Spider-Man: Brand New Day has added a third writer to its screenplay as Challengers and Queer scribe Justin Kuritzkes is getting a credit on the upcoming Marvel movie. He'll be joining original writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers after he helped revise the screenplay.
The Wrap reports that news of Kuritzkes' involvement came from Tom Holland's recent appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler. When he appeared on the show, he spoke of an incident where he and Zendaya felt a scene wasn't working so they reworked it with a screenwriter called Justin.
"He said to the crew, 'Everyone can go home. We’re going to sit down, and we’re going to rewrite this scene with the writer, Justin, who is such a talent,'" Holland said to Poehler of director Destin Daniel Cretton's approach to the situation. "We came in the next day, we reshot the scene, and I’m so glad we did, because it sings in the movie. It really does."
Kuritzkes is best known for his collaboration with director Luca Guadagnino, having worked on two of his latest movies, Challengers and Queer. He also wrote the script for Guadagnino's abandoned DC movie Sgt. Rock, so he has comic book movie priors. Challengers stars Spider-Man star Zendaya as a former tennis star-turned-coach who navigates an upcoming match between her husband and her ex-boyfriend.
Challengers in particular has an excellent script, full of sharp writing and dialogue between its characters. As a result, it's definitely exciting to hear that he's been involved with working on Spider-Man 4's script.
Holland has been open about how hard he's been working on the next movie in the Marvel saga. In another recent interview, he revealed that he'd been calling his producers from the set of The Odyssey to impart filmmaking wisdom learned from Christopher Nolan.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters on July 31, 2026. For more upcoming superhero movies, check out our guide to all the new Marvel movies and shows on the way.
