{"id":163808,"date":"2025-12-02T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/163808\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T08:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:51:09","slug":"brand-new-day-theories-ranked-by-likelihood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/163808\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand New Day Theories, Ranked by Likelihood"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Sadie Sink wraps up her role as Max Mayfield in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, fans are already looking ahead to her role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>. The 23-year-old actress was cast in a mystery role earlier this year, leaving fans curious as to who she might be playing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they likely won’t get answers until the first trailer drops.<\/p>\n

While Marvel Studios refuses to spoil Sadie Sink’s mystery Spider-Man role ahead of the film’s release, fans have plenty of theories of their own about her role in Brand New Day and the larger MCU. Their theories range from Sink playing a small character who will flesh out Spider-Man’s corner of the franchise to massively important new heroes who will rewrite the MCU after the end of the Multiverse Saga. While some of these theories are unlikely, others stand a strong chance of coming true.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play the Villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/p>\n

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\n Felicia Hardy as Black Cat from Marvel ComicsImage via Marvel Comics<\/p>\n

Some reports suggest that Sadie Sink could be playing a villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>. These rumors range from the Stranger Things actress playing an iconic frenemy of the web-slinger, like Black Cat or Silver Sable, to the film’s main antagonist. Some fans have even wondered if Sink could be playing Shathra, the otherworldly wasp totem who aims to consume the spiders in every timeline. Others conclude that Sink will play one of the Chameleon’s many disguises, allowing the villain to grow close to Spider-Man before inevitably betraying him.<\/p>\n

It seems unlikely that she will play the main antagonist of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The Shathra rumors are mostly unfounded and work against the film’s categorization as a street-level adventure. All the other rumors, while interesting, would do little to make Sink’s character stand out against Brand New Day’s other antagonists, like Scorpion and Tombstone. Although she most likely won’t play Brand New Day’s antagonist, an enemy-turned-friend like Black Cat seems far more likely for Sink’s mystery MCU character.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play a Recast Mary Jane in the MCU<\/p>\n

If Zendaya didn’t already play MJ Watson in the MCU, Sadie Sink would seem like the perfect actress to cast for the role. Around the same age as Peter Parker and sporting the character’s signature red hair, Sink would be a perfect live-action Mary Jane if the role wasn’t already filled. This has led to some rumors that she could be playing a recast MJ in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, perhaps a variant from another timeline who has somehow landed on Earth-616.<\/p>\n

These reports are almost certainly untrue. While Brand New Day can feature a Mary Jane variant from another universe, it would seem like an arbitrary recast that cheapens Zendaya’s role in the previous three Spider-Man films. Additionally, Zendaya is confirmed to reprise her role for at least one scene in the upcoming film, which makes it increasingly unlikely that a second Mary Jane variant will also star therein. Moreover, this would cheapen Peter and MJ’s tearful goodbye at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, making it even more unlikely that this is the identity of Sink’s mystery character.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play Mayday Parker in Brand New Day<\/p>\n

Due to her signature red hair and young energy, some fans have cast Sadie Sink as Mayday Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. In the comics, Mayday Parker is the daughter of Peter Parker and MJ Watson from an alternate future. Having inherited her father’s spider powers, she takes up his career as a superhero. Mayday is frequently involved in the Spider-Verse crossover events, which could lend credence to other rumors that Sink will return in Avengers: Secret Wars.<\/p>\n

With the Multiverse Saga in full swing, it isn’t completely out of the question for Peter and MJ to meet their daughter from an alternate universe. However, Brand New Day would be an odd place to introduce her, especially when its story seems to have nothing to do with the multiverse. Additionally, Marvel would most likely want to cast an actress who looks like she could be the daughter of its own Peter Parker and MJ Watson. While Sadie Sink may resemble the MJ of the comic books, she doesn’t look anything like either Zendaya or Tom Holland.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play the Punisher’s Sidekick in Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/p>\n

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\n The Punisher looks stoic while wearing his iconic vestImage via Marvel Studios<\/p>\n

Spider-Man will team up with the Punisher<\/a> in Brand New Day, marking the first time that Jon Bernthal’s lethal vigilante has appeared in a big-screen MCU project. While his appearance is exciting enough, additional rumors contend that Sadie Sink will play Frank Castle’s sidekick, a new vigilante who wants to follow in his footsteps. Her character could be revealed to be Rachel Cole-Alves, who temporarily works alongside the Punisher in the comics and slightly resembles Sadie Sink.<\/p>\n

This theory seems much more likely than those claiming that Sink will play a recast MJ or Mayday Parker. Given that the Punisher is confirmed to appear in the film, these reports already stand on firmer ground. Bernthal’s Punisher has also been known to have a soft spot for young women looking for an outlet for their anger, as they remind him of his dead daughter (The Punisher Season 2 heavily draws on this element of his character). As such, it wouldn’t be totally outside Frank Castle’s character to take on a young Rachel Cole-Alves as his sidekick.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play a New Love Interest for Peter Parker<\/p>\n

After Peter and MJ’s tearful goodbye at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the upcoming sequel will most likely introduce a new female love interest for the web-slinging superhero. Sadie Sink could fill this role, playing another staple of the Spider-Man comics<\/a> who hasn’t yet appeared in the MCU, like Gwen Stacy or Felicia Hardy.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink has hinted that she may have changed her hair color for Brand New Day, perhaps to the signature blonde of Gwen Stacy or the platinum-white hair of Felicia Hardy. Fans have been waiting to see these two characters in the MCU for years, and now seems like the perfect time for either to make her first appearance. However, other reports claim that Sink is meant to play a new character with a larger role in the MCU, which could preclude her from being cast as Spider-Man’s new love interest.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Play a Mutant in the MCU<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most surprising theory about Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day character suggests that she is one of the MCU’s first mutants. Sink certainly resembles a young Jean Grey, one of the most powerful members of the X-Men in the comics. Her role in Brand New Day may be meant to set up the MCU’s upcoming X-Men reboot, which is expected to be one of the first entries in Phase 7.<\/p>\n

Although these rumors seemed far-fetched at first, they only grow more likely with time. Marvel has indicated that Sink’s character could be more important to the MCU’s future than anyone realizes, seemingly suggesting that she will appear in multiple upcoming projects. With Jake Schreier’s untitled X-Men movie beginning to pick up steam, certain key characters could start popping up in the MCU leading up to the film’s release. Spider-Man: Brand New Day could very likely introduce the MCU’s new Jean Grey ahead of her appearance in future X-Men movies.<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink Will Return in Avengers: Secret Wars<\/p>\n

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\n Sadie Sink smiles in O’DessaImage via Hulu\/Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Sadie Sink may be a major new MCU star<\/a>, if the latest reports are to be believed. While fans are still struggling to put together the identity of her mystery character, new rumors reveal that Sink may be the latest cast member to join Avengers: Secret Wars. If this is true, it would lend credence to other theories that the Stranger Things actress will be playing a new superhero, perhaps Jean Grey, in the MCU.<\/p>\n

While Marvel has yet to officially confirm that Sink will return in Avengers: Secret Wars, this kind of rumor wouldn’t circulate the way it has if it didn’t have some measure of support. Given that the film is set to begin production early next year, the world will likely learn more about Sink’s rumored role therein very soon. If this mystery character does return in Secret Wars, then chances are also high that Sink will be playing a character essential to Marvel’s plans beyond the Multiverse Saga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Sadie Sink wraps up her role as Max Mayfield in the fifth and final season of Stranger…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397],"class_list":["post-163808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}