Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
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His visual style combines the greatest elements of the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
More than two decades after Spider-Man first swung onto cinema screens…
That is what I appreciate about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Yes, those movies tell an ongoing story and are packed with plenty of characters, but they never feel like they exist solely to set up the next chapter. When I watch Spider-Man, I am completely immersed in Spider-Man.
…taking the best qualities of the Raimi films in its cerebral approach…
It feels as though he took inspiration from Raimi’s more colourful and kinetic trilogy…
It's Short Term 12 by way of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
And like the impeccable “Spider-Man 2” by Sam Raimi, the film opens hard and fast, but quickly dispatches a host of villains to center on Peter.
…recreated to acclaim in Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2”…
Unlike the buoyant and quirky humor of Spidey’s teenage years in Watts’ trilogy, this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter. The DNA mutation, Peter figuring out how to use organic web-shooters, and even the iconic upside-down kiss all bring back memories of Raimi’s films.
That is what I appreciate about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy…
…most especially Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and their own era’s sense of longing and sacrifice. It’s those soapy melodramatic stakes that come with adolescence and thwarted dreams that makes that 2000s trilogy so special.
The movie never feels overstuffed like “Spider-Man 3” or “Amazing Spider-Man 2”…
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 got flack for overcomplicating a knotty plot with excessive characters back in 2007 because it featured two-and-a-half villains.
Since 2007, I’ve been waiting on Spider-Man 4. Since then, I’ve seen a third Spider-Man 1, a third Spider-Man 2, and a second Spider-Man 3.
…an end scene between Spidey and some ninjas made me think of “The Raid: Redemption,” “The Matrix,” and “Mortal Kombat” in tandem.
Spider-Man may have his “Neo” moment of self-realization, Matrix fans will instantly notice the parallels in a key scene…
Holland manages to evolve his character into Neo from “The Matrix” (1999)…
The metamorphosis feels referential to David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” (1986)…
Spider-Man Brand New Day is the first film since Sam Raimi’s original to remind viewers that thus far we have essentially been watching the wish-fulfilment version of the second act of The Fly, and decides to teeter ever so slightly into the third.
Every time anyone has to deal with their inner darkness taking over them, whether it is Jean Grey or Peter Parker or Bruce Banner, they ultimately return to their true self through self acceptance.
…most notably in a scene involving the Hulk that really emphasizes the character’s nightmarish quality that’s been unseen on screen for about a decade.
Regardless of if we’re fighting ninjas or The Incredible Hulk…
…the introduction of a so-called “universal power adapter” that conveniently neutralizes super-powered characters like Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)…
…the fight scenes featuring Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are both dynamic and comical.
…include “The Incredible Hulk” (2008)…
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…an emotional climax that rivals any “Avengers” film…
…the only Marvel property with any real box office juice post Avengers: Endgame…
The MCU’s hot streak ended dramatically with Avengers: Endgame…
The biggest opening weekend in the history of the medium, dethroning Avengers: Endgame, a movie that had a decade of runway and the emotional payoff of a dozen films behind it.
In the years since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame – the culmination of what the studio calls The Infinity Saga – the wheels have been falling off.
In the seven years since the biggest culmination of Marvel’s heroes, the mega-successful 2019 mash-up “Avengers: Endgame,” the MCU has had its ups and downs.
The “Captain America” trilogy has phenomenal fight sequences, but it’s the relationship between Steve and Bucky that drives them…
…like how Captain America: The Winter Soldier gave the franchise the course correction it needed…
“Avengers: Infinity War”, perhaps the largest and most dazzling Marvel film of all, is most remembered for the end sequence of fan-favorite heroes getting murdered en masse…
One does not need to have the power of Thanos or Dr. Doom in order to test a hero’s abilities or moral compass…
Marvel has had a spotty record since their epic two-parter of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and AVENGERS: END GAME…
“Avengers: Infinity War” (2018)…
Yet “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Captain America: Civil War” decided to ditch both the event partially…
The optics of soft-launching Peter Parker's arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by playing second fiddle (or more like twelfth) in a crossover battle between heroes he had no real connection to was bad enough.
