Spider-Man star Tom Holland wants to see Miles Morales make his MCU debut.

While Miles is the main character of the animated Spider-Verse movies – and his uncle, played by Donald Glover, appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming – he has never appeared in the live-action MCU.

"I think at this point in time, we're being really open minded about what the future looks like," Holland told Hobby Consolas. "I know that I have aspirations to bring Miles Morales into the universe, however that works out. We've got a lot of work to do to bring that to life.

"But, yeah, I feel really strongly about – I feel incredibly grateful for the way I was introduced into this world and that I was shepherded by RDJ [Robert Downey Jr.]," he continued. "And I would love to kind of return that favor to the next generation of people that get the luxury of making these movies. So, that is definitely something that I'm really working towards."

This isn't the first time Holland has shared such a sentiment, either. "For whoever's next, whether that is a Miles Morales or a Spider-Gwen or a Spider-Woman or something like that, I would love to be a part of setting up the next chapter," he previously commented. "Whatever that looks like, I don't know. But if I could do what Downey did for me, then I would be so content swinging off into the sunset."

Holland will next play Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring opposite the likes of Jon Bernthal's Punisher, Mark Ruffalo's Hulk, and Sadie Sink's mystery character (though Marvel fans are convinced she's playing Jean Grey).

Brand New Day arrives this July 31. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day may not be far away from arriving in theaters but a lot is still unknown about the latest entry in the webbed franchise. Understandably, this has led to a whole load of theorizing from Marvel fans, keen to try and work out what exactly the Marvel Phase 6 movie's big surprises are – and it turns out some of them are actually right.

"Some of the wildest fan theories are like weirdly accurate to what is happening in the movie," Holland told Vanity Fair France. "I feel like I don't want to give any fuel to the flames before the movie comes out." Holland, who has given away some pretty big reveals in the past then added when he was pushed on which ones, "I can't my lips are sealed."

Zendaya agreed, adding to the publication that some fans have been absolutely "spot on" with their ideas. "What Tom and I enjoy is looking at people's fan theories and thinking some are spot on, some are really far off and some have really great ideas," she added. "I'm not sure I can think of any off the top of my head but people are very creative. "

Now, we're racking our brains about what theories Holland and Zendaya might be referring to here as a lot of mysteries still exist around the movie. Chief among them are two questions: who is Sadie Sink playing and who is the movie's main villain?

A lot of speculation, ever since the Stranger Things star was announced, have suggested that Sink will be playing X-Men star Jean Grey. However, the latest trailer only showed a glimpse at her character and it's still not entirely clear who exactly she is.

Meanwhile, Holland recently confirmed that the movie's final villain still has not been confirmed. "The villain that we have in this new movie, which is still very much a secret, is, I think, unlike anything we've seen in one of these movies before," Holland teased to ProSieben.

There are plenty of adversaries that have been teased, including The Hand, Scorpion, Tombstone, Boomerang, Tarantula, and Ramrod. However, it seems none of these will be the main big bad that Holland's Spidey will face.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in cinemas in the UK on July 29 and in US theaters on July 31. For more upcoming superhero movies, check out our guides to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows that have been confirmed.

More details about Avengers: Endgame's upcoming re-release have been revealed – and it sure sounds like it's tying into Avengers: Doomsday in a big way.

As per Deadline, those watching Endgame in Disney's new 'Infinity Vision' large format will be treated to 'a custom introduction, additional new footage, and a special end tag exclusive to Infinity Vision and IMAX releases.' As if to really hammer home the freshness, Mjolnir-style, Avengers: Endgame's re-release comes with its own special title – Avengers: Endgame Encore.

So, those watching in a regular screening (it's currently unclear as of writing which screens will carry Infinity Vision) won't have the end tag included. Hopefully that doesn't mean audiences will be missing out on what appears to be a major link to the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

Speaking at Sands Film Festival in April (also via Deadline), Doomsday co-director Joe Russo explained that the re-release would be an "opportunity to create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday in a very unique way."

Russo added, "You don’t always get the chance to re-release because it costs money, so the fact that we can enhance the story of Doomsday by bridging it to Endgame and these characters that we worked with for years that we love so much, and continue their story: It's a really unique opportunity."

Avengers: Doomsday is under six months away and, so far, we've seen precious little of the crossover that will introduce Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom to the MCU.

Four teasers were attached to screenings of Avatar: Fire and Ash across January and December, while a CinemaCon trailer was released behind closed doors. Since then, however, we've had little to go on – except a bizarre coffee pop-up event. Expect San Diego Comic-Con in July to provide the goods. We hope.

If not, it might be a long, long wait until Avengers: Endgame Encore hits cinemas in the fall.

Avengers: Doomsday hits cinemas on December 18. For more, check out the full list of upcoming Marvel movies in the works.

Tom Holland says the new Spidey suit is an homage to all of the live-action Spider-Mans... and this makes me even more stoked for Brand New Day.

"When we decided that we're going to make Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we said, what if we made a suit that was an homage to Tobey and Andrew's designs because my Peter Parker had met those guys. So we kind of created a Spider-Child of all three costumes," Holland explains in a new behind-the-scenes video.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton points out that we can see the "human" beneath the costume, meaning there's no face shield underneath the mask that gives it that weird jawline (and further conceals Spider-Man's identity). You can watch the video below.

With a new suit comes new, uh, features, seeing as Peter Parker can shoot his own webs now rather than rely on web-technology that he created himself (much like Tobey Maguire's Spidey). In the newest trailer, Peter goes to none other than Dr. Bruce Banner for help with his suddenly changing powers, though Bruce warns him that they kinda can't be contained (and he would know, given that he's the Hulk and all).

New suit, new powers, and a brand new villain (who is definitely Sadie Sink), though we still don't know if she's playing Jean Grey or a Dark Phoenix variation or even Madelyne Prior, or what.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31. While we wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies or our breakdown on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order.

As Xbox CEO Asha Sharma continues to expand the publisher's game worlds into the realm of TV and film, she also has some fighting words for the biggest movie franchise of all time. "Call of Duty is bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

Xbox's new boss took the reins earlier this year and is now overseeing a reset that could potentially lead to studio shutdowns or layoffs, but one thing she's not scaling back on is the company's mammoth expansion to the big screen. Live-action feature films based on Gears of War and Sea of Thieves are going ahead, as is a sequel to A Minecraft Movie. Amazon Prime is also at work developing a third season of Fallout and a Wolfenstein streaming series.

But Call of Duty is maybe the company's biggest bet, with a new live-action film coming from Taylor Sheridan (Sicario writer and Yellowstone creator) and Peter Borg (Deep Water Horizon) currently set for 2028.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Sharma seemed pretty confident about the project's prospects and Xbox's increasing popularity in Hollywood.

"If you think about it, we've got the number two show of all time on Amazon [Fallout], Minecraft was top five in 2025, Call of Duty is bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So it all measures. [There's] more appetite to work with us on titles than ever before," she says.

How she's qualifying Call of Duty's bigness compared to the MCU isn't totally clear. Movies in the joint Marvel Cinematic Universe have collectively made over $30 billion across 37 or so installments. While we don't have comparable numbers for the total gross of every Call of Duty game, Sharma's statement is still totally believable.

Call of Duty is almost always the best-selling game of any given year, Activision almost always monetizes them until and after the next one comes out, and the series has two free-to-play cash cows in the form of Call of Duty Warzone and Mobile. Whether that translates into box office success is another question. CoD doesn't have an icon to rely on, like a Super Mario or a Jack Black-shaped Steve, after all.

"You won't see us try to become the biggest linear provider in the world or anything like that, but I think great games are culture, and culture is entertainment," Sharma says.

In the meantime, check out every upcoming video game movie on the horizon.

Ahead of his return to the MCU, Robert Downey Jr. has shared some insight into Alan Silvestri's theme for Avengers: Doomsday. The former Iron Man star will be playing the new role of villain Victor Von Doom in the upcoming Marvel movie, and has shared how important the character's theme was for getting into character.

"We're on day 4 of production, Joe Russo's like, 'Come here.' And he plays me Doom’s theme. I was like, 'Oh, yeah. Okay, it’s that. And it even affected that day of shooting and every day since," Robert Downey Jr. said, according to reporter Brandon Davis, who quoted some of CBR's interviews with the actor.

We're not surprised as Silvestri is behind some of the most iconic movie scores of all time and has brought magic to Marvel many times before too. His work with the directors, the Russo brothers, on the Avengers movies has been especially stand-out too. Who can ever forget 'Portals' in Endgame?

We also heard a snippet of what might be Doom's theme at the end of Fantastic Four. Could it be the same one? Only time will tell...

Ahead of the new movie, the directors of Avengers: Doomsday have been hyping up their return to the MCU. According to the Russo brothers, the Marvel Phase 6 film is not going to be what audiences are expecting at all.

"That serial shifting and changing and surprising you and then reinventing itself and then shifting and changing and then surprising you... that’s exciting, and I think you’re going to see some shifting and changing [with Doomsday]," Joe Russo said at SXSW earlier this year.

"So, get ready for it. Look, we were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn’t leaning on anything from the past."

Avengers: Doomsday is released on December 18. For more on the MCU, check out our guides to upcoming superhero movies and all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows you need on your radar.

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day villain is so far a matter of mystery – but Tom Holland has teased that it'll be unlike anything we've seen before in the MCU.

"The villain that we have in this new movie, which is still very much a secret, is, I think, unlike anything we've seen in one of these movies before," Holland teased to ProSieben. Watch the moment below.

