When Spidey swings onto the 2026 movie calendar in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, fans are expecting a bit of a reset. After the emotional gut-punch ending of No Way Home, Peter Parker is essentially starting from scratch, with no one remembering who he is. That detail means we’ll be missing out on one of the key connections between Peter Parker and the rest of the MCU, at least in this next outing, if not forever.
During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Marvel director and occasional co-star Jon Favreau casually droped a pretty big update while promoting his upcoming feature The Mandalorian and Grogu. When asked about the next Spider-Man film, he didn't dance around his absence, saying:
