Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a tremendous amount of hype around it. It was bound to have this already, being just one of two Marvel Studios movies releasing this year, on top of fans wondering how it could possibly top Spider-Man: No Way Home. Though a slew of details have been revealed about the film and what characters will appear, there has been particularly little revealed officially about the movie. Tom Holland did his best to feed fans with official photos and videos from set, but things have been quiet as we all wait for the official trailer. Now, though, a major update no one saw coming has arrived.
This week, a listing appeared on the official website for Penguin Random House, revealing that a new “The Art of the Movie” book will be published later this year for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Though it has a temporary cover present (and an August release date listed), the page for the book does reveal something major about the film: a full plot description. Given that neither Sony Pictures nor Marvel Studios has actually released these details themselves, it marks some of the biggest reveals about the upcoming sequel for fans (who are still waiting on the trailer). Even better? It might line up with all those rumors.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Plot Finally Revealed
According to the official description for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the next entry in Tom Holland’s webswinging series will pick up four years after the events of No Way Home. As a result of that film’s finale, Spider-Man has become the best version of the hero he always wanted to be. Here’s the full synopsis:
“Four years have gone by since we last caught up with our friendly neighborhood hero. Peter Parker is no more, but Spider-Man is at the top of his game keeping New York City safe. Things are going well for our anonymous hero until an unusual trail of crimes pulls him into a web of mystery larger than he’s ever faced before. In order to take on what’s ahead, Spider-Man not only needs to be at the top of his physical and mental game, but he must also be prepared to face the repercussions of his past!”
It’s worth reiterating some of the details and rumors about Spider-Man: Brand New Day that have circulated over the past year. Among them, confirmation that fellow Marvel heroes The Punisher and The Hulk will appear in the film, and that Michael Mando will return as villain Mac Gargan, and Marvin Jones III will star as Tombstone. Scuttlebutt around the film has also teased a slew of other villains that could appear, like a rumor saying it was in the double digits and would include the likes of Tarantula, Boomerang, and Ramrod. All of that doesn’t even account for the rumors that Daredevil and The Hand might also appear, and we also haven’t even gotten to the mystery of Sadie Sink’s character (and whether she’s a shapeshifting villain or secretly an X-Men favorite).
Suffice to say, the official plot synopsis for Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivers a lot to be excited about on its own, but when coupled with all of the rumors, speculation, and theories we’ve heard for months, it’s amazing how much it lines up with a lot of it. The line of “an unusual trail of crimes” in the synopsis, along with Spider-Man simply being at the top of his game, all seem to indicate we could see more villains in the movie than anyone ever expected.
The most curious element of it, however, is the line that Tom Holland’s Peter Parker “must also be prepared to face the repercussions of his past.” Though it’s good to see that the film will be picking up from the plot threads left open by Spider-Man: No Way Home, it’s unclear how that will factor into the larger story of Brand New Day, beyond attempting to reconnect with the likes of Ned and MJ. One possibility, though, is that this is how Sadie Sink’s mystery character factors in. If the rumors prove to be true that she’s playing the MCU’s Jean Grey, she might be able to unlock their memories and make them remember Peter, overcoming magic with the sheer scale of her psychic power.
Suffice to say, we’re still waiting on the trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but if details about “The Art of” book are already making their way onto the internet, and the film arrives this summer, it’s only a matter of time before we get to see what Marvel has been cooking.