So far, trailers have teased Spidey going up against the Hand, while teaming up with the Punisher and Bruce Banner – and battling a strange illness that affects his powers. Sadie Sink's mystery character is also part of the line-up, and fans are pretty convinced she's playing Jean Grey.

While Holland remained tight-lipped here, though, he might have let a spoiler slip elsewhere. "I think no one remembers that I'm Spider-Man apart from one," he teased in a recent interview.

When his MJ co-star Zendaya said, "Nobody remembers that you're Peter Parker. They know Spider-Man. Spider-Man is Peter Parker," Holland then added: "They know Spider-Man. They just don't know... one person [knows]."

During the Spider-Man: No Way Home ending, Doctor Strange performed a spell that erased the memory of Peter Parker from everyone in the multiverse. That means even MJ and Ned have forgotten Peter, as we see in the trailers. The identity of the one single person who remembers Peter is another of the movie's secrets for now.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives this July 31. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows, or our five best guesses on the Brand New Day villain.

Tom Holland has sorta kinda unleashed another spoiler, and this time it's about the spell that made the entire world forget Peter Parker.

"I think no one remembers that I'm Spider-Man apart from one," Holland said during an interview with IGN when asked if any of the Avengers remember that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. He starts to say "person" before Zendaya quickly cuts him off and says, "Nobody remembers that you're Peter Parker. They know Spider-Man. Spider-Man is Peter Parker."

Holland continues: "They know Spider-Man. They just don't know... one person [knows]." You can watch the clip below.

Naturally, my guess is Doctor Strange given he's the one who did the spell that made everyone forget in the first place, and quite possibly the only one who can reverse it. It did look like Holland was about to spill the beans on exactly who before Zendaya swooped him and stopped him... which is on par with his long history of accidental Marvel spoiler reveals.

His crimes include revealing that Spider-Man: Homecoming would be turned into a trilogy, accidentally sharing the Avengers: Infinity War poster on Instagram live, and telling a packed audience that Spider-Man gets blipped at a screening for Infinity War. He also apparently spoiled all of the Avengers movies for Zendaya, which doesn't surprise me, either.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31. While we wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies or our breakdown on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order.

Although Marvel is bringing back the bulk of the original X-Men stars for Avengers: Doomsday, the studio has left a few names out, which Jean Grey star Famke Janssen doesn't seem too happy about.

"I think they made a mistake, but hey, who am I? I’m just a little me who thinks that," said Janssen to Nerdtropolis at Spacecon 2026. The star says she is being asked about the movie all of the time, promising she isn't lying about the fact that she isn't returning. "I am so bad at keeping secrets," added Janessen. "It’s all on my face. You right away will read it."

Janssen played telepathic mutant Jean Grey, aka Phoenix, in the original X-Men movie. The 2000 movie also starred Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, who are all set to return in Doomsday, as well as Kelsey Grammer as Beast, and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler. The only other OG star left out is Storm actor Halle Berry.

It is not clear why Janssen wasn't asked to return, as she was part of the franchise for quite some time. After the first movie, the star then returned for X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, and also made appearances in The Wolverine and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

The only reason we can think of is that there may soon be a new Jean Grey added to the MCU. Many Marvel fans think Sadie Sink is playing the mutant in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. If that is true, having two Jean Greys in the mix could be confusing, which might explain Janssen's absence. Plus, Brand New Day is set right before Doomsday, so whatever happens in the new Spidey movie may directly affect the new Avengers flick, including whatever chaos Sink's mysterious character may cause.

Doomsday is set to bring a long list of Marvel heroes back into the fold. The X-Men join the Thunderbolts*, the Fantastic Four, Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth's Thor, the Wakandans, and many more as a new threat emerges in the shape of Doctor Doom, who just so happens to be played by Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives on December 18. For now, check out our guide on how to watch Marvel movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Welp, Tom Holland's webhead is certainly going to have his hands full now. Fresh footage from Spider-Man: Brand New Day has revealed yet another villain is joining the cast.

As revealed in a new TV spot, the hard-headed bad guy Ramrod makes a dash for Spidey and runs straight into a brick wall. Ouch. See the headache-inducing moment for yourself below.

While we don't exactly expect Ramrod to cause Spidey too much trouble, the latest villain appearance continues director Destin Daniel Cretton's trend of paying homage to various classic Spider-Man comic covers.

Already, we've had dalliances with Tarantula and Boomerang glimpsed in trailers, each aping a classic Marvel cover. Now, Ramrod's attack mirrors that of Amazing Spider-Man #221. If you've got that collecting dust in your attic, it might suddenly be worth a lot more after today.

In our opinion, we expect Tarantula, Boomerang, Ramrod (and potentially other C-list villains) to form part of a montage to show how Spidey has kept New York safe in the years since No Way Home.

Unfortunately, the tangled web of baddies grows ever wider. Spider-Man: Brand New Day's synopsis teases an unseen, powerful figure up to no good and lurking in the shadows. There's also the small matter of who Sadie Sink is playing – with Jean Grey among one of our big theories for Brand New Day's mystery villain. Michael Mando's Scorpion still has plenty of sting in his tail, too. The question remains: will there be enough room on the Raft for them all?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in cinemas on July 31. For more, we have a complete guide to the Marvel timeline and, crucially for those looking to catch up, a look at how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Going into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, you may have a few questions. Namely, just who is the villain?

After all, the movie's official synopsis has teased a "powerful villain no one can even see", which only deepens the mystery further. There's been plenty of talk about Stranger Things star Sadie Sink playing Jean Grey, but she (typically) is on the side of Spidey and co. with the X-Men.

So, what gives and who could the webhead and The Punisher be up against in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Below, we run the rule over the most likely candidates to be the movie's main villain, taking in fan theories, our own expert opinion, and other outsiders from the pages of Marvel's comics. After you dive into a possible rogues' gallery, get your Spidey-Senses tingling with our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and the Marvel timeline.

Who is Spider-Man: Brand New Day's mystery villain?

Jean Grey

Let's start with the red-haired elephant in the room. Marvel hasn't officially confirmed that Sadie Sink is playing Jean Grey, but a recent shot of a psychic blast in the latest Brand New Day trailer has eerie parallels to the mutant who would be Phoenix from animated series X-Men: Evolution.

In the trailers, we've also seen members of the public being mind-controlled by an unseen force.

Given Jean Grey's powerful psychic abilities, that certainly puts her in the frame to be the one fighting Spider-Man and pulling the strings – even if there could be more to all this than meets the eye.

Typically, Jean Grey is a foundational part of the X-Men, who haven't yet been introduced in the mainline MCU. With an X-Men movie on the way, though, it makes sense to put the building blocks together here with a tremendous show of what she's capable of – and why the public might fear her and be running scared of mutants in the near future. Is this Marvel's worst-kept secret? Possibly. But we think, if she is Brand New Day's main villain, there might be another power player lurking in the shadows. Which brings us to…

William Metzger

Not exactly a household name, William Metzger is someone who will still be well known to veteran X-Men fans.

A staunch anti-mutant campaigner, Metzger made his name as a hardline activist during the 1999-2000 Children of the Atom X-Men arc. There, he pushed ethical boundaries to further his agenda, even trying to put together an anti-mutant weapon. Ultimately, that ended in failure and led to a brutal death at the hands of Magneto.

Much like Jean Grey, we don't know if Metzger is officially in the movie, but Tramell Tillman's unnamed character has been given the name 'Bill' in multiple subtitled trailers now.

Given Tillman's starmaking rise through the ranks in Severance and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, it stands to reason that he could be the one to kick off the Mutant Saga in a meaningful way in the MCU in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Mister Negative

Jean Grey and William Metzger are two of our picks, but there have been plenty of whispers elsewhere about other Spider-Man villains coming out to play in New York.

Chief among them is Mister Negative. Those rumors started when a devilish logo was spotted during filming for Brand New Day. Fans quickly put two and two together and, at the risk of getting five, concluded that Spidey would be swinging into battle against Mr. Negative and his band of 'Inner Demons'.

First introduced during 2007's Free Comic Book Day, Mister Negative was a product of the Darkforce and Lightforce, which manifested itself as two distinct, wildly different personalities: the crime boss Mister Negative and the F.E.A.S.T founder Martin Li.

Most famously, Mister Negative was a crucial part of Insomniac's first two mainline Spider-Man titles. Since then, his momentum (and popularity) has only grown. Could that amount to an MCU appearance in Brand New Day? We'd certainly love to see it.

Jackal

Perhaps not one of Spider-Man's most famous villains, but you know his work: Jackal – real name Professor Miles Warren – proved the catalyst for the controversial 1990s storyline the Clone Saga, which saw a copy of Peter Parker brought to life.

Fans have already spotted a 'Green Jackal' Easter egg during the house party spied in the first trailer, with others speculating that Keith David (who has been heard but not seen so far in marketing) could be playing the villain.

Mister Sinister

Now, this is a little more out of left field. First introduced by legendary writer Chris Claremont in Uncanny X-Men #221, Mister Sinister has long been a thorn in the side of the X-Men, with Jean Grey often being in the supervillain's sights thanks to his belief that she could help create the ultimate mutant.

With the X-Men movie just a few years away, setting up a larger story here through Mister Sinister – is he manipulating Jean or William in some way? – would pay dividends down the line. Curiously, Jon Hamm had been set to play Mister Sinister in The New Mutants. While he's unlikely to reprise his role, the idea could still be on the minds of those calling the shots at Marvel Studios.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day thwips into cinemas on July 31, though there are early screenings planned in the US for Prime members on July 29.

For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and the complete Marvel timeline.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already broken a record ahead of its release. The movie is tracking well, reportedly having the best pre-sales in five years, suggesting a positive upcoming box office.

