Spider-Man: Brand New Day Embraces Street-Level Crime With Punisher as Scotland Shoot Approaches
The title nods to the 2008 Brand New Day comic by underscoring Peter Parker’s rebirth as he patrols New York anonymously.
Overview
- Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that Spider-Man will return to solo duty, tackling street-level crime in New York instead of global or cosmic threats.
- Jon Bernthal will debut as Frank Castle, providing a moral foil to Spider-Man’s non-lethal approach on the city’s toughest streets.
- Director Destin Daniel Cretton has filled the film’s art department with iconic comic covers to bring classic storylines into a grounded narrative.
- Principal photography is slated to begin this summer in Scotland, with the production recreating New York’s gritty underworld on location.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled for a July 31, 2026 release and billed as the launch of a ‘proper Spider-Man’ era in the MCU.