Exciting news, web-heads, the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is here! But Tom Holland and co. sure made us wait, releasing 2-second clips across 24 entire hours via fans across the world.
It was an unusual trailer rollout for sure, and made the cast-reveal livestream for Avengers: Doomsday seem small fry in comparison. Tom Holland announced the news over on Instagram, noting: "Without that incredible community, there would be no Spider-Man."
Over the last 24 hours, GamesRadar+ was on hand to round up each and every clip posted across the trailer's Instagram world tour. Want to relive how the day played out? Follow along below! And be sure to keep your eyes peeled on GamesRadar+ for more detailed analysis and breakdowns of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer releases tomorrow
Over on Instagram, Tom Holland has confirmed rumors that the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer releases tomorrow (March 18). Not only that, Sony and Marvel Studios are "doing something that has never been done before" – co-ordinating with fans and influencers to releases seconds-long teases from the trailer across the next 24 hours, as the 'brand new day' starts around the world. It's certainly one way of releasing a trailer!
At the time of writing, the first few clips have already been released, the first of which you can find below. Be sure to check back throughout the day for all the latest teases, as they drop!
The first official footage from Spider-Man: Brand New Day is here! Shared by influencer pol_deportes in Peru, the two-second-long tease features a moody shot of Spidey web-swinging through the city, with an unknown individual under his arm. An innocent bystander being rescued, or a perp under arrest? Maybe the trailer will reveal all tomorrow.
Fun fact: this shot is actually a recreation of Spider-Man's comic-book debut in Amazing Fantasy #15.
The second clip comes from osuspidey in Columbus, Ohio. This one features Peter Parker, sans Spidey-suit, looking a little worse for ware, and falling flat on his face in what looks like a boiler room. Could he have been stung by Michael Mando's returning Homecoming villain Mac Gargan, aka Scorpion?
It's over to Mexico City next, and influencer theamazingalexarellano. We've got another bit of dynamic Spidey action here, as Peter puts his mask on before leaping off a very tall building that's seemingly still under construction. Awkward cut aside (which maybe for trailer purposes), there's some lovely, fluid camerawork on display here. And it's nice to see Peter back in spandex and out of the nano-suit.
The fourth clip has now been shared by sarahfbabeee in Las Vegas. It once again features Peter in full Spidey garb, either losing control during a slingshot or being dragged away by something (or someone) just out of frame. There have been rumors that Peter will, somehow, evolve organic web-shooters in Brand New Day, much like Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man. The absence of visible web-shooters here could lend credence to that.
Zendaya has seen a "good amount" of Spider-Man 4
ICYMI, last night, Spider-Man star (and Tom Holland's IRL partner), Zendaya appeared on Jimmy Kimmel, ostensibly to talk up her new A24 movie The Drama, but the conversation inevitably turned to Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Zendaya confirmed that "I've seen a little something," when asked if she'd watched the new Spider-Man movie, adding: "A good amount of something. I feel very good about it." Kimmel also tried to pin Zendaya down on the number of villains that will appear in the film, but presumably fearing Feige's attack dogs, Zendaya shut that line of questioning down fast, bluntly noting, "I can't say that."
Who might we see in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer?
So far, the two-second clips have focused exclusively on Tom Holland's wall-crawler, but there are plenty of other faces we're expecting to pop up in the first Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer.
If you're not up to speed, in Spider-Man 4, Tom Holland's Peter Parker will be joined by Jon Bernthal's Punisher, who makes the leap to the big screen here after appearances in Daredevil and his own Netflix show, Mark Ruffalo's Hulk, and the returning likes of MJ (Zendaya), Ned (Jacob Batalon) and Michael Mando's Scorpion, who you may recall first appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
As for the fresh faces we'll see for the first time in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, chief among them is Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, who is playing a currently unconfirmed character, with speculation suggesting she could be playing X-Men's Jean Grey. We'll also get the first live action Tombstone, played by Marvin Jones III, who reprises his Spider-Verse role. Severance's Tramell Tillman and The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayas also join the cast as currently unconfirmed characters.
A couple of hours later (were they running scared of the Dune 3 trailer?) we finally have the fifth clip via sk1yo in Hawaii. This one is a bit more cryptic – a close-up of (presumably) Peter Parker's eye from inside the Spidey mask. Though, as that thing's typically skin-tight, we're not sure how that works. Hard to make out exactly what is being reflected in his eye, but it appears he could be falling rapidly to Earth. Uh oh...
