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**Spider-Man: Brand New Day Will Feature Street-Level Crime, Punisher, Kevin Feige Confirms**

**Los Angeles, CA** – Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed that the upcoming *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* will see Peter Parker embracing his street-level roots, tackling more localized crime after the world-altering events of *Spider-Man: No Way Home*. The reveal came during a roundtable interview in Los Angeles tied to *The Fantastic Four: First Steps*.

Feige acknowledged the ending of *No Way Home*, which saw Doctor Strange erase Peter Parker’s identity from everyone’s memory, setting the stage for a more isolated and grounded Spider-Man. “We are seeing for the first time in the Tom Holland Spider-Man stories, him being a proper Spider-Man. Him being, by himself, dedicated to saving the city, and dealing with—for lack of a better term—street level crime as opposed to world-ending events that he faced when working with the other characters,” Feige stated, drawing a comparison to the tone of *Spider-Man: Homecoming*.

In a surprising twist, Feige also confirmed the inclusion of Jon Bernthal as the Punisher in the film. He revealed the decision was based on exploring characters Spider-Man hasn’t interacted with before in the MCU, highlighting the Punisher’s comic book origins as a Spider-Man villain. He revealed that director Destin Daniel Cretton is bringing his passion for the project by bringing comic book covers to life on screen.

“So when you do that, you say, ‘OK, who are the other street level characters that we’ve never seen him interact with?’ And of course, I love that the Punisher started in a Spider-Man comic, and that great cover… Destin is doing an amazing job right now on that movie. It starts shooting very soon, and he’s got 8 or 9 comic covers up on his wall in his art department that he is bringing to life in this movie. It’s super cool.”

Tom Holland is set to return as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Other confirmed cast members include Sadie Sink and Liza Colón-Zayas in undisclosed roles. While Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are expected to reprise their roles as MJ and Ned, the extent of their involvement remains uncertain. Rumors persist of a Mark Ruffalo appearance as the Hulk, although Marvel has not officially confirmed this.

*Spider-Man: Brand New Day* is scheduled to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026. Production is set to begin later this summer.

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