Per Deadline, the last time a movie was tracking so well ahead of release was Spider-Man: No Way Home back in 2021. That movie went on to land the third-best opening at the box office of all time, behind Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.

Set after the events of No Way Home, when Peter Parker was erased from the memories of everyone he knows and loves, Brand New Day sees him facing a new invisible threat. The latest Marvel Studios movie sees Tom Holland return to the lead role, alongside Zendaya and Jacob Batalon as MJ and Ned.

Sadie Sink joins the movie as an as-yet unknown character, and Marvel stars Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo star as the Punisher and the Hulk, respectively. The second trailer was recently released and gave us our first proper look at Sink's role, but didn't reveal anything more about who she was playing (which our writer thinks is a good thing).

Meanwhile, Stranger Things star Sink has admitted she was pretty surprised that there has been so much speculation about her role. Holland has also been teasing new details on the film too, saying that he's worried he'll "upset Marvel" by comparing how prepared Christopher Nolan was on the set of The Odyssey.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is released on July 29 in the UK and July 31 in the US. For more, check out our guide to all of the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way.

When it was first announced that Jon Bernthal's Punisher would appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we wondered how an ultra-violent R-rated anti-hero would mesh with Marvel's friendly neighborhood Spidey. But Tom Holland says their strong off-screen relationship translates perfectly on screen.

"There's no secret that I absolutely love Jon Bernthal," said Holland in a new Spider-Man: Brand New Day featurette. "When we got to set, Jon and I started riffing, and it kind of became this really funny big brother little brother type relationship. Destin just let us run with it." Watch the clip below.

Holland and Bernthal's friendship dates back to 2015, when the two met on the set of the medieval action film Pilgrimage. It was there that the pair auditioned for their respective Marvel roles. "Tom made my first Punisher tape, and I made his first Spider-Man audition tape," said Bernthal. Holland added, "There's always been a drive for me to share the screen with him as these characters; the fact that we get to do it now, in this movie, is so exciting."

Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton used the pair's decade-long friendship to the movie's advantage. "The type of chemistry that these two have bubbles up in unexpected ways that cannot be written," said the director. "It's my favorite rush when we have captured a moment that would not be able to be replicated."

We got a taste of the duo's brotherly relationship in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, where Bernthal's Punisher gets frustrated with Spidey's need to avoid violence, which couldn't be more opposite to how Frank Castle handles business. But it looks like Spidey may need Punisher's help as a stack of new villains enter the scene, including one that no one can see, as mentioned in the new Brand New Day synopsis.

Although the two may butt heads, it seems like Parker needs a brother figure more than ever in the new movie, as it finds the hero in his lowest emotional state yet. Set years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, when Doctor Strange wiped the whole world's memory of Spidey's real identity (including his girlfriend MJ and best friend Ned), Brand New Day finds Parker alone, lost, and fully throwing himself into crime-fighting.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into cinemas on July 31 in the US, and July 29 in the UK. For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Tom Holland has revealed how he found out that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the MCU. In a new interview for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, he shared the story, as well as teasing his excitement for appearing in the upcoming Avengers movies.

"He just called me and I caught up with him a couple of days ago on the phone and we'll just have casual catch-ups every now and then," Holland said to Cinemania.es. "He checks in and he just told me and it's really exciting."

However, Holland went on to admit that the Russo brothers, who are directing Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, are not keeping him in the loop with all the details.

"I don't know a lot about those movies, by design," he added. "I have a reputation for spoiling certain things and I think the studios are keeping me from the juicy details but when I do get to grace that set, I'm so curious, 'What does that mean for Peter and how does that work?' I'm very excited about whatever it is."

Holland was busy filming The Odyssey when production was underway for Avengers: Doomsday so it's not clear if he'll appear at all in the first movie. However, as he hints at here, it is widely expected that Peter Parker will play a significant role in Avengers: Secret Wars.

Downey Jr.'s Iron Man had a very close relationship with Holland's Spidey on screen, and while we don't know how his return in the new role of Doctor Doom will be handled, it's certainly something we expect to see developed in the new movies.

No trailer is out yet for Doomsday, but it will be heading to theaters on December 18 this year. Before that, Holland is swinging back onto our screens as Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The fourth movie in the franchise is out on July 29 in the UK and July 31 in the US.

For more, check out our guide to all of the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way.

For a while there, Marvel couldn't stop ruining its own movies. In pre-release trailers or marketing, the famously watertight and spoiler-averse Marvel Studios sprang its own leaks.

Whether it's Captain America: Brave New World's third-act Red Hulk tussle or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness revealing its Captain Carter-led alternate-universe lineup ahead of time, it's perhaps my most frustrating issue with how the modern-day MCU handles its output.

We only have to look back to Spider-Man's previous big-screen outing, No Way Home, for a taste of what I'm talking about.

There, villains from Spidey's cinematic past were assembled in the first trailers – not only ruining a handful of surprises, but confirming the multiverse conceit that Andrew Garfield, especially, had done so well lying about across various press tours.

The webhead was also the unfortunate victim of another big spoiler elsewhere, with Spidey's first MCU appearance being unveiled in a late-in-the-day Captain America: Civil War trailer.

Yes, Marvel needs to put butts in seats, but the act of spoiling major story beats or genuine shocks speaks to a lack of confidence in their own movies.

A brand new idea

Thank god, then, for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. As the title suggests, a new strategy is in place: this is a street-level affair, brimming with confidence, and deploying fan service such as The Punisher with care instead of a clumsy sense of crossovers for the sake of crossovers.

But with a month until release, its biggest success is how little we actually know about Brand New Day.

There are vague plots, sure, but we still don't know how Peter Parker's spider-centric transformation, Bruce Banner, The Hand, and the small matter of Sadie Sink's mystery character will blend together. Excitingly, each is a volatile element that, on their own, would be enough to carry most comic book movies. Throw them together, and it's a powder keg that could turn into a potential all-timer.

The movie's official synopsis only nudges things ahead slightly, revealing a "powerful villain no one can even see." That invisibility extends to the audience, who have had a field day amassing conspiracies and fan theories wondering if Sadie Sink will be playing X-Men psychic Jean Grey or whether there is a nefarious figure waiting for us once we sit down and experience the fourth MCU Spider-Man movie in theatres.

As of yet, there are no answers. That's a good thing – and I hope it stays that way right up until release. Walking into a Marvel movie knowing very little about it is a rare feat indeed.

In fact, I hope it's one Kevin Feige and the Russos mimic for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

After all, Robert Downey's Doctor Doom is already an intriguing enough proposition to hook both long-term and lapsed fans. Would unveiling his look or spoiling his MCU arrival beforehand have much of an effect on Doomsday's excitement levels or box office prospects? Not really.

Doomsday has done all the right things so far, at least. There are four short teasers, a behind-closed-doors trailer, and news of fresh footage being bundled together with an Avengers: Endgame re-release this fall. That's pretty much where I want it to end.

Let us go in not knowing. Just this once. Spider-Man has given the blueprint for how to handle its villains; Doomsday can do it on an even larger scale. It would be brave, bold, and brilliant in a way that many naysayers would suggest the MCU hasn't been in some time.

So, yes, Doom is coming – but we can wait until December to hear from him, thank you very much.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits cinemas on July 31. For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and Marvel Phase 6.

The second Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is here, finally giving us our first look at the Hulk's return. However, one eagle-eyed Marvel fan thinks we will witness a side to Bruce Banner's hero that we haven't seen in a long time.

"Brand New Day Hulk looks way more like he did in Avengers/Avengers: Age of Ultron than Ragnarok/Infinity War," points out the fan on Reddit. "Did Jean (assuming it is Jean) straight up 'turn off' Banner, leaving only Savage Hulk in control?" Hulk does look a little bigger and meaner than we have seen in recent years. In the trailer, even Tom Holland's Peter Parker remarks, "I didn't know you could get that big."

However, it's not just his appearance that the fan has to back up the theory. "I feel like a big theme of this film will be balance & learning to accept all parts of oneself," said the fan. "The film will show the danger of trying to live in the extreme and neglecting important parts of yourself. Peter tried to be Spider-Man full-time without Peter Parker, and it caused his Man-Spider mutation."

In the most recent Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, Parker visits Banner, who is now teaching at a university, and asks, "Dr. Banner, you found a way to suppress mutating DNA, right? So, could you get rid of the bad aspects, but keep the good," to which Banner replied, "How would you decide what parts of nature are good or bad?" However, Banner also points out that if Parker ever sees him without his Hulk Inhibitor Device, he'd better run.

With that, we presume that Banner must lose his device at some point in Brand New Day, causing him to turn into Savage Hulk. But the fan thinks Jean Grey (who we think will appear in the movie, played by Stranger Things' Sadie Sink) will be to blame. "Bruce tried to suppress the Hulk, and Jean will show him why he needs Hulk and why Hulk needs Banner," added the fan. "In the comics, we see that Jean turned off Banner, which allowed Hulk to go full savage. Maybe something like that is happening here?"

But there's more. The theory also states that Brand New Day may finally explain the difference between Smart Hulk and the Hulk in Thor Ragnarok. "While not to the level of Smart Hulk, Ragnarok Hulk was far from a rampaging monster. He was intelligent, communicative, emotionally intelligent & easily able to discern friend from foe," added the fan. "That hardly seems like the savage beast we are getting in this film."

We will see how that pans out when Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into cinemas on July 31 in the US and July 29 in the UK. For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Another Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer has landed, and one Marvel fan thinks the new video, along with the first trailer, includes the first and last shots of the movie.