Daredevil: Born Again season 2 news
While we wait for the next clip to swing in, early reactions for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 have dropped, and critics seem to be loving the new season, calling it an "upgrade" from season 1 and "the season of television Daredevil fans have been waiting for".
Our own Daredevil: Born Again season 2 coverage has also kicked off, with showrunner Dario Scardapane and executive producer Sana Amanat telling us about reuniting the Defenders, and why "Bringing [Jessica Jones] back in this season was top of the checklist." Just one week to go...
And we're back! New Zealand TV and radio host Ben Boyce is the next up to share a two-second clip from the slowly unraveling trailer, and this time we see good ol' Peter Parker pulling on that Spidey mask from somewhere high above in New York City. One of the most fun things about this trailer launch (so far, assuming we have much, much more to go) is seeing Spidey fans over on Twitter rejoicing over the fact that Peter Parker does indeed appear to be very, very miserable (which tends to make for a good Spidey tale).
The next clip comes from cosplayer Bianca Bella over in Australia, and it showcases the moment we've all been waiting for: Peter and MJ reunited at last. The thing is, however, with Peter Parker erased from everyone's memory at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home... we can only wonder what's truly happening in this scene (and if there's any truth to Sadie Sink's character being an alternate universe Mary Jane, or Gwen Stacy). Only time will tell.
Alexa, play Free Fallin' by Tom Petty. The next clip, shared by Japanese actor Shido Nakamura, sees Spidey falling through the air (quite fearlessly and rather bad-ass-ed-ly, might I add). Considering that we haven't seen a full minute of footage yet... we may have a ways to go before the full trailer gets posted. The next one is set to come from Seoul, South Korea.
The next clip is live, and it's a doozy. This one comes from onyourm__ark in South Korea, and features our first glimpse of a major supporting player in Brand New Day. Spidey is conspicuously standing in the middle of the road, when he's run down by a black van... but not any old van – the Punisher's Battle Van! Frank Castle looks a bit bemused by the fact there's a superhero on his hood, a bit like a bug has hit his windshield. If it was an intentional hit-and-run, Frank hasn't done a great job as Spidey seems fine.
We're logging off for a bit and will pick things back up in the morning (the brand new day, if you will)... where we'll be much closer to a fully assembled trailer!
And we're back! GamesRadar+ may have to sleep, but the Spider-Man: Brand New Day clips continued apace overnight, with leanmeanspideymachine in Singapore next up.
Now this clip's interesting, and there's a lot we can infer. A hooded figure standing in front of computer equipment raises their arms like a conductor, followed by multiple explosions in a building. There's no way to confirm who the character is based on this snapshot, but it's a safe bet they're a bad guy (many are guessing it's Sadie Sink's still unknown character, but we're not convinced). Big Heath Ledger's Joker energy to this character.
Now the baton has been passed to Indonesia, where spider_verse.id has been bestowed with the great power to share the next clip. This one will probably look familiar if you caught any of the set photography out of Glasgow, Scotland last year. As Spidey swings between skyscrapers, a minigun mounted to an armoured vehicle unloads, but every shot misses the wall-crawler. Some neat camerawork on display here, with the camera itself mounted to the side of the gun. Still looks quite a bit like Glasgow, though...
It's over to Kazakhstan for the next clip, where bydastann is on hand to share. This one features another key returning character – Jacob Batalon's Ned. Unless you were similarly struck by an amnesia spell, you'll recall that Spider-Man: No Way Home ended with Peter Parker being erased from everyone's memories, including his nearest and dearest. Based on Peter's forlorn expression and the fact that Ned totally blanks him in the coffee shop, we can infer that Ned still has no idea who Peter is or their history together.
We're heading to Mumbai next, where ashishchanchlani has shared the next clip. Now this one's interesting, and could constitute a major spoiler for Daredevil: Born Again season 2, which doesn't start for a week – so be warned! MJ and Ned are watching TV, on which Spider-Man is being handed the key to the city, presumably by the new mayor of New York. But the person handing over the key is very much not Wilson Fisk, who Born Again watchers will know is the current, hardline mayor of New York. Assuming Brand New Day is set after the events of Born Again season 2, seems Fisk's political career will be cut short this season by Daredevil.
The next clip comes courtesy of spideyburak in Turkey. Hard to tell exactly what's going on in this one, as Spidey falls backwards off a very tall building. Either he's being very nonchalant about his latest BASE jump (it is an everyday occurrence for him, to be fair), or he's under the effect of something (poison? Mind control?) that has caused him to fall. Could the close up clip of Peter's eye inside the mask follow this one?
