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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a dream come true, for a lot of people and for a lot of reasons. Of course, Marvel fans are clamoring for its arrival on July 31, and presales have been through the roof for Tom Holland's fourth feature film in the MCU as Peter Parker, but there's more to all of this hype.
Much more, actually, because while Holland and Zendaya label Spider-Man: Brand New Day their "favorite" installment in the $4 billion (soon to be $5 billion, most likely) franchise, even Marvel Studios executives are giddy about what's to come — especially Kevin Feige who, as one of the other guiding hands on the project confesses, is literally seeing at least one huge dream become reality in 2026.
Spider-Man versus Hulk in Brand New Day is a 'Dream Come True'
"It has been Kevin Feige's dream," Amy Pascal, executive producer of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, admitted to CBR's Sean O'Connell. "I've heard it now, for a million years. [He wants] to put Spider-Man and Hulk [in a fight] and have Hulk pummel Spider-Man. I think that's how he puts it. He has been longing for that moment for a long time."
Feige is far from alone in that craving. Marvel Studios and MCU fans have been waiting for decades to see Peter Parker and Bruce Banner square off, though it's key to note this is Savage Hulk again, and not "puny Banner" that Spider-Man will square off against in the upcoming blockbuster.
Also, from the looks of the most recent trailer that was released only one day ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, one can rightfully assume Hulk gets his punches in on Spider-Man and Jon Bernthal's Punisher who, by the way, actually and hilariously screamed and ran away when he realized all he had was guns ... against ... the Hulk. At least one Sonic Clap later and, yeah, we know what's coming.
However, Holland was also seen dishing out punishment to Hulk, so Feige's dream might be short-lived when it hits screens in late July.
Is It Truly a 'Brand New Day' For Spider-Man in the MCU?
Yes, it is certainly starting to feel that way. The more information we all receive about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the more it becomes clear this is a journey for Holland's Parker that differs wildly from the previous three movies.
He has now gone from being the mostly green (no pun intended, Banner) high schooler entirely unsure of himself to a protege of Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man, and an Avenger in the process, to being faced with making an unfathomably difficult decision and, now, to being faced with the consequences of that decision as he also undergoes a daunting and confusing physical transformation that hints at Man-Spider.
Don't expect to see that character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but the transformation will change Parker forever, not unlike the deaths of Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) have, and don't count out the likelihood of another tragic death happening in the upcoming film that further affects how Parker views the responsibilities of being Spider-Man; and especially on a non-multiversal, street level in New York City.
This is the closest to a brand new day the character has ever seen, or might ever see in the history of the MCU.