"Peter visits Aunt May's grave twice," said the fan on Reddit. "I can only assume the rain visit is the first one, and the mellow day visit is the second time he visits. It simply warms my heart." Another fan added, "They might be the bookends of the movie. The rainy one is the beginning where we see Peter depressed and strung out. The end is when he’s fine and found the balance between Peter and Spidey."

In the first trailer, we see Tom Holland's Peter Parker visit his aunt's grave. He is wearing dark clothing and looks rather sad, which is reflected in the dreary weather. Fans will remember that May died in the last Spider-Man movie. However, in the most recent trailer, we see Parker visit May's resting place again, but this time he is wearing brighter clothes, seems happier, and the sun is shining. It's rather serendipitous.

We already know that Spider-Man: Brand New Day picks up with Parker in a rather glum state after his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) had their memories wiped at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home. With no friends or family, and no one really knowing who he his, Parker throws himself into full-time crimefighting. But we have a feeling that Brand New Day will pull him out of his slump, as the new movie sees Spider-Man face a host of new villains. With that in mind, the grave scenes could well be the beginning and the end.

The new trailer also gave us a deeper look at the bodily changes Parker is set to experience. Also shown in the first trailer, Holland's Spider-Man finally experiences growing organic webs and even has black eyes at one point. This has led a lot of fans to presume he is going to turn into Man-Spider or Symbiote Spider-Man. However, his low mood may be the ticket to his transformation, just as with Tobey Maguire's Spidey in Spider-Man 2.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31 in the US and on July 29 in the UK. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies.

The latest trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day might have given away which comic run the Marvel Phase 6 movie is adapting.

An eagle-eyed fan spotted that, at one point in the trailer, Punisher is standing on a boat named Golden Girl. This same boat features in Gerry Conway's Spectacular Spider-Man run, specifically debuting in issue 141.

Another fan agreed that this run must be the inspiration for some of the movie: "They're definitely adapting elements from SSM 141-142 the action in Atlanta story arc and I'm confident the that final battle will involve Spider-Man vs Tombstone ripped straight from these panels"

Tombstone will indeed feature in the movie, played by Marvin Jones III. These issues see Punisher and Spidey team up to take on Tombstone together.

Still, Marvel movies often put a twist on the comic runs they adapt, so don't expect an exact recreation of Conway's run. Most likely, these issues inspired a small part of the film.

The rest of the trailer features Spidey grappling with his mystery illness, enlisting Bruce Banner for help, and meeting up with MJ and Ned, who no longer remember him after the Spider-Man: No Way Home ending.

Plus, a very brief moment in the trailer has convinced everyone that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink really is playing Jean Grey… though whether that turns out to be true or not remains to be seen.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives this July 31. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows for everything else the MCU has in store.

Marvel's worst-kept secret is still under wraps. Pretty much the whole world is convinced Sadie Sink is playing Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and this trailer moment you may have missed is yet another piece to add to the mounting pile of evidence.

At the 58-second mark in the second Brand New Day trailer, a concussive blast spreads throughout Manhattan.

As spied by one eagle-eyed fan, the effect is eerily similar to the psychic powers Jean Grey uses in the animated series X-Men: Evolution. Compare the two moments for yourself below.

If Peter Parker's mutating powers weren't already a big enough headache for the wallcrawler, it appears Spidey now has to contend with a mutant in his midst – one that has the power to destroy most of New York.

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day synopsis, meanwhile, has already heavily hinted at a villain no one can see being the Big Bad of the fourth Spider-Man MCU movie.

Couple that with some interesting quotes from Sink herself about not realizing there would be so much speculation about her mystery character and the low-hanging fruit of her sharing the red hair of the X-Men's most famous – and infamous – psychic, then there's already plenty to go on.

Elsewhere, we now have confirmation that Tramell Tillman's character is William Metzger, a prominent anti-mutant activist in the comics. Might he be hunting for Jean Grey? At this rate, we'd be disappointed if she's not in the movie.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into cinemas on July 31. For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Following that mysterious leak, a new trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is here... and I haven't been this excited for a new Spider-Man movie since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2.

In the new trailer, which you can watch above, we see Peter Parker crash a university science lecture taught by none other than Bruce Banner. He asks Bruce for help with his Spidey powers, who warns him that you can't control what's good or bad when it comes to nature.

We cut to Severance's own Tramell Tillman telling Spider-Man that the city is faced with a new threat they can't control, one they "can't even see," and we immediately cut to that figure in a yellow hooded jacket that may or may not be Sadie Sink. The mysterious threat is able to control everyone – and their powers – but Spidey appears to be immune.

Remember: Brand New Day sees Tom Holland return as Peter Parker for the first time since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, which had Doctor Strange wipe him from everyone's memory. This explains why, in the trailer, Ned has a creepy board dedicated to tracking Spidey's real identity, and MJ has a new boyfriend (who looks a whole lot like Peter, of course). We also see Frank and Peter butt heads, and plenty more of Peter fighting the Hand, the red-clad ninjas last spied as part of Netflix's The Defenders Saga.

Recently, the movie's synopsis has thwipped its way onto the internet, teasing an unexpected villain lurking in the shadows.

"It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker," the synopsis, found on the movie's official website, begins. "Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them."

If that wasn't exciting enough, Holland himself is shouting from the (Manhattan) rooftops about how great the next Spidey adventure is.

He told Esquire, "The movie is already the best Spider-Man movie that we’ve ever made."

Prior to the trailer's unveiling, we even got a taste of what Ned Leeds is up to in the fourth MCU Spider-Man installment, with Peter's former BFF integrating a 'Spidey Tracker', tailing the webhead's daily sightings and crimefighting exploits.

We don't need a Spidey Tracker to count down the days until we can see it in cinemas. Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in theaters on July 31, with early screenings for Prime Video members on July 29.

In the meantime, get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to all the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way.

A new featurette for Spider-Man: Brand New Day reveals that the upcoming Marvel movie is the first-ever to be shot for ScreenX, with footage captured on set for the panoramic movie format.

In the brief clip, Director Destin Daniel Cretton explains that ScreenX came to set and, for the first time ever, shot specific scenes for the unique movie experience – similar to how movies are shot in IMAX. ScreenX extends beyond the main screen and onto the theatre walls, creating a 270° panoramic experience. In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, you can see the streets of New York City stretch and expand to the side walls of the movie theater.

"CJ 4DPlex and their team came to the set to actually shoot the footage that you will experience on screen in the wings of the chosen scenes of our film," Cretton says in the clip. "This is a first. It’s something truly unique that nobody has experienced before – you’re going to love it."

The downside that we've known about for a while is that there won't be any IMAX screenings for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Tom Holland is set to star in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which premieres two weeks before Brand New Day and is being shown in IMAX for an exclusive four-week run. So you'll still be able to see Holland in IMAX... just not in a red spandex suit.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31. The Odyssey is set to premiere on July 17. While we wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies or our breakdown on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order.

Sadie Sink has admitted she was taken aback by the amount of speculation about her top-secret Spider-Man: Brand New Day character, despite growing up watching the MCU.

"It was so exciting," Sink told Fandango of joining the cast of the fourth Spider-Man movie. "I grew up watching these movies. So, to join – it was very surreal." She joked: "I really like the character and that's all I'll say!"

On the topic of her mystery role in Brand New Day, Sink added, "I didn't realize there would be this much speculation. That really surprised me."

Right now, Sink's character is among Brand New Day's biggest puzzlers. While most fans believe the Stranger Things star is playing fellow redhead Jean Grey, it's not something we're going to find out until release. However, the movie's synopsis pointing towards an out-of-sight villain lurking in the wings suggests that there could at least be someone with psychic powers going up against Tom Holland's Spidey.

Something that is far more familiar for Sink is working with director Destin Daniel Cretton once more – even if this superhero-centric role is worlds away from playing a poverty-stricken teenager in 2017's The Glass Castle.

"That was such a full circle moment," Sink recalled. "I worked with him on one of the first movies I ever did when I was 14… He was always just the same as he is now: Just such a leader [and] makes you feel so comfortable."

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which Holland has described as his best Spidey movie yet, sees the wallcrawler take to the streets alongside Jon Bernthal's Punisher as several threats seemingly converge on the Big Apple. It's set for release on July 31, marking a busy period for both Tom Holland and Zendaya as they also appear in July's The Odyssey.

For more, check out the upcoming Marvel movies in the works.

Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday as an entirely new character, and he's revealed how he's dealing with the pressure. The Iron Man star isn't only taking on a hugely important comic character in Victor Von Doom, but he's also following in the footsteps of previous Avengers villain Thanos, without a lot of set-up.

Speaking to Comic Book Reporter, Downey Jr. explained that he's been channeling the approach of his directors, the Russo brothers, to stay level-headed with it all. "I'm quite odd in that I try to stay as removed from a subjective experience of things as I can," he explained. "So I try to think like the brothers. I try to feel like I'm in the writing room. I try to feel all that stuff. But eventually, there are so many big shoes to step into that I just have to go, 'What hasn't been done as well as it can be done yet?' We're always looking for that opportunity."

The actor explained that they're doing something different with this character, which feeds into the same details we've had from the Russos so far that this Avengers will be "starting over from scratch". As Downey Jr. puts it, "A lot of it has been… there's some experimentation. We've had our moments of, 'Let's shift here.' But we landed in a place that I think will more than suffice. And it's not even about how I executed it. It's about the way it's been structured, and the other characters."

It seems like everyone involved is very aware of the pressure coming from the previous Avengers movies too. But according to the Doom actor, they're hoping to strike gold once again.

He added: "There's something going on in Doomsday and forward that is literally the only antidote to, 'How do you not have these films be let down after an Infinity War and an Endgame?' And boy, have we labored long and hard to bring that down."

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on December 18, 2026. For more upcoming superhero movies, check out our guide to all the new Marvel movies and shows on the way.

Avengers: Doomsday is "the most emotionally complex" Marvel movie yet according to its co-director Joe Russo.

Speaking to CBR about the escalation of Avengers movies – we have already seen half the universe snapped out of existence before a daring time travel heist, after all – Russo hints at a how Doomsday (and Secret Wars) will layer on plenty of emotion to help resonate with audiences who can't possibly fathom how Doom might top Thanos' run in the MCU.

"The stakes keep going up. But, emotional complexity is always the answer," Russo said. "You bring emotional complexity to anything, and it enriches it. It makes it a fuller experience for the audience. It surprises you."

As you might expect from a director who has delivered some of the biggest movies ever made with his brother Anthony, Joe Russo has plenty of big talk about what to expect – and how it stacks up against the rest of Marvel Studios' output.

"There are a lot of surprises in this. And I think [Doomsday is] the most emotionally complex of all of them," Russo teased. "And in a lot of ways, the most mature of all of them.”

Excited? You should be. Whatever you think of the MCU's current state, the Russos have always delivered with their big event pictures.

Throw in the wildcard of Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom and the nostalgia factor of several legacy Fox X-Men actors returning, and it has all the ingredients for a blockbuster unlike any other.

While we're still waiting on the first Avengers: Doomsday trailer to be released to the public (July's San Diego Comic-Con seems the safest bet), fans can rest easy knowing we are getting a sliver of fresh looks later this year – in the shape of new footage bolted onto an Avengers: Endgame re-release.

Avengers: Doomsday is set for release on December 18. Before then, check out the other upcoming Marvel movies in the works, plus a look back at how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Marvel's upcoming X-Men movie will start the franchise afresh, according to screenwriter Lee Sung Jin. Instead of bringing in lore from previous movies, the first mutant-centric MCU film has the mandate to start from scratch, thanks to Kevin Feige's vision.

Beef creator Lee, who is writing the script, shared the update in a new interview with Deadline, saying there aren't many parameters put on them for what the film has to be. "I'd say there were actually more parameters on Thunderbolts because it was plugging into an existing arc and existing characters, whereas with X-Men, Kevin [Feige] just wants to take a big swing and start anew, not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before," he explained.

Lee worked on Thunderbolts with director Jake Schreier, who will be directing the new X-Men movie as well. The writer says they've been in the writers' room with Marvel producers Feige and Louis D'Esposito dialled in as they "blue-sky" as many ideas as possible.

"I’m such a big fan of that IP of the comics," he added. "My dad and I, every Saturday morning, used to watch the show on television, so to be able to look around this Marvel conference room and have every X-Men character on the board and be able to spitball and freestyle on, 'What about this person?', it’s so emboldening, because you’re like, 'Oh, wow, this isn't going to be a safe movie. This is actually going to be a really exciting new take.'"

That certainly sounds like an exciting approach and one that has surprised us a bit too. This is because Avengers: Doomsday has announced several of the original X-Men stars are set to appear in the big team-up movie, which is arriving ahead of Schreier's standalone film. Some had thought that may have been a way to introduce these characters in the MCU before weaving them into this new story.

However, given that the plan is to "start anew", we're not expecting many of these characters to make it out of Doomsday alive. It's also exciting to see Marvel still willing to take big risks, this far into the MCU.

The X-Men movie doesn't currently have a release date, but Marvel has reserved several slots post-Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2028, so we could see it arrive at some point then.

In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way, as well as everything you need to know about Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's second trailer is right around the corner, but in a new interview, star Tom Holland has pulled back the curtain on the "mystery" leanings of the secret-shrouded Spider-Man movie.

"This movie is a real mystery and for a large portion of the film, even Spider-Man is a little bit at odds and lost and is like, 'What is going on?'" Holland told Esquire back in April. "We’re just trying to find ways to make this movie feel like a detective movie."

That's certainly interesting, and tallies with what we know about the upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movie based on the record-breaking first trailer. For starters, the identity of the film's villain is still being kept tightly under wraps, and it seems like Peter Parker won't know his (or her…) identity initially, either, which explains why Peter will have to turn detective.

Yesterday, a new synopsis confirmed a morsel of information about Brand New Day's mystery baddie, describing them as a "powerful villain no one can even see." Speculation has been rampant for months that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is playing powerful telepath Jean Grey in Brand New Day, introducing the future member of the X-Men to the MCU. Jean isn't traditionally a villain (at least, not outside her Phoenix form), but you can bet Brand New Day is hiding a twist or two up its webshooters.

Elsewhere in the interview, Holland discusses Brand New Day's recent reshoots, noting their purpose was to add "extra layers" to the movie by inserting more jokes and expanding on the villain plotline. And Holland has high praise for the (nearly) finished result: "The movie is already the best Spider-Man movie that we’ve ever made.”

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters in just over a month. Before then, you can keep an eye on the Spidey Tracker to see where in the world Holland and co. will be popping up next. The second Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer suffered an ignominious but increasingly common fate late week, when it leaked all over social media. If you're holding out to watch it in glorious, non-watermarked HD, there's just one day to go.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day releases in theaters on July 31, with early Prime screenings on July 29. In the meantime, get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's second trailer is set to swing online tomorrow, but ahead of our latest glimpse at Tom Holland's wall-crawler, a new ARG experience has been revealed, bringing Ned Leeds' search for Spider-Man into the real world.

Over at SpideyTracker.net, you'll find the 'fan-powered' tracker – a recreation of Ned's own custom website from Brand New Day, which Peter Parker's memory-wiped bff uses to monitor Spidey sightings around New York in the hope of tracking him down. The real-life tracker will similarly monitor Spidey appearances around the world, as Holland and co. embark on their global media blitz over the next 6 weeks. But don't take our word for it, let Ned explain…

Technically, of course, this is a bit of business synergy between the Sony and Samsung corporations, with Peter and Ned set to use a variety of Samsung Galaxy gadgets in the new Spider-Man movie (not Apple fans, eh?) But the tracker has a fun and practical use, as it should help identify if the Spider-Man: Brand New Day promo tour is swinging into a location near you. Spidey is set to appear at "live events and venues, [in] creator videos and different locations around the world," per the press release. The tracker goes live on June 17, at 3PM ET/8pm BST.

It's a huge week for Marvel's webhead. The highly anticipated second Brand New Day trailer drops online tomorrow, hot on the heels of a new synopsis, which teases a "power villain no one can even see." You may already know what to expect, however, as the second trailer somehow leaked online last week, and has been doing the rounds on social media ever since.

The first Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer released on March 18, following a global 24-hour livestream. The trailer was so widely viewed, it smashed records, and even eclipsed the trailer views for GTA 6. But despite being a month and a half out from release, we still don't know for sure who Sadie Sink is playing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, though we have our theories.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day releases in theaters on July 31, with early Prime screenings on July 29. In the meantime, get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Despite being announced over five years ago, Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton confirms the sequel is still in the works and has given a reason for the delay.

"We are developing a second one," said Cretton on Deadline's Crew Call Podcast, when asked what is going on with the upcoming movie. "What's going on is what went on with the entire industry." However, the filmmaker says that releasing the first film during the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame for the sequel taking so long to make.

"When that movie came out, it was successful, but it actually came out weirdly. It was successful at the time when there was a new wave of COVID was hititng," added Cretton. "So it was still successful. But many countries were completely shut down in theaters at the time, and after that, there were just crazy changes all over the place. So it's just the result of the industry."

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hit the big screen in September 2021 and earned a respectable $432.2 million at the global box office, as per Box Office Mojo. This is pretty impressive considering its $150 million production budget, which is rather slim for a Marvel movie. The film was also a hit with fans and critics alike, and stands at a near-perfect 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and an even better 98% audience score. So, understandably, it wasn't long until a sequel was announced.

However, at the time, Cretton and co couldnt have envisioned how long it would take Hollywood to get back on its feet after the pandemic shut down the film and TV industry during nationwide lockdowns. But Marvel has released a number of movies since then, so the Shang-Chi sequel must still be getting pushed back. Star Simu Liu has also not appeared in the MCU project since the movie. Alas, even if the sequel gets delayed further, we will get to see the hero suit up once again in Avengers: Doomsday.

The delay may have also been impacted by Cretton having his hands full directing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which hits cinemas on July 31. Starring Tom Holland, Brand New Day takes place years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, when the whole world forgot who Spider-Man really was, including Peter Parker's girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). The new movie sees Spidey throw himself into crime-fighting when a new flurry of villains attack the city.

Shang Chi 2 does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies.

Although Sony has yet to confirm whether or not Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be Tom Holland's final solo Spidey movie, a comment made by director Destin Daniel Cretton has fans worried it may be the end of the line for the MCU's web-slinger

When asked if he thinks this will be the last Spider-Man movie by Deadline, Cretton answered, "Is there ever a last Spider-Man?" before adding, "Everybody should go see this movie as if it's the last Spider-Man." Now, Cretton isn't saying that Brand New Day is the last Spider-Man movie ever, but just that fans should go and see it and support the new project as if it is the final film.

Of course, Brand New Day will not mark the end of live-action Spider-Man movies forever. Over the past 25 years, we have had three actors suit up as the hero, and we are sure there will be more to come. However, fans are worried it may be Holland's last rodeo. Tobey Maguire only had three solo Spidey movies, and Andrew Garfield starred in two. So, with Brand New Day being Holland's fourth film, could this be the end?

