More new footage for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has just been shown, thanks to the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. The Sony panel revealed a new exclusive scene for attendees, which a holographic Tom Holland prefaced as being the most “grown-up” and “emotional” Spider-Man movie ever made.
The scene is unlikely to be released to the public (as is always the case with CinemaCon), but thanks to the press on the ground, we have a description. The scene, which sees Jacob Batalon’s Ned Leeds reunited with Holland’s Peter Parker, showed Peter following Ned to his apartment and discovering that he is trying to find out who Spider-Man is. Read on for the description.
The scene opens with Holland’s Peter Parker at a bodega where he spots Batalon’s Ned Leeds and follows him to the party we saw in the trailer. It’s then revealed that Ned has created a “Spider-Tracker” app to work out Spider-Man’s true identity. He has narrowed it down to Mr Harrington (Martin Starr) or Flash Thompson (Tony Revolori). Next up, Zendaya’s MJ appears, and Peter introduces himself as “Maynard”. The trailer shot of MJ then kissing her boyfriend (played by Eman Esfandi) follows.
We’re really getting the Paul storyline that was so… popular with comic book fans – even if his name hasn’t yet been confirmed. Peter’s name, “Maynard,” is an interesting choice given his aunt was called May, and if you’re looking for any comic reference, the second incarnation of sometime Spider-Man villain Ring-Master’s real name was Maynard Tiboldt. That has absolutely nothing to do with Brand New Day, but it’s a strange enough name to send anyone scurrying for their big books of Marvel lore. It’s interesting to know Ned is on the case of Spider-Man: Brand New Day basically makes him J Jonah Jameson’s benevolent replacement.
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