…identifying a guy who has scant few detractors out there thanks to how well he’s able to embody both Peter Parker and Spider-Man…
…a couple of years before he slipped into the Spider-Man suit in Captain America: Civil War…
When it was first revealed that Spider-Man would join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War…
It can even be argued that the themes of isolation, and the darkness it can fosters, were tackled with far more nuance and heart in Thunderbolts*.
…eerily reminiscent of Thunderbolts* down to the use of a nearly identical looking grey laboratory…
Brand New Day actually pairs well with another Pugh feature, Thunderbolts*, in its exploration of the loneliness of saving the world without ever being able to celebrate it with anyone else and the importance of mental health.
…seem to have taken notes from Thunderbolts and solidly provide a darker, thoughtful approach…
In fact, the overall stakes of its finale are basically equivalent to Thunderbolts* as are its means of resolution-via-empathy (also seen in a number of these post-Endgame movies, over and over again).
She typically brings a ton of humor to her roles, including in Hawkeye and Thunderbolts* (both of which are streaming with a Disney+ subscription).
The unseen adversary behind these infiltration attempts appears to be using a form of bodily inhabitation (think Denzel Washington’s 1998 flick Fallen) as the proverbial puppet strings of choice…
The villain’s powers function similarly to a demon in “Fallen” (1998)…
Blame it on traditional Spider-Man cinema being outclassed by the first two animated versions (there’ll be a third next year) extending the character into a multitude of web-slingers that essentially say we can all be Spider-Man.
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Movies like The Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Marvels, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps all disappointed expectations to outright bombed at the box office.
…or The Marvels…
The group efforts that audiences didn’t connect with, like “Eternals” and the criminally undervalued “The Marvels.”
…some team-ups (Thunderbolts, The Marvels)…
As much as Spider-Man: No Way Home felt like slavish fan service, it did at least feel like it was telling its own story.
…the VFX and digital composition across the teased Hulk vs. Spidey fight being just visually dreadful…
Five years have passed since Spider-Man’s last foray in “No Way Home.” That film — which often felt upstaged by Peter’s more reckless nature and the prowess of Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) — ended dismally and darkly.
Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (Spider-Man – Homecoming, No Way Home, Far From Home)…
…yes, even “No Way Home”…
The Jon Watts-directed trilogy of Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home centered on Peter Parker the high school kid…
Yet “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Captain America: Civil War” decided to ditch both the event partially…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s smaller scope is a welcome change of pace after a string of high-concept adventures. It’s… it’s almost like… a Spider-Man homecoming.
Michael Giacchino provides the music score which brings back the themes of the previous Tom Holland movies…
Spider-Man: Homecoming (dir. Jon Watts, 2017) was a coming-of-age movie inspired by John Hughes…which happened to feature Spider-Man.
…last seen in a previous prison stint at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming…
…the previous three Tom Holland Spider-Man films have built on each other in terms of both canon and story (plus Avengers appearances), especially toward Peter’s maturity from hero-struck high school student (Homecoming and Far From Home) into a greatly responsible adult…
Michael Giacchino provides the music score which brings back the themes of the previous Tom Holland movies…
Spider-Man: Far From Home (dir. Jon Watts, 2019) was a globetrotting comedy romp…which happened to feature Spider-Man.
…the previous three Tom Holland Spider-Man films have built on each other in terms of both canon and story (plus Avengers appearances), especially toward Peter’s maturity from hero-struck high school student (Homecoming and Far From Home) into a greatly responsible adult…
Following the triple home run act of the Jon Watts/Tom Holland era of Spider-Man movies — 2017’s Homecoming, 2019’s Far From Home and 2021’s No Way Home…
In Far From Home, he wanted to abandon Spider-Man and enjoy being Peter.
Director Destin Daniel Cretton (Wonder Man, Just Mercy) and writers Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (Far From Home) chose emotional appeal.