One thing is for sure, Cretton's comment has Marvel fans worried. "But it’s not the last Spider-Man, right?," said one fan on Twitter. However, many others just think this is Cretton's way of trying to drive ticket sales. "Guys, Destin said 'as if it’s the last Spider-Man film' not 'it’s the last Spider-Man film,'" pointed out another fan. "We've got Secret Wars coming out next year. Just think for a minute"

However, some fans think Cretton is sneakily teasing Spidey's rebirth into a different Spidey variation. Thanks to the rather bleak Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer, we already know that the new film will see Holland's hero undergo some serious bodily changes, and his eyes also turn black at one point. This has led many to believe that we will finally get to see the hero morph into Man-Spider or a Symbiote Spider-Man.

Whatever happens, it is clear that Brand New Day will kick off a whole new chapter for the hero, who is in a state of mind we have never seen him in before. Set years after his real identity was wiped from the whole world, the new movie follows Parker as he throws himself entirely into crime fighting, whilst struggling with the fact that his ex-girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) have no idea who he is.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters on July 31. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies.

Iron Man had a heroic send-off in Avengers: Endgame, but it turns out the Russo Brothers almost killed him off earlier.

In conversation with CBR.com, when asked about a rumor that Iron Man almost died in Avengers: Infinity War, Joe Russo revealed that Tony Stark biting the dust was a possibility, even though Robert Downey Jr. was seemingly rooting for his character to live.

"This happens a lot in these rooms, right? We try to... I'm feeling the heat now," Joe Russo said. "We try to investigate. We try to investigate all angles, right? Everything's up for grabs. We always say, 'Best idea wins.' And a lot of the times you gotta stretch…" Downey Jr. then broke in with: "It's mine" and "mine is just, 'Don't kill me.'"

Russo then added: "We have to stretch the taffy a little bit, pull the taffy a little bit, stretch it, see where it goes. There was a moment where we thought, 'They're not expecting it. This could be the best place to possibly do it.' But then we'd have to figure out how he could potentially still participate in the next movie. And then we went, 'Fuck it, let's just do it in the next movie.'"

They did indeed kill off Tony Stark in Endgame, in a moment that might be one of the MCU's most emotional ever.

Next up for Marvel is Avengers: Doomsday, which sees Downey Jr. return – only, this time, he's the bad guy. Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom in the Marvel Phase 6 movie, one of the best Marvel villains ever.

Doomsday arrives this December 18. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store.

Chris Evans says Steve Rogers will indeed appear in Avengers: Secret Wars, which starts filming very soon.

"I start work on the next one in a couple months, so I'm in the next one," Evans said in an interview with user ComicConMomsi (via ComicBook). "I can't tell you how much I'm in the next one, but I'm in it.”

The movie takes its name from the comic book arc that puts Peter Parker in his infamous black Spidey suit after an alien symbiote comes to Earth (which we also saw in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3). The symbiote fails to attach itself to Peter, however, and subsequently chooses Eddie Brock. The story is told over the course of 12 issues and centers on a villain called The Beyonder who sends the Avengers to a planet known as Battleworld and traps them in a seemingly eternal battle with other villains (and it's worth noting that Doctor Doom is indeed one of these villains).

Despite getting a pretty definitive ending in Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers has returned to the MCU, though we're still not quite sure how. The first teaser showed Rogers living in the past and cradling a baby he presumably had with Peggy Rogers, as he previously declined returning to the future (and being a 109-year-old man who runs for office in DC like Bucky Barnes).

Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18, with Avengers: Secret Wars arriving the following December in 2027. For more, check out our list of upcoming Marvel movies, or get up to speed with our Marvel timeline.

The first official synopsis for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is here.

"It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker," the synopsis, found on the movie's official website, begins. "Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them."

Given how much of the movie has been under wraps, even a morsel of info about the movie's Big Bad – as is the case here – is welcome.

A "shocking new threat" and "a powerful villain no one can even see"? With speculation rampant that Sadie Sink is playing Jean Grey in the fourth instalment of the Spider-Man MCU saga, there are going to be plenty of fans thinking that's proof of the X-Men icon's inclusion in Brand New Day.

While we're not completely convinced (something is up with Tramell Tillman's character, after all), this all points to a hidden villain waiting in the wings, one who hasn't cropped up in marketing. Until now.

Throw in a surprise "transformation" – Man-Spider, anyone? – that has the power to take down whichever nefarious force is plaguing New York and it has all the makings of a Spidey classic.

Mercifully, it appears a second Brand New Day trailer is imminent, though we don't expect it to mirror the day-long rollout of the first trailer.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, and Sadie Sink, swings into cinemas on July 31.

Need more from the webhead? Here is our ranking of the best Spider-Man movies, plus a look back at how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Tom Holland's Spidey is swinging back onto our screens very soon, and you'll be able to buy tickets for Spider-Man: Brand New Day even sooner.

Tickets for the upcoming Marvel movie are set to go on sale this June 17 at 9am ET/6am PT/2pm BST (per British cinema chain Odeon, which says tickets go on sale 2pm BST on June 17). That means there's only a few days left until you can secure your tickets for what is near-guaranteed to be one of the most exciting of this year's summer blockbusters.

The film picks up after Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw the entire multiverse forget Peter Parker thanks to a spell from Doctor Strange. Peter's girlfriend MJ and his best friend Ned both have no memory of him, and, judging by the first trailer, Spidey will also be dealing with some kind of mystery illness.

Along with Holland's Peter Parker, the film also stars Jon Bernthal as the Punisher, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Zendaya as MJ, Jacob Batalon as Ned, Sadie Sink in a mystery role, and Ahsoka star Eman Esfandi as MJ's new boyfriend.

A second trailer for the Marvel movie has leaked online, though it has yet to be unveiled to the public.

If you're in the US and a Prime member, you can also sign up for screenings on July 29, which is two days before the Marvel Phase 6 film's general release.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives this July 31. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming movies worth getting excited about to plan the rest of your theater trips.

A potential Marvel LEGO leak might have revealed a new look at Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday.

In the pictures, which you can see below, we see Doom's silver and green suit. He has that cape and hood from the Fantastic Four post-credits scene, as well as his long, armored boots, and silver detailing on the chest plates.

New Lego leak shows off Doom's design for Doomsday! from r/marvelstudios

However, this leak is far from official, so take it with a pinch of salt. For one thing, LEGO rarely uses stands like the one in the picture, so this could be a fake. But if this leak was real, we'd wager a guess that this minifigure could accompany a rumored Doom bust, or the unannounced $109.99 set.

A Hasbro toy leak has also given us a good look at the Doom suit, too, along with accompanying red energy accessories, which could be a hint at Doom's powerset in the movie.

Despite anticipation for Doom only getting higher every day, we still don't have a very good look at him in live-action. So far, four trailers have been released for Doomsday, but none of them featured Doom himself. We saw him from the side in the Fantastic Four post-credits, so hopefully a full look isn't far away.

A new trailer for Doomsday screened behind closed doors at CinemaCon, though it still hasn't hit the internet. Sadly, a teased announcement from the Russo Brothers that raised hopes the trailer would debut at SXSW London turned out to simply be coffee beans.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives this December 18. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store. You can also get up to speed on the best Lego sets via our guide.

The big reveal at the end of Thunderbolts that the group of heroes will now be known as The New Avengers is a lot of fun to watch. None of the team really know how to react, but as one Marvel fan noticed, if you look at John Walker's face, it's clear to see that he's especially not loving the news.

"I love John Walker’s reaction to the 'New Avengers' moment," the Redditor wrote. "He definitely had flashbacks to being Captain America, along with his struggles with public backlash and imposter syndrome."

Indeed, John Walker has had a tricky past in the MCU to date. We first met Wyatt Russell's character back in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier when he was chosen as Steve Rogers' successor. However, after publicly murdering a surrendering Flag Smasher, he was stripped of his title and became something of an antihero. Thunderbolts* helps redeem him somewhat, but it's clear that a step back into the public eye isn't exactly what Walker was after.

As the Redditor went on to add, it's interesting to compare these two Marvel projects as well. "I came to realize that the ending of 'Thunderbolts*' shared a lot of parallels with when Walker was first announced as the new Captain America in 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier,' they continued.

"It’s a very similar moment – a newly government-funded hero being publicly introduced to the world through media, as they adopt a very familiar & prestigious title. Yet, John’s attitude contrasts greatly between the two separate moments. He had a prideful demeanour and cocky wink as Cap, but seemed more distant and jaded in 'Thunderbolts*'."

It's definitely an interesting comparison – and it's something I hope we'll continue to see Walker dealing with in Avengers: Doomsday. Already in the Thunderbolts* post-credits scene, he reveals that he's been reading "nasty" memes as they struggle to work out their place in the Avengers line-up.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on December 18, 2026. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way this year and beyond.

The Marvel community has been rallying around X-Men star Tyler Mane following the actor's announcement he has cancer. The Sabretooth actor posted a video on Facebook sharing his diagnosis with breast cancer and his treatment plan.

"I have some bad news, I start chemo today," he began. "One in 750 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and I'm one of them. Because it's rarely talked about it's usually found in later stages and has worse outcomes. I want to change that." He then asked his fans to share his video, telling them to come along with his journey "to kick this thing in the ass."

In a written statement shared alongside the video, he wrote: "I'll be honest, my first reaction was to keep it secret. I mean it’s kind of embarrassing. But then I found out that men are more likely to be diagnosed in advance stages BECAUSE it's not talked about and not looked for. In fact, my doctors all dismissed it and it was only because my wife pushed me to get the lump removed that I got in early."

Marvel fans have been rallying around Mane, who returned to his Sabretooth role in 2024's Deadpool and Wolverine after starring in 2000's X-Men.

