A recent rumor claimed that Gwen Stacy will make her MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and that Kiernan Shipka has been cast in the role. Apparently, the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star was spotted on set in a laundromat in Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) building.<\/p>\n
The source of this rumor was a little sketchy, but it sounds like there may have been some truth to it – or at least, the part where Peter meets a new blonde love interest.<\/p>\n
Scooper Daniel Richtman<\/a> has heard that Brand New Day will indeed introduce a “blonde neighbour” for Peter. “I\u2019m not sure who the actress is,” he adds. “They hint that she could be a love interest, but he\u2019s still clearly in love with MJ.”<\/p>\n This doesn’t necessarily mean that this neighbor will turn out to be Gwen Stacy, but we’d be very surprised if they went with another character as a new love-interest for Parker. As for Shipka being cast in the role, we’ll obviously just have to wait and see – though if there’s any truth to the report that the\u00a0actress was seen on set, we’d say it’s a pretty safe bet.<\/p>\n Stacy has previously been played in live-action by Bryce Dallas Howard in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 and Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man movies. An animated version of Spider-Gwen (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) is also a major character in Sony Pictures’ Into the Spider-Verse films. A rumor did the rounds in 2024 that Sony was in the early stages of developing a live-action Spider-Gwen movie, but we haven’t heard anything since, and it’s probably a long shot given the current state of the studio’s “SPUMC” (Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters).<\/p>\n Richtman also reiterates a previous rumour that may reveal how Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple fits into the story.<\/p>\n “At one point in the film, Peter is badly hurt and Punisher brings him to Claire Temple so she can treat his wounds.”<\/p>\n For what it’s worth, @Majestic_ucm – who shared the Shipka rumor – has posted the following (supposed|) details on Brand New Day’s post-credits scene. We wouldn’t put too much stock in this for the time being, but if the Stacy rumor pans out, it might be worth taking another look at.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n I heard that the post-credits scene of Brand New Day is shocking and directly connects to #AvengersDoomsday<\/a>. Peter Parker, Hulk, and others were described to me. The incursion is progressing, and there are natural phenomena in New York, or it could also be a direct attack from\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/at6SFoo1le<\/a><\/p>\n