SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY: SPIDER-MAN 4 Gets Official (and Controversial) Title
No one in the MCU remembers Peter Parker after Doctor Strange's spell in No Way Home. No one even knows who is underneath Spider-Man's mask after that universe-changing event. It will essentially be a brand new day for the character when Tom Holland's webslinger returns to big screens. So it makes sense that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have decided to officially call his next movie, Spider-Man 4, Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day might not sound like a very controversial title, but the comic book the film takes its name from certainly is.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Destin Daniel Cretton is taking over directing duties for Spider-Man 4. He's taking over from Jon Watts, who helmed the Home trilogy. Cretton also got to take the stage at this year's CinemaCon in Las Vegas to discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He wasn't entirely alone during the presentation, though. Holland joined him via video to reveal the title of their Spider-Man movie, Holland's fourth standalone installment.
The actor called Spider-Man: Brand New Day 'a fresh start.' And Holland additionally described it as 'a ride that we haven't really seen before.' Only comic book fans will know all about Spider-Man's previous Brand New Day. Joining Holland in the movie is The Bear actress Liza Colón-Zayas in a currently undisclosed role.
The MCU's Spider-Man: Brand New Day title is a reference to the 2008 comic run that followed Peter Parker after his marriage to MJ was undone by a universe-changing event. (Sound familiar?) It was part of a controversial storyline for the friendly neighborhood hero in the 2000s that not everyone loved.
Sony and Marvel obviously know that. Yet they still decided to title their film after a comic series that got a mixed reaction. That indicates they fully believe in this adaptation. They might even be hoping the negative connotations some (not all!) have about the storyline will be a good thing for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It will also be especially interesting to see what becomes of this movie because it'll take place right between Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
But this always seemed like the most logical place for the character to go after Spider-Man: No Way Home. No one in the MCU knows who Spider-Man is right now. It truly is a brand new day for him. Or at least it will be when Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters July 31, 2026.
Originally published on April 1, 2025.
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