{"id":326643,"date":"2025-12-20T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326643\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:18:09","slug":"spider-man-4-new-info-on-zendayas-mj-is-bad-news-for-peter-parker-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326643\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man 4: New Info on Zendaya\u2019s MJ Is Bad News for Peter Parker &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man 4<\/a> update is bad news for Peter Parker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Studios<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/sony-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Pictures<\/a>\u2019 Spider-Man 4, also known as <a href=\"http:\/\/Spider-Man: Brand New Dayhttps:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man-brand-new-day\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>, arrives in United States theaters next summer. Directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings\u2019 Destin Daniel Cretton, the film will once again see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/tom-holland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland<\/a> reprise his role as Peter Parker\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/spider-man\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/zendaya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zendaya<\/a> and Jacob Batalon also return as Michelle \u201cMJ\u201d Jones-Watson and Ned Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>What is the latest Spider-Man 4 update?<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, scooper Daniel Richtman reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a> was looking for a Harris Dickinson-type actor to play a role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Richtman has now reshared this news with an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielRPK\/status\/2002031638092411131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">update<\/a>, saying, \u201cThis was for MJ\u2019s new boyfriend it would seem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson \u2014 known for starring in 2023\u2019s The Iron Claw and 2024\u2019s Babygirl, among other titles \u2014 has not been cast in Spider-Man 4, and none of the announced stars bear a significant resemblance to him, meaning it\u2019s not clear who, if anyone, will be playing MJ\u2019s new boyfriend in the movie. This is only a rumor at this time, meaning MJ having a boyfriend is a plot point that has not been confirmed by Marvel at this time.<\/p>\n<p>It would, however, make sense, given that Spider-Man: No Way Home ended with Ned and MJ forgetting who Peter is. How they factor into Brand New Day remains to be seen, but MJ having a new boyfriend would be a logical storyline to include.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Holland, Zendaya, and Batalon, the cast of Spider-Man 4 includes Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle\/Punisher, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner\/Hulk, Michael Mando as Mac Gargan\/Scorpion, Marvin Jones III as Lonnie Lincoln\/Tombstone, Sadie Sink, Liza Col\u00f3n-Zayas, and Trammell Tillman.<\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released on July 31, 2026, as part of Phase 6 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/mcu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest Spider-Man 4 update is bad news for Peter Parker. 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