Finnish influencer weksi has the next clip, and way to bring the mood down, Finland! In the poring rain, Peter visits the grave of his beloved aunt, May Parker, who you'll recall was killed by the Green Goblin in No Way Home. The memoriam on her headstone reads "When you help someone, you help everyone." Excuse us while we grab a tissue...
There's a surprise bit of casting confirmed in the latest clip, via choirafrica in South Africa. Peter is at a house party looking across the room at MJ. But MJ's not alone. Her hair is being swept from her face by a mystery man, played by Eman Esfandi! The actor is best known for playing live action Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka, and is set to be a major player in Ahsoka season 2. Unfortunately, as he's getting between Peter and MJ, we have no choice but to consider him an enemy of true love for the time being.
It's over to dannero in Germany next for the latest clip. We're getting Stark flashbacks with this one, as Peter is standing awkwardly while being scanned by some sort of machine. What is he being scanned for? Why does he look like an uncle whose going through a full body scanner for the first time in his life at an airport? Only time will tell...
Just a short flight to Rome, Italy next, where mattiavillardita has the next clip. This one's another moment from the action sequence that was shot on the streets of Glasgow last year. Peter uses his webs to force a careening tank to make a sharp left turn, avoiding a no doubt deadly collision with a red bus. The plume of smoke emitting from the back of the tank could suggest that Peter's already taken the tank out of commission somehow.
The clips never stop (at least, it feels like that), and the latest comes via estebanocon in Paris. Some interesting things to note in this one – Peter, sans suit, seems to standing in the same room as the hooded figure featured in an earlier clip. Only this time, the room is covered in webs, and Peter looks a bit confused. Is it possible he wasn't responsible for the webbing? Or that someone is messing with his head? Not long now till we potentially find out.
Lovely bit of whimsy in the latest snippet, from spiderpediatra in Spain. Now that he's back to using a regular suit, and not a nano-suit, Peter has to keep it clean, which means waiting for it to wash in a beaten up washing machine. Peter's clearly seen a bit of action recently as well, as he legs are heavily bruised. While it's clearly a bit of fun, this clip does confirm that there's no tech in Peter's suit anymore (unless he somehow waterproofed it, or can remove it)
By comparison, dylanscharitywalks in Wales has a much more action-packed snippet. Featuring the return of Mac Gargan, aka Scorpion, the venomous villain swipes Spidey out of the sky with his tail. If you were hoping for a more comics-accurate Scorpion costume, this ain't it, but the tail in particular looks pretty devastating. Wouldn't want to get stung by that...
From Wales to Rio de Janeiro next, where wirleycontaifer has the latest clip. Our guess would be that this glimpse happens right before an earlier bit of footage, which saw Peter standing in a room covered with webs. Here, Peter is ripping himself out of what appears to be a web cocoon. Has there be an accidental web-splosion? If Peter's responsible, it seems like a surprise to him.
Now we're cooking. The next clip, from gauchoarania in Argentina, features an unmasked(!) Spidey on his knees in a prison, facing a couple dozen ninjas dressed in red (could they be The Hand?) One ninja leaps from the bars up high, ready to bring his sword down on Peter. Safe to say Peter isn't going to meet his end here, but things certainly don't look good for ol' web-head. And if it is The Hand, that's another interesting sort of Daredevil tie-in, though these ninjas look much different from the ones Matt Murdock fought (again and again) in Daredevil season 2.
The full Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is up next!
Even more exciting, the latest post confirms that the cross-country baton is being passed back to Tom Holland next, who will be posting the full Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, presumably around 11am GMT/7am EDT/4am PDT. The Brand New Day is almost upon us!
Tom Holland has gone live over on Instagram, with some very funku music playing over the top of a drone shot of the Empire State Building. Not long now...
The full Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is here!
Wow! The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a doozy, featuring the returns of The Punisher, and Bruce Banner. It also seems to confirm that Peter Parker will gain organic web-shooters in the film, following a bit of DNA mutation. Fascinating!
Intriguingly, we still don't know who Stranger Things' Sadie Sink is playing. In fact, we don't even get a proper glimpse of her in the trailer. Speculation is that the hooded figure featured in one moment could be Sink's character, and the clear presence of mind control/transference in the trailer lends a lot of credence to the rumors that she's playing Jean Grey. Alas, it could be some time before we find out for sure now.
With the new trailer, we have a brand new plot synopsis. "One of the most powerful threats he has ever faced" certainly is interesting with no clear villain identified in the first trailer...
"Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced."
That's a wrap!
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