Ahead of the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sony Pictures is offering small teasers to fans to hype the event. Finally getting its first trailer only four months before its release, Brand New Day will have one of the shortest official promotional windows in MCU history. However, to make up for that time, Sony and Marvel are delivering exciting snippets to ramp up anticipation for the first MCU movie in 2026.
Sony Pictures released four extremely short clips from the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day to set up the official trailer's release on Wednesday, March 18. Each clip is no more than five seconds long (most are about two), showing Tom Holland diving into his first action in the MCU since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, the biggest solo superhero movie in history. While it is unknown how long the trailer will be, these 11 seconds of footage give fans just a taste of what to expect from Brand New Day, which hits theaters on July 31.
Every Clip Already Released From Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man vs Red-Suited Ninjas (The Hand?)
The last clip Sony released before the full trailer showed Spider-Man unmasked and kneeling in front of an army of red-suited ninjas. One of them jumps from a ledge with a sword, hoping to end the young hero.
Rumors have pointed to this group being the Hand from the Defenders Saga, which would be their first time showing up in an MCU movie. Should that be the case, it would introduce an entirely new class of villain for Peter Parker to deal with.
Peter Pulls Organic Webbing Apart
The 22nd clip appears to go back to Peter Parker's room, which is now covered even more in organic web.
Peter reaches forward with his hands and tries to pull through the webbing, astonished at what he sees. Considering his webs have always been handmade in past movies, this adjustment will be a big one for him.
Spider-Man vs. Scorpion
Clip #21 brings a thrilling development, showing Spider-Man battling one of his classic comic villains. Here, fans get the first look at Michael Mando in his return to the MCU as a fully powered-up Mac Gargan.
Donning his new Scorpion costume, Gargan thrusts his pointed tail towards Spidey, wrapping it around him and pulling him from his webline. From what can be seen so far, the suit looks to be quite comic-accurate, giving the MCU a thrilling and terrifying new antagonist for the web-slinger.
Peter Parker Washing Spider-Man Suit
The 20th clip of the day puts Peter into one of his lower moments of the trailer, sitting on the floor with no pants on and leaning against a washing machine.
Highlighting the normal side of his life, he waits as the machine cleans his Spider-Man outfit, as fans see one of the eyes of his mask spin behind the glass. This is far from the first time he’s had to wash the suit, which also happened when he took a bucket of green goop to it in No Way Home.
Webbing All Over Peter Parker's Apartment
Brand New Day's 19th short clip might be one of the most intriguing, showing Peter Parker in distress in his apartment. Also showing off Holland’s impressive physique in a black tank top, another wild development comes to fruition.
As his computer runs on his desk, Peter looks around his apartment to see it covered from ceiling to floor in webs. Whether this is a sign that he has new organic webbing, a problem with his mechanical webs, or if this is some kind of dream sequence, he has quite the mess to clean up.
Spider-Man Stops Tank With Webs
Clip #18 places Holland's hero on the streets of New York once again in the heat of an epic battle.
Here, he has to stop a camo-colored tank from hitting a bus, assuming full of innocent civilians. He shoots his webs towards nearby street posts and holds onto the tank with his legs, slowing it down and hoping to soften the blow to the bus.
Spider-Man Being Scanned
One of the stranger Brand New Day clips came late at night, showing Peter Parker donning his new Spider-Man costume in a unique situation.
Here, he is seemingly trapped inside a glass container as a bar with a light moves up and down over his body and scans him. Some data appears through a hologram next to him, although it is difficult to tell what got him into this situation or where he even is.
Zendaya's MJ May Have a New Man
A clip released late into the night shows Tom Holland's Peter Parker at a party near Zendaya's Michelle Jones-Watson. However, he can only look on in heartbreak as she gets cozy with a brand-new man.
MJ stands in the kitchen next to Eman Esfandi (known for his work as Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka), as Esfandi's character softly moves MJ's hair out of her face. Rumored to be playing Paul Rabin from Marvel Comics, he is sure to make Peter's life miserable as he tries to rekindle his relationship with MJ.
Peter Visits Aunt May's Grave
Late into the night, Sony released a 15th short clip from Brand New Day, showing one of the most emotional moments yet for Holland's Peter Parker.
