{"id":235,"date":"2026-06-19T16:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:54:40","slug":"is-spider-man-brand-new-day-going-to-be-overstuffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/is-spider-man-brand-new-day-going-to-be-overstuffed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is &#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217; Going to be Overstuffed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a little over a month away from the release of <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em>, fans were finally treated to a second trailer on Wednesday. The film is being helmed by Dustin Daniel Cretton and will be Tom Holland&#8217;s fourth solo adventure as the web-slinger. However, the trailer, as well as the rumor-mill surrounding the film, don\u2019t make it seem like much of a solo-story at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY \u2013 New Trailer (4K)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3gAlCLVpePk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day &#8211; New Trailer (4K) &#8211; Film Distributed by Sony Pictures, Disney and Marvel Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last time we saw Spider-Man on the big screen, he was swinging through the streets of New York to fight crime after Doctor Strange cast a spell to make everyone forget his secret identity. He had no family left, no friends, no MJ and for the first time since joining the MCU in <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em> (all the way back in 2016, can you believe it?) Peter Parker was completely alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans were ecstatic about this change in status-quo, as many believe that Spider-Man is a character that is doomed to suffer. As a lifelong fan of Spidey myself (as evidenced by the picture below from my mother\u2019s photo album), I too was excited to see what Feige and his goons had in store for Peter Parker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1024x1002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.021966548610969;width:407px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1024x1002.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-768x752.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A real life picture of Spider-Man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As more information has come out about the film over the past year, I can\u2019t help but question: is <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> going to fall into the same trap that Raimi\u2019s <em>Spider-Man 3<\/em> and Webb\u2019s <em>The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em> did? Is this movie going to try to do way, <strong>way<\/strong>, too much? Will it be overstuffed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Precedent and the Evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spider-Man is a character with an extensive history; there are over 65 years of stories to pull inspiration from for adaptations. The issue arises, as it did with Raimi and Webb, when the creators allow too many stories to influence the production of a singular piece of media. It\u2019s the classic issue of there being too many cooks in the kitchen; a melting pot of ingredients can only be good if they\u2019re all cooked properly. A film can only be good if its individual storylines have enough runtime to be fleshed-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s run through the many ambitions <em>Brand New Day<\/em> is seemingly attempting to fulfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter Parker and Spider-Puberty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong>After losing everything at the end of <em>No Way Home<\/em>, Peter is truly at a low-point. He isn\u2019t letting anyone into his life, and the trailers are implying that his spider infused DNA is being impacted by his loneliness. I find this angle interesting, even if it\u2019s a little unclear what direction Cretton is choosing to take here. Are they setting up Peter getting the symbiote suit in <em>Secret Wars<\/em>? Or are they taking the more unconventional route and adapting the Man-Spider storyline from 1984\u2019s <em>Marvel Fanfare #2<\/em>? Considering the MCU\u2019s hit-or-miss track record with CGI for the greater part of a decade, I kind of hope it\u2019s not Man-Spider; I don\u2019t really have faith they\u2019ll make it look good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8216;Man-Spider&#8217; from &#8216;Spider-Man: The Animated Series&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Mentor(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the reasons fans were so excited about the ending of <em>No Way Home<\/em> is because it implied that Holland\u2019s next Spider-Man movie would not feature another hero in a prominent role. All 3 of his other films featured another hero that would provide Peter guidance (Iron Man in <em>Homecoming<\/em>, Nick Fury in <em>Far From Home<\/em> and Doctor Strange in <em>No Way Home<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it seems Peter will have multiple familiar characters helping him out in <em>Brand New Day<\/em>, and I don\u2019t know how they\u2019re going to balance screen-time between all of them. Mark Ruffalo returns as The Hulk for the first time since 2022\u2019s <em>She-Hulk<\/em>, looking more rageful than ever. John Bernthal is making his MCU film debut as The Punisher, butting heads with Peter.. Also, it\u2019s been heavily rumoured amongst fans since the first trailer released that Daredevil would make a cameo, but that\u2019s unconfirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Sadie Sink Piece<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was announced over a year ago that Sadie Sink would be starring in this movie in an unconfirmed role. We still have no idea who she\u2019s playing. Well, okay, I won\u2019t say <em>we have no idea<\/em> who she is, all signs point to her being the MCU\u2019s Jean Grey. I\u2019m very curious as to why Marvel is deciding to introduce Jean in a Spider-Man movie; they\u2019ve never really had a direct connection in the comics. Also, she appears to be playing a villain in the movie. Whatever, I&#8217;ll buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Villians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of villains, I\u2019m just going to quickly run through all of them who are confirmed, or have been rumoured, to be in this movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whoever Sadie Sink is playing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hand (feeding into the Daredevil theory)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scorpion played by Michael Mando<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boomerang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tarantula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whoever Tramell Tillman is playing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whoever Keith David is playing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tombstone played by Marvin Jones III (Rumor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, that\u2019s a lot. Also, if you include the huge Spider-Man v. Hulk action set piece that\u2019s shown in the new trailer, that\u2019s a lot of fights for one movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New AI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cretton and Holland have both made it abundantly clear that they are confident <em>Brand New Day <\/em>will be the greatest Spider-Man movie yet. Cretton, specifically, was so confident that he released the first few pages of the movie\u2019s script back in April. In the script, it is revealed that Peter has created his own new AI named \u201cEV\u201d. EV will replace Friday, Peter\u2019s previous AI companion that was invented by Tony Stark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MJ and Ned<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh yeah, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are reprising their roles as MJ and Ned, too. They don\u2019t remember who Peter is and seemingly live in the same building as him. MJ has a new boyfriend, and Ned is obsessed with trying to figure out who Spider-Man is (cute).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something I\u2019ve always found annoying about the MCU is that I\u2019m already wondering how this movie will lead into <em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> and <em>Avengers: Secret Wars<\/em>. I haven\u2019t even seen it yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Holland has not been confirmed to be in the cast for <em>Doomsday<\/em>, which comes out in December. But I would be shocked if he doesn\u2019t have a big role to play in <em>Secret Wars<\/em>. <em>Brand New Day<\/em> is the only film in Marvel\u2019s slate from now until <em>Doomsday<\/em>. And since they haven\u2019t had much of a chance to truly set up <em>Doomsday<\/em>, I\u2019m sure that there will be a few key <em>Doomsday<\/em> plans that are set into action here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" style=\"width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.coverchargeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, that\u2019s a lot! Overall, there are parts of the trailers for <em>Brand New Day<\/em> that do have me pumped. Cretton does seem to be very passionate about the source material, I like the typical dynamics between the trio of Spider-Man, the Hulk and the Punisher, I\u2019m intrigued by Jean Grey\u2019s inclusion, and certain shots look colorful and vibrant. However, I still have my concerns; the precedent of overstuffed Spidey films being generally disappointing was set in <em>Spider-Man 3<\/em> and <em>TASM 2<\/em>. I do think that there\u2019s a way that Cretton and Holland can pull it off. But, I think it\u2019s important to manage your expectations, especially when it comes to a billion-dollar franchise like the MCU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a little over a month away from the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, fans were finally treated to a second trailer on Wednesday. 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