"Prayers for Tyler. I am wishing him nothing but the best in his recovery," one wrote on Reddit. "His Sabretooth was always cool and incredibly menacing even though he only got to play the character briefly. Glad he at least the chance to return after two decades. He’s a kick-ass, larger-than-life dude who will surely beat cancer’s ass. LFG."

"Best wishes to him! I can’t imagine how difficult and scary this is for him. He’s amazing. His portrayal of Sabretooth is iconic," another replied, as a third wrote: "I just met him recently at a con. Such a good-humored dude. He gave me so much crap for wearing my Wolverine shirt, but I deserved it lol. Hope he kicks cancer’s ass!"

Following Deadpool and Wolverine, several X-Men stars are set to join the MCU in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. For more on that, read our list of all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way.

An unlikely film time capsule has been unearthed: Robin Williams' short-lived Audible series features an episode with George Lucas. Therein, several gems – and a bizarre takedown of Ewan McGregor's Scottish accent – are found, including Lucas's plans for Howard the Duck.

As posted to Twitter by Todd Spence, the 2002 conversation kicks off with Lucas spitballing some of his pitches.

"One of my brilliant ideas was to take Howard the Duck and redo Howard as a digital character, then get a better voice such as yourself," Lucas said to Williams. "Do the same movie… pull [Howard] out and, with a better voice, bring him back."

Lucas joked, "Howard the Duck – Special Edition. You hated it before, you'll loathe it now."

Regarded as one of the earliest comic book movie disasters and one of the worst movies ever made, Howard the Duck opened in 1986 to a critical panning and audience dissatisfaction, grossing only $37 million in theatres.

Thankfully, Howard got a revival-of-sorts in the MCU. The character first appeared as a cheeky Easter egg in the first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies, before also starring in an episode of the animated anthology series What If…? Perhaps mercifully, there's been no standalone big-screen return for the character since. We're still not over the 1980s version's dead eyes and lifeless voice.

Almost certainly Robin Williams, famous for his hyperactive performances including the likes of Aladdin's Genie, would have done a better job – even if George Lucas, who executive produced the Howard the Duck movie – has a spotty history with special editions. We're looking at you, Greedo.

For more, check out the upcoming Star Wars movies in the works and 2026's biggest movie release dates.

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.

It seems as though some Marvel fans just can't wait, as months after weekly Avengers: Doomsday teaser leaks, the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer has found its way online.

The second Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer has been leaked on Twitter, with watermarks and all. We won't link it here, but the new trailer gives us a completely different look at the fourquel, as well as more Bruce Banner and an insight into Spidey's close relationships. Hopefully, it won't be too long until Sony releases the full trailer officially, as it was age-rated on May 28, so it should be ready to go.

As soon as it became apparent that a second Brand New Day trailer was on its way, Marvel fans were champing at the bit to see it, which resulted in a ton of AI-generated trailers appearing online. However, this one does seem to be real.

The first Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer was released almost three months ago, on March 18. Sony turned the trailer launch into a 24-hour event, with many different influencers dropping snippets before Tom Holland released the full trailer via livestream from the top of the Empire State Building.

Welcoming Holland back as Spidey, Brand New Day picks up years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, when Doctor Strange wiped the world's memory of Spider-Man's true identity, meaning his best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) and girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) have no idea who he is. The cast also includes Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Jon Bernthal as the Punisher, and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink in a mystery role.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in theaters on July 31. In the meantime, get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

We're just over 50 days out from the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which makes the filming of a recent sequence feel out of the ordinary.

As spotted by onlookers in London near Wembley Stadium, cameras were rolling on a stunt set-piece for a Spider-Man scene. It's unclear whether it was a pick-up, reshoot, or for something else entirely.

Filming Doomsday in Wembley Park from r/marvelstudios

In fact, that mystery extends to which project this is even for. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the obvious pick, with Marvel/Sony perhaps wanting to tighten up what's sure to be a billion-dollar hit upon its release this July.

But with the ongoing production of Avengers: Doomsday – and Tom Holland's conspicuous absence from the cast as of writing – there might be a chance to sneak in a quick Spider-Man scene for the MCU crossover or a post-credits scene bringing the wallcrawler into the fold.

Then there's the small matter of an Easter egg hiding in plain sight: the stunt performer playing Spider-Man here lands on a car with the license plate 'TASM 143'. That isn't just a random set of numbers, but a reference to Amazing Spider-Man #143, which features the first appearance of obscure villain Cyclone. Curious…

While we're tiptoeing into the realm of speculation, the license plate being from the UK hints that, if it's shown on camera, Spidey has gone globetrotting again. That's a possible argument, if any was needed, that Spider-Man will be showing up in Doomsday. Watch this space.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, and Sadie Sink, swings into cinemas on July 31 – with early screenings available for Amazon Prime members.

For more, check out all the latest news on the current crop of upcoming Marvel movies.

Thunderbolts star Wyatt Russell has teased more about Avengers: Doomsday, and it sounds like he's very impressed by his co-star Sebastian Stan.

"We have finished most of the filming, and all the stuff is done," Russell told Deadline at the London Disclosure Day premiere. "It's looking awesome from what I've been able to glean. [I] haven't seen much, but I've seen some of the trailers and stuff. Just doing it was a blast.

"I can tell you Sebastian is amazing in it. I know David [Harbour]'s going to be great in it," he continued. "We worked a lot on set with everybody, and Florence [Pugh], being on set with them, and all the other people that you got to be on set [with]. It was just a cool place to be. I have had a blast and I'm happy to get to be able to see it."

All of the Thunderbolts are returning in Doomsday, and, judging by Russell's comments, it seems they'll be sharing the screen with some of the rest of the supersized cast. That includes the likes of Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Fox-era X-Men, and even more.

A new toy leak has given us our best look yet at Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, too, and it's a fitting look for one of the best Marvel villains ever.

And, by the sounds of things, Doom will be shaking up the status quo. Speaking recently at SXSW London, co-director Joe Russo teased: "We were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn't leaning on anything from the past."

Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters this December 18. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's runtime has been leaked early – and it seems we're spending more time with the webslinger than ever before on the big screen.

As per AMC Theatres, Brand New Day clocks in at a bulky 150 minutes (two hours, 30 minutes). That beats out the former longest Spider-Man movie No Way Home (148 minutes).

In fact, Brand New Day's bumper length puts it squarely in the frame for one of the longest MCU movies ever made, only being topped by Eternals (156 minutes), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (161 minutes), and Avengers: Endgame (181 minutes). We fully expect Avengers: Doomsday to join that list later this year, however.

Those hoping for a glimpse of Peter Parker's next MCU adventure can rest easy. A second trailer is purportedly imminent, while Amazon has announced early screenings for Prime members two days before its general release in the US.

Brand New Day, as the title suggests, revolves around a clean slate for the wallcrawler. With the entire planet forgetting Spider-Man's secret identity, Spidey strikes out on his own.

But as the first trailer suggests, he is struggling to leave his old life – and MJ – behind. Couple that with the emergence of Jon Bernthal's Punisher and Michael Mando's Scorpion (as well as the top-secret character played by Sadie Sink) and the wallcrawler might be hoping to clock off for the day.

For more, check out the upcoming Marvel movies in the works, plus a look ahead to what we already know about Avengers: Secret Wars.

We might still be half the year away from Avengers: Doomsday, but the best look yet at Doctor Doom's suit has arrived.

The glimpse at Doom's villainous attire hasn't arrived via a new trailer, however. Instead, it comes thanks to a toy leak. Images of upcoming Hasbro action figures have hit the internet (H/T Comic Basics), and they reveal Doom's green and silver get up. Check the pictures out below.

The outfit looks pretty similar to what Doom was sporting in the Fantastic Four: First Steps post-credits scene, though we only got a sidelong look at him then. On the action figure, we can see that Robert Downey Jr.'s Doom has metal boots, gauntlets, and plating on his chest, along with that swishy green cape, and a black belt of some kind. Of course, he also has that distinctive silver mask, too. All in all, he looks fairly ominous, which is nothing less than we expect from the MCU debut of one of the best Marvel villains ever.

One figure also seems to be accompanied by red fists sizzling with energy, which might hint at Doom's capabilities and power set in the movie.

The leak also reveals a slightly new look for Anthony Mackie's Captain America, too. It looks like he'll have longer red gloves in the Marvel Phase 6 movie compared to his Captain America: Brave New World suit, and the detailing on his shoulders and goggles will be more white than silver.

As for Thor, he already appeared in a short trailer for the film, which revealed he has returned to his Infinity War-era haircut. This action figure also includes his comic-accurate helmet.

Images of action figures for The Thing, Human Torch, and Beast have also surfaced online, though there are no huge surprises about the way they look.

A new trailer for Doomsday debuted behind closed doors at CinemaCon, but it hasn't been released to the public yet. Recently, a teased announcement from the Russo Brothers stirred up hope the trailer would debut at SXSW London… but it turned out to just be coffee beans.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives this December 18. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows for everything else the MCU has in store.

Ant-Man will be a part of Avengers: Doomsday, but it doesn't seem like he'll be a main character. Kevin Feige has given us the first insight into what the team dynamics will be like in the upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movie.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the Marvel boss teased that Paul Rudd's superhero will be "more of an elder statesman now, dealing with other newer characters" in Doomsday. Now, we don't have a lot of information on the MCU movie at the moment, so any new tidbit from Feige sets our brains in overdrive.

This is one of the first major insights we've had into the new team dynamics among the Avengers and to be honest, it makes a lot of sense. Given the new movie will feature both new members of the team (with the cast of Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four, and X-Men) as well as older, more established superheroes (including Steve Rogers, Ant-Man, and Thor), it's natural that the interactions would change.

