J.K. Simmons Rumored to Be Returning to Role of J. Jonah Jameson in MCU's SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
Academy Award-winning actor J.K. Simmons started out his comic book debut in the role of J. Jonah Jameson, Editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies over twenty years ago. He returned to the role for Spider-Man: Far From Home's mid-credits scene, and appeared again in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Simmons has previously indicated that he will most likely be back as the quick-talking, Spider-Man-hating owner of the DailyBugle.net at some point, and Daniel Richtman is claiming to have confirmed his return for the upcoming sequel (via CBM).
This wouldn't exactly be a major surprise, although Brand New Day is looking like a very different solo story for our Spider-Man, with Peter Parker (Tom Holland) rumored to be leaving his old life behind and starting college with a new group of friends.
In the comics, Brand New Day features a number of new characters such as Carlie Cooper and Lily Hollister, aka the supervillain Menace, which has led to speculation that Sadie Sink may have been cast in one of these roles.
Of course, just because the movie borrows the title, doesn't mean it's going to be anything close to a direct adaptation of the comic storyline - although we will likely see certain elements carry over, especially since No Way Home ended with Doctor Strange casting a spell to make everyone that knew Peter forget that he exists.
Spider-Man 4 was recently pushed back a week from July 24, 2026 to July 31, 2026.