Overview

• Michael Mando has officially confirmed he will reprise Mac Gargan/Scorpion in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and released a prosthetics makeup preview of the character’s scarred look.
• The actor shared a variant comic cover depicting Gargan overtaken by the Venom symbiote, though Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have not formally confirmed a symbiote storyline.
• Filming is underway in Glasgow and London with a cast led by Tom Holland’s Spider-Man alongside Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and Liza Colón-Zayas, and the film is slated for July 31, 2026.
• Unverified set reports describe an action sequence in which Bernthal’s Frank Castle allegedly tries to run Scorpion off the road, prompting Spider-Man to intervene to prevent lethal force.
• The title references Marvel’s Brand New Day comics arc, signaling a focus on Peter Parker’s personal rebuilding and grounded, street-level storytelling.