By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, July 21 (Reuters) – For Tom Holland, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” based on the famous Marvel Comics web-slinging character, tells a different kind of superhero story\u2014one centered \u200con vulnerability.<\/p>\n
“The movie kind of serves as this cautionary tale about living a life alone, the importance \u200cof community, and how sometimes the bravest thing to do in life is to ask for help,” the “Odyssey” actor told Reuters in New York.<\/p>\n
“It’s \u200bdefinitely more grounded; it’s grittier, it’s more emotional, but that doesn’t mean we sacrifice the humor and the fun,” Holland added.<\/p>\n
Directed by Destin Yori Daniel Cretton, the film takes place a few years after the events of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which was directed by Jon Watts.<\/p>\n
In the new installment, Peter Parker grapples with the fallout from a spell cast by fellow superhero \u200cDoctor Strange, which caused everyone to forget \u2060both his existence and his identity as Spider-Man.<\/p>\n
Among those impacted are Michelle “MJ” Jones-Watson, Peter’s girlfriend, played by Holland’s real-life wife, Zendaya, and his best friend Ned, played by Jacob Batalon. Both \u2060characters have no memory of the time they spent with Peter.<\/p>\n
As Spider-Man navigates his new reality, he finds an unlikely ally in the vigilante The Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, marking a crossover from the Marvel series “Daredevil” as well as Netflix’s “The Punisher.”<\/p>\n
Despite \u200ba rocky \u200bstart, the two characters eventually form a bond.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s \u200balways interesting when you have two characters who \u200care just trying to push everything away. That’s sort of the opposite of what being a human being is, and sometimes it just sort of takes over, and all of a sudden you find yourself caring about someone you swore you never would,” Bernthal said.<\/p>\n
The Punisher is one of several Marvel characters making appearances in the film. Others include the assassin Yelena Belova, played by Florence Pugh, and Bruce Banner\/The Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo.<\/p>\n
Despite widespread fan theories, one \u200cmystery remains unresolved: the identity of the character portrayed by “Stranger Things” \u200bactor Sadie Sink. Sink said keeping the secret was easy until she \u200bhad to begin promoting the film.<\/p>\n
“Now that I \u200bhave to talk about it all day, it is a little bit more difficult than I \u200cthought,” she said.<\/p>\n
Cretton, who helmed “Shang-Chi and the Legend \u200bof the Ten Rings” and \u200bexecutive produced Marvel’s “Wonder Man,” said he hopes audiences will still be surprised by the film’s unexpected moments.<\/p>\n
“Trying to figure out the puzzle beforehand is fun and exhilarating and creates anticipation. But I do hope that people \u200bdon’t look too hard, because the experience \u200cof watching it on the big screen in a room full of people\u2014it’s great to still have \u200ba lot of surprises for them,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” arrives in theaters on July \u200b31.<\/p>\n
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