It's also a bit of a relief to know that the Russo brothers won't have all of the Avengers in the forefront at all times. It would be pretty impossible to juggle such a huge ensemble of characters so I'm definitely relieved to hear that some will be taking more of a back seat in the upcoming movie.

It's a particularly interesting tease too given the directors' recent comments about "starting over from scratch". Speaking at SXSW London, Joe Russo said: "We were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn't leaning on anything from the past."

The more we hear, the more excited we are for this movie. Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on December 18. For more new Marvel movies, check out our guide to upcoming superhero movies.

Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have praised the under wraps costume of Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, but stopped short of revealing details about the villain's outfit.

Speaking at SXSW London (via Variety), the Russos declared Doctor Doom's get-up as their favorite from the Marvel movies they have directed (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame precede the upcoming Doomsday).

Joe Russo, though, wasn't keen on sharing further details, adding, "You’ll have to see."

Anthony Russo chimed in, "It’s representative of the character in a way that the costume and the character really, really fit."

In recent years, Downey Jr. has posted artwork of Doctor Doom for both Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day, though it's unclear if the garb of the Latverian ruler is reflective of the final version that will be seen in Avengers: Doomsday. A promotional image of Doom from a separate Disney event was quickly debunked, however.

Lucky attendees at CinemaCon will have spied Doom in the behind-closed doors Doomsday trailer, but there have been no leaks as of yet. Fans had got their hopes up for a trailer earlier this week after the announcement of a pop-up event, but the only beans spilled there were coffee beans – thanks to the giveaway of autographed bags of coffee.

The first look at Doctor Doom in action, then, may arrive at Marvel's Hall H panel at July's San Diego Comic-Con.

Avengers: Doomsday opens in cinemas on December 18. For more, check out the other upcoming Marvel movies currently in the works.

Avengers: Doomsday may be edging ever closer, but it seems like it's not very near completion yet. In a new interview, the directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, shared that they're still hard at work on the Marvel Phase 6 movie as well as building up production on their second feature, Avengers: Secret Wars.

"We're doing some work still on Doomsday and will be until probably they rip it out our hands in November," Joe Russo told Deadline at SXSW London. "That just means they have to give it to other people to finish it for a few weeks, that doesn't mean anything other than that. Then we're in the middle of what we would call pre-production on Secret Wars. We like doing many things at the same time."

Avengers: Doomsday has a release date of December 18, 2026 while Avengers: Secret Wars is currently set to follow on with a date set of December 17 2026. Fantastic Four actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach hinted that filming was due to start in August earlier this year – which roughly lines up with the project being in pre-production now. However, it still seems like it might be a bit of a tight turnaround to that 2027 release date.

At the moment, barely anything is known about Avengers: Secret Wars as Marvel has still got a tight lid on all of the Avengers: Doomsday details. What has been confirmed is that Robert Downey Jr. is playing Doctor Doom and the first film will feature a team-up of all of the major heroes in the MCU at the moment.

The casts of Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Black Panther, and Captain America will all star, alongside Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Tom Hiddleston. They'll be joined by several mutants too as the X-Men cast from the Fox movies enter the MCU.

For more upcoming superhero movies, read our guide to all the new Marvel movies and shows on the way.

Doctor Doom actor Robert Downey Jr. knows there is no point in trying to one-up the MCU gold standard of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame with Doomsday.

"What we've been laboring long and hard over… we can't beat it – we can't stand on the shoulders of these giants of Infinity War and Endgame," Downey Jr. said during a surprise appearance at SXSW London (via CBR).

To that end, it appears Avengers: Doomsday will be thinking outside the box – and is hoping audiences will go along with it. Perhaps recognizing that a post-Endgame era characterized by a new generation of heroes and experimental stories hasn't exactly soared, Downey Jr. is asking for fans' trust in the new approach.

"So we're literally zeroing out the board and we're going to try to earn your trust and respect all over again. With the likes of [directors Joe and Anthony Russo], I think we've got a pretty good shot."

Robert Downey Jr. was announced as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, alongside the return of the Russos as directors for both Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

Production remains ongoing for Doomsday, with a collection of MCU mainstays, legacy Marvel actors, and other heroes and villains all partaking in what appears to be the biggest Marvel Studios crossover event to date.

A behind-closed-doors trailer at CinemaCon was shown, but a recent Doomsday pop-up event sparked whispers that more footage would be released publicly. That speculation was cooled significantly by the disappointing reveal of a coffee-themed store, complete with Doctor Doom hot drinks.

Meanwhile, the Russos have spoken openly about reverting back to "Phase Zero" for Avengers: Doomsday. What that means remains to be seen, but the clock keeps ticking on the road to Doomsday. With fresh footage being available as part of Avengers: Endgame's re-release, we may find out sooner than later.

Avengers: Doomsday opens in cinemas on December 18. For more, check out the upcoming Marvel movies heading your way.

Need to catch up on the story so far? Fly on over to our Marvel timeline and complete guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Marvel fans were left disappointed when a teased "surprise" from the Russo brothers for Avengers: Doomsday turned out to be a Doctor Doom-themed coffee shop pop-up. However, it seems there may have been a few big Easter eggs that we missed on first glance.

As one fan on Reddit pointed out, on the coffee menu shared for the event there are what look like Asgardian runes at the top. Written underneath the title "Dom Latveria Coffee" is a series of symbols that look very similar to what we've seen in the MCU so far on Mjolnir and other Asgardian objects. Check it out below.

Fans are mad after teased Avengers Doomsday announcement turns out to just be themed coffee… from r/marvelstudios

Fans have been trying to translate them and work out if there's a hidden meaning behind the symbols or whether they're just spelling out the title in runes. "I’m pretty intrigued to see what appears to be Asgardian runes used there," wrote one user on Reddit, before later adding: "A few can be matched right now to this writing on Mjolnir from one of the What If episodes. And I know for a fact I've seen a few others too (like the one that looks like a 'B', have definitely seen that before on something)."

While they didn't manage to work out what exactly they mean, other Marvel fans have been contemplating how they set up a link between Victor Von Doom and the Asgardians in the MCU, Thor and Loki.

In a separate Reddit thread, some noticed that the Latverian flag shared at the pop-up event looks like it has Loki horns on it too. "Loki as Latveria's patron saint...? Does Doom get the idea of time travel from him?!," one wrote, while another pointed out the link to the runes: "Scrolled past this but now that I think about it, there were runes on that coffee shop menu.."

We do know that both Chris Hemsworth's Thor and Tom Hiddleston's Loki are both confirmed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. What we don't have any idea of yet is how they'll be brought into the story.

However, it does seem like an intriguing theory that Victor Von Doom has some kind of link to the Asgardians. There are several potential ways they could be connected, as speculated by Marvel fans, including via time travel or through magic. We'll have to wait and see if anything more is teased about this in the lead up to the movie's release.

Avengers: Doomsday is released on December 18. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows you need to know about.

Tom Holland has been very candid about working across Marvel and Christopher Nolan's new movie, The Odyssey, last year. The actor said he was blown away by the preparation that Nolan put in, adding that he would often call his Spider-Man producers to urge them to up their game.

"I think coming from the Marvel space, and I think this will upset Marvel a little bit – his level of preparation is unlike anything I’ve ever seen," Holland told GQ. “There's not a single question you can ask him that he can't answer immediately. He's also quite simple in the way that he works. There are times when they use fancy camera tricks and things like that, but he really does come to set and he finds the shot."

The actor gave an example of one setup of a shot that was scheduled for two days and Nolan managed to get it done in one, before nightfall. Holland was very inspired by the experience of working with The Dark Knight director, explaining that he would often call his Spider-Man collaborators from set.

"I was really able to lay down the law and say, 'We are not going to come to set and figure it out,'" Holland added to the publication. "'We need to know why we are making this movie beyond the fact that it’s Spider-Man 4 and they make loads of money and we're going to just have a big summer. Why are we making this movie?'"

He added that Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton was "super instrumental" in helping this. Holland continued: "It was just really great to constantly be calling up the studio and [producers] Amy [Pascal] and Rachel [O'Connor], who I love, and be like, 'Well, Chris is doing it this way. This is how I think we should be doing it.'"

Holland has a big July ahead of him, starring first as Telemachus, Odysseus's son, in The Odyssey, which is out on July 17. Then he returns as Peter Parker in new Marvel movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which swings into theaters on July 31. For more upcoming movies, check out our breakdown of 2026 movie release dates.

Directing duo Joe and Anthony Russo say we can expect something entirely different from Avengers: Doomsday.

"That serial shifting and changing and surprising you and then reinventing itself and then shifting and changing and then surprising you... that’s exciting, and I think you’re going to see some shifting and changing [with Doomsday]," Joe told the crowd at SXSW (via The Hollywood Reporter). "So, get ready for it. Look, we were with Rob [Downey Jr.] earlier today. We were both talking about this concept that we are back to phase zero. This is starting over from scratch. We want to make sure everybody feels like this isn’t leaning on anything from the past."

I'm pretty curious what to expect by way of "starting over," especially given the fact this will be the fifth Avengers movie and 39th Marvel movie overall. It's also worth mentioning that the impossibly long and stacked cast list for Doomsday includes the Thunderbolts cast, the rest of the Fantastic Four, and Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Captain America, Danny Ramirez's Falcon, Letitia Wright's Shuri, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler. As superhero fatigue continues to take over, I'll take whatever surprises I can get (especially if they assemble the Young Avengers and give us back Famke Janssen as Jean Grey).

Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18 (aka, Dunesday). For more, check out our list of upcoming Marvel movies, or get up to speed with our Marvel timeline.