spidey film, so we shouldn\u2019t have to wait too much longer to find out who her character is.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle \/ The Punisher\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia THR, Jon Bernthal has once again been cast as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, but this time it will be in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He may have to be a little less violent, as this film is PG-13, but his presence will still no doubt be felt.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe last time we saw the Punisher was in Disney+\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again, where he was Kingpin\u2019s prisoner at Red Hook. However, he was able to grab a guard and break his arm to escape, seemingly setting him up to appear in not only Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but also his own Guardians of the Galaxy-style Marvel special.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nCould we also see Charlie Cox\u2019s Daredevil in Spider-Man: Brand New Day after he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home? Only time will tell!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last month, we reported on how <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/spider-man-fans-are-convinced-brand-new-days-trailer-has-been-edited-to-hide-secret-characters-in-a-specific-scene\">fans were convinced that the recent Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer had been edited to digitally remove several hidden characters from a specific scene<\/a>. Clearly, there\u2019s a lot going on in this movie, and there\u2019s much for fans to discover.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day launches in theaters on July 31, while Avengers: Doomsday will follow on December 18. Not long now.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Holland has said he\u2019s still shooting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is due out in just a few months, to add \u201cthe icing on the cake in certain areas.\u201d In a new interview with GQ, the Marvel star revealed that Marvel is adding more humor and is even \u201clayering in\u201d a villain plotline \u201cin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-1872111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1872111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1872111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1872111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1872111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1872111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}