Here, he walks through the rain to the grave of his late aunt, Marisa Tomei's May Parker, who was tragically killed off in No Way Home. Leaving flowers in front of her tombstone, he also puts his hand up to his lips to give her a kiss, honoring his last biological family member.
Spider-Man Falls Backward
Later at night, Sony's 14th new snippet from Brand New Day provided another close-up look at Tom Holland's Peter Parker in his full new Spider-Man costume.
Seemingly coming right after the clip of him standing on top of a tall building and pulling down his mask, the web-slinger lets himself fall off the edge of the building backwards. This may also lead right into another clip, in which fans see the web-slinger diving towards the ground with his suit rippling through the air.
MJ and Ned Leeds Watch Spider-Man on TV
In the 13th released clip, Holland's Spider-Man, Zendaya's Michelle Jones-Watson, and Jacob Batalon's Ned Leeds are all shown in the same scene. While they are not all together, it marks the first time they will all star in the same movie since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.
This clip shows MJ and Ned sitting together and watching TV, where they see Spider-Man receiving an honorary key to the city of New York. They both have intrigued looks on their faces, but it is unclear if they know anything about who is under the Spider-Man mask.
Jacob Batalon Returns as Ned Leeds
The 12th clip that Sony released showed Jacob Batalon's long-awaited return to the MCU as Ned Leeds. This marks his sixth appearance in the MCU, which includes the first three Spider-Man movies, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
In this clip, Ned walks into an undisclosed building and passes by Peter, who is on his cell phone, leading to Peter looking at his old best friend. Peter has a look of sadness on his face, clearly missing the friendship he and Ned shared through at least high school.
Tanks Roll Through New York City
Sony released a short but exciting clip of Holland's Spider-Man swinging through New York City in the heat of battle. Jumping from one web line to another, Peter Parker is also forced to avoid gunfire from a pair of massive tanks rolling beneath him.
There are no signs pointing to who is driving these tanks or why they are after Spider-Man. However, they rampage through the middle of the city, causing massive damage to the streets and the buildings towering over them.
Unknown Villain Causes Massive Explosion
As the afternoon pushed forward, Sony released its most mysterious teaser yet for Brand New Day, showing a masked villain raising his arms in front of a couple of tables filled with hi-tech gear. Looking at a computer screen and wearing a thick mask, the clip of this character is followed by a massive explosion that sends people running for their lives.
While it is difficult to tell who exactly this is looking at the shot, theories have pointed to this being Sadie Sink's unconfirmed character. She was seen on set wearing a dark jacket and yellow hoodie similar to the one seen in this shot, but it is still unclear who the character is or who Sink is playing.
Jon Bernthal's First MCU Movie Appearance as Punisher
Sony Pictures unveiled the first look at Jon Bernthal's Punisher in Brand New Day in the latest update ahead of the film's trailer being released. After starring in Daredevil Season 2, his own Punisher solo series, and Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, this marks Bernthal's first time playing Frank Castle in an MCU movie.
In this clip, Bernthal drives a black van straight into Spider-Man as the web-slinger sticks to the hood and looks through the windshield at the driver, which was also seen in set photos. While his specific role in the movie is unknown, he is said to be one of the most important characters in the story as he interacts with Peter Parker for the first time.
Spider-Man Falling With Style
Late in the afternoon, a couple of seconds of footage showed Holland's Spider-Man diving through the air next to a massive New York City skyscraper. The shot zooms in on Peter Parker as he falls, finishing with a relatively close shot of his classic Spider-Man mask as he looks for where he will swing next.
Separating itself from past costumes, Peter's new suit ripples in the wind as he falls, showing it is not completely skin tight and looking less like it was created through CGI than past outfits. The clip shows another example of director Destin Daniel Cretton's visual style using a colorful background for the city as the web-slinger falls fast through the sky.
Spidey and MJ Reunited At Last
For the first time since No Way Home, Peter Parker is reunited with his ex-girlfriend, Zendaya's MJ, in her return to the MCU. Peter wears his full Spider-Man outfit as he stands face-to-face with MJ in between a couple of staircases, likely on a balcony or walkway on the edge of a building.
