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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Director
Sam Raimi
Critics invoke Raimi by name, and compare Spider-Man: Brand New Day to 3 of Raimi’s films.
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On Raimi, rather than any one film
…this film leans more towards the tone of the Sam Raimi era, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire’s heartbroken, down-on-his-luck Peter…
…more personality than any live-action “Spider-Man” film since the Raimi days…
…taking the best qualities of the Raimi films in its cerebral approach matched with a distinct style…
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.
Cretton firma una puesta en escena eficaz y en ocasiones destacable, sin llegar eso sí a la exquisitez de Sam Raimi en, por ejemplo, ‘Spider-Man 2’…
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…
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.
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.
“Brand New Day” eclipses all of Holland’s prior Spidey films, yes, even “No Way Home”.
…unlike 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, it is not a multiverse film…
Unlike No Way Home, at least all of these Too Many Characters are from the same timeline/universe. And if we’re comparing, No Way Home edges out Brand New Day as the best of the Holland Spidey flicks.
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.
…after 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home gave us a taste of the talent she displayed in other projects.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (dir. Jon Watts, 2017) was a coming-of-age movie inspired by John Hughes…which happened to feature Spider-Man.
Lo mejor de ‘Homecoming’ era cómo recuperaba el espíritu pop, el descaro y la alegría asociados a las viñetas originales…
Michael Giacchino provides the music score which brings back the themes of the previous Tom Holland movies…
In Homecoming, Peter wanted to abandon Peter Parker and become a full-time Avenger.
To be clear, this is no more low-stakes than Spider-Man: Homecoming only without the humanity that made this version of Peter Parker so compelling.
No more Iron Man to supply Peter with infinite resources, no more Aunt May to provide emotional support, no more Ned, and no more MJ.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (dir. Jon Watts, 2019) was a globetrotting comedy romp…which happened to feature Spider-Man.
Michael Giacchino provides the music score which brings back the themes of the previous Tom Holland movies…
In Far From Home, he wanted to abandon Spider-Man and enjoy being Peter.
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…
Director Destin Daniel Cretton (Wonder Man, Just Mercy) and writers Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (Far From Home) chose emotional appeal.
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)…
Peter crosses paths with an entity who can jump between people à la Fallen, a movie you should see…
…a spectacular body-hopping trait reminiscent of eerie 1998 supernatural thriller Fallen…
Director
Joe Russo
Critics invoke Russo by name, and compare Spider-Man: Brand New Day to 5 of Russo’s films.
Visuals
On Russo, rather than any one film
…o hasta de los filmes de “Avengers” de los Hermanos Russo…
…an emotional climax that rivals any “Avengers” film…
Having released the (formerly?) biggest movie of all time with Avengers: Endgame…
…showing that the only good Marvel movies since Avengers: Endgame are the Spider-Man movies…
Joe Russo played a gay man during his Endgame cameo…
My interest in superhero cinema has declined quite steadily since Avengers: Endgame…
Marvel Studios may have hit a rough patch following the box office conquering high of Avengers: Endgame…
With Avengers: Doomsday looming on the horizon and promising the ultimate iteration of “Sorry we fucked this up, please remember Endgame,”…
…it could spell doom for Avengers: Doomsday (dirs. Joe & Anthony Russo) premiering later this year…
I’d prefer that over Avengers: Doomsday any day…
I guess all (or at least some) will be revealed in Avengers: Doomsday…
…building excitement for December’s supersized Avengers: Doomsday.
“Avengers Doomsday” is just around the corner.
“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.
…not unlike our Avengers in "Infinity War" and "Endgame," we somehow found the one universe where things went right.
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)…
…rather than dealing with the larger-scale threats seen in his previous outings, let alone what happened in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame…
…like how Captain America: The Winter Soldier gave the franchise the course correction it needed…
Tom Holland first arrived on the scene 10 years ago in "Captain America: Civil War."
…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…
Seeing the progression of Peter starting as a protégé of sorts to Tony in Captain America: Civil War…
…this Spider-Man is an evolution of the joking high flyer we first met in Captain America: Civil War…
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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).
The Marvel brand has been tarnished in recent years thanks to the disappointing returns for The Fantastic Four: First Steps ($522m), Thunderbolts* ($382m) and Captain America: Brave New World ($415m)…
…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)…
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.
The group efforts that audiences didn’t connect with, like “Eternals” and the criminally undervalued “The Marvels.”
Audiences didn’t turn out for Eternals or The Marvels…
Director
James Gunn
Critics invoke Gunn by name, and compare Spider-Man: Brand New Day to 2 of Gunn’s films.
On Gunn, rather than any one film
It is a far more well-engineered version of what James Gunn is attempting to do with his DC ensemble stories…
…it felt like it was trying to accomplish what James Gunn attempted with Superman last year but never quite managed…
Superman, another of the all-time most popular superheroes, barely made a profit after budget and marketing costs last year with James Gunn’s Superman reboot.
…with Supergirl and the curiously desaturated Superman being prime offenders…
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” has good action, but what everyone will remember forever and always is Rocket Raccoon on his deathbed.
This is the first MCU movie since James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy capper that doesn't feel confined by the limits of the franchise…
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Director
David Cronenberg
Critics invoke Cronenberg by name, and compare Spider-Man: Brand New Day to 1 of Cronenberg’s films.
Visuals
On Cronenberg, rather than any one film
…these appear to be taking our hero to what I can only describe as the David Cronenberg zone…
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.
…those have been cosplaying in comic book movies since at least Judge Dredd…