Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026): Release Date, Cast & Rating

The Fourth MCU Spider-Man Movie Is Almost Here

Tom Holland’s fourth solo outing as Spider-Man swings into theaters in eleven days, and unlike most of what we cover on this page, almost nothing about it is a leak or a guess anymore. Sony and Marvel have confirmed the release date, the cast, the rating, and enough plot to know exactly what kind of movie this is. Here’s what’s actually locked in, and what it means if you’re planning a family trip to see it.

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A Trailer That Broke Every Record — Including GTA 6’s

Before talking plot, it’s worth pausing on how this film has been marketed, because the numbers are genuinely absurd. The first trailer pulled 718.6 million views in its first 24 hours, making it the most-viewed trailer in movie history on day one — and in the process it beat the 24-hour record previously held by GTA 6’s reveal trailer (475 million views). Four days later, it became the first movie trailer ever to cross 1 billion views. A second trailer followed in June with another 590.8 million views in its first week — the No. 2 biggest trailer launch of all time, behind only its own predecessor. Whatever you think of the film going in, Sony has made sure nobody in your house hasn’t at least seen a clip of it.

What We Know About the Plot

The premise picks up exactly where No Way Home left off. The spell Doctor Strange cast to make the world forget Peter Parker worked completely — nobody in his life, not old friends, not the people closest to him, remembers he exists. Peter is still fighting crime as Spider-Man full-time, but watching everyone he loves move on without him is wearing him down, and the film sets that emotional pressure up as the spark for “a change he may not have the power to control.” Layered on top of that personal arc is a threat the marketing keeps describing as one “no one can even see” — vague by design, but it tells you this isn’t a straightforward punch-em-up.

On the supporting cast: Michael Mando plays Mac Gargan/Scorpion and Marvin Jones III plays Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone, giving Brand New Day two honest-to-god comic-accurate Spider-Man villains — a rarity, since most of Sony’s recent Spider-adjacent output (see below) has struggled to actually put a proper villain on screen. Jon Bernthal returns as the Punisher, though early marketing frames him as more of an uneasy ally to Peter than an antagonist, which is an interesting needle to thread in a PG-13 film given how R-rated Frank Castle’s other appearances have been. Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk also shows up, tying this firmly back into the wider MCU rather than letting Peter’s story float on its own.

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The Rating — And What It Means for Family Movie Night

Brand New Day carries an official PG-13 rating from the MPA, for “sequences of action/violence and some language.” That’s consistent — every MCU-era Spider-Man film (Homecoming, Far From Home, No Way Home) has landed at the exact same rating, so if your kids handled those three, this one shouldn’t be a surprising step up. The one thing worth flagging in advance: the Punisher is in this movie. Frank Castle’s other screen appearances have leaned hard into brutal, R-rated violence, and while Brand New Day is clearly restraining that for its PG-13 rating, a character built entirely around lethal vigilante justice showing up next to Spider-Man is a reasonable thing to prep a younger viewer for before the lights go down, not after.

Where This Fits in the Wider Spider-Web

If you’ve been following along, this is Tom Holland’s fourth outing after Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home — all part of the MCU Watch Order. It’s worth noting how differently this film is being built compared to Sony’s other recent Spider-adjacent swings. Our reviews of Kraven the Hunter, Madame Web and Morbius all landed on the same complaint: villain movies without Spider-Man in them keep missing the point of the character. Brand New Day puts Scorpion and Tombstone in the same film as Peter Parker himself, which is exactly the format that’s actually worked for this corner of the franchise before. For the complete map of every Spidey film, show, game and LEGO set we’ve covered, the Spider-Man Hub is the one-stop rundown.

The Dadnology Take

When does Spider-Man: Brand New Day come out?

July 31, 2026 in the US (July 29 in the UK). It’s directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who also directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Who is in the cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker, alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon and Tramell Tillman. Jon Bernthal reprises the Punisher, Michael Mando plays Scorpion, Marvin Jones III plays Tombstone, and Mark Ruffalo returns as Bruce Banner/Hulk.

What is the age rating for Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

The film has an official MPA rating of PG-13, for sequences of action/violence and some language — the same rating every MCU Spider-Man film has carried so far.

What is Spider-Man: Brand New Day about?

Peter Parker is fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that no longer remembers who he is, after the spell at the end of No Way Home erased everyone’s memory of him. Watching old friends move on without him pushes Peter toward a change he may not be able to control, which collides with a new, largely unseen threat to the city.

Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day connected to No Way Home?

Yes — it’s a direct continuation. The memory-erasing spell from the end of No Way Home is the entire premise: nobody in Peter’s life remembers he exists.

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