While fans have seen set photos of Zendaya from this movie, her role is not expected to be big, as it is still unclear where MJ and Peter's relationship stands. She was forced to forget about Peter's existence thanks to Doctor Strange's spell in No Way Home, meaning the two will have to start over from scratch and relearn why they mean so much to each other.
Spider-Man Pulls Down His Mask
Around midday, Sony shared a close-up look at Tom Holland donning his brand-new Spider-Man costume while looking over the greater New York City area. In this clip, Holland pulls his mask down over his face as he prepares for his next jump or swing.
While this clip does not show much, fans can see that the design of his new suit is quite different from his old Stark suits, with the webs raised higher over the red than they used to be. This is similar to the webs on Tobey Maguire's suit, although they are black instead of silver, giving the suit a more homemade feel than it used to have.
Mysterious Eye Close-Up Shot
Following the first round of short clips, Sony released another two-second look at Tom Holland from a unique perspective. This time, Cretton delivers a close-up shot of Peter Parker's left eye. Amazingly, it comes from inside Peter's Spider-Man mask, as fans can see the inside of the white lens on the bottom part of the screen.
Past Spider-Man movies have provided unique perspectives of Spidey's point of view, including first-person swinging shots from Andrew Garfield's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and looks at Holland's heads-up display inside the mask in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Cretton delivers a first with this shot, though, as it gives fans a taste of how Peter feels under his superhero disguise.
Spider-Man Comic Cover Recreated
The first five-second clip from Brand New Day's trailer shows Tom Holland in his new Spider-Man costume swinging through the streets of New York with a criminal under his right arm. Using a slightly grey filter, the white lenses on Holland's mask shine through the glaze, as does the new black Spider logo on his chest. As of writing, the identity of the criminal is unknown.
This image almost perfectly recreates the moment fans saw on the cover of Spider-Man's first-ever comic appearance, Amazing Fantasy #15 from 1962, written by the late Stan Lee and drawn by the late Steve Ditko. Here, Spidey uses the same pose and holds a green-suited criminal in his right arm.
Tom Holland Sans Spider-Man Suit
Along with the classic superhero action, fans also see the first look at Tom Holland portraying Spider-Man's alter ego, Peter Parker, who is no longer known to the world in this movie. The clip shows Holland having worked up a sweat while wearing a hoodie and a thick jacket, falling to the ground and seemingly passing out in an abandoned warehouse or subway station.
While there is no context to this scene, Peter looks to be in serious trouble, as he possibly comes away on the wrong side of a fight with one of this movie's many villains. Looking at the inclusion of Michael Mando's Mac Gargan, who will become the Scorpion, this villain may have found a way to inject Peter with some kind of poison that weakens his body in this scene.
Spider-Man Flips & Spins Through the Air
Set in broad daylight, the third clip from Brand New Day shows Peter Parker pulling his mask over his face before jumping off a building. That jump also brings major style points, as he spins and flips his way off the building, complete with one of New York's big rivers directly in front of him.
This film shows off new details from Spider-Man's new suit, including the way it wrinkles and bunches up when Peter twists and contorts his body. Cretton gets to show some of his visual style after taking over from original trilogy director Jon Watts, bringing the kind of action and spectacle fans expect from such a popular Marvel hero.
MCU Spider-Man Debuts Organic Webbing?
The final clip from the morning may be the most surprising one of all, as Spider-Man is seen slinging himself from one building to another by using his webs as a slingshot. While the footage provides another excellent look at Spidey's suit and athletic ability, the webs coming out of his wrist have fans talking about whether he has evolved.
Previous rumors teased that Spidey would be blessed with organic web shooters in Brand New Day, reminiscent of Tobey Maguire's hero from Sam Raimi's trilogy. While the details behind this are unconfirmed, his wrists appear to be missing the silver-plated shooters he is seen wearing in one of the earlier clips, inciting questions about if and how this change takes place in the MCU.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be the first of two MCU movies being released in 2026. Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, and Liza Cólon-Zayas, this film will show Peter Parker in a world unaware of his existence, as he fights some of the scariest villains of his career and figures out how to get his life back together.
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