SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Script Pages Reveal a Lonely Peter Parker, New AI Companion, and a Surprising Time Jump
The next chapter of Spidey’s story is starting to come into focus, and it’s shaping up to be a very different kind of ride. The first three pages of Spider-Man: Brand New Day have surfaced, offering an early look at where Peter Parker is emotionally, physically, and mentally after the fallout of No Way Home.
Between a fresh status quo, a new AI companion, and some intriguing creative choices, this movie seems ready to push the character into unfamiliar territory.
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, these pages come packed with annotations from director Destin Daniel Cretton, along with input from Tom Holland, Zendaya, and other key creatives, and there’s a lot to unpack.
Right out of the gate, the Marvel Studios intro itself gets a twist. Instead of the usual hero montage, it leans into Peter’s erased existence, describing him as having “[vanished] from existence like Marty [McFly].” It’s a clever way to remind audiences just how much Peter gave up at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The timeline is also clarified pretty quickly. The story picks up nine months after those events, with Peter completely on his own. No friends. No safety net. Just Spider-Man.
That isolation isn’t just emotional either, it’s starting to affect him physically. One note reveals he experiences “a small, sharp headache,” which is described as “our first inkling that living completely in the shadows is taking its toll on Peter — something is changing, and maybe not for the better.”
Even without access to Stark tech, Peter hasn’t ditched the idea of having help in the suit. Enter E.V., his new AI companion. It’s not exactly the same dynamic as before though. The script points out that E.V. is “sadly, the closest thing Peter has to a friend.” That says a lot about where he is emotionally and mentally.
There are also hints of some classic Spider-Man action baked into the opening. The pages reference his homemade web-shooters and set up what sounds like a montage sequence featuring Spidey going up against multiple comic-inspired villains, which is fun way to show how deep he’s gotten into the role since cutting ties with his old life.
Cretton’s notes also dig into the suit design, which takes inspiration from the versions worn by Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. But there’s a key difference this time. The suit is described as having “real fabric, seams, wrinkles,” moving away from the overly sleek look that sometimes felt closer to digital paint than an actual costume.
Zooming out a bit, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to explore a much older and more isolated Peter Parker. Four years have passed since No Way Home, and he’s now fully committed to being Spider-Man full-time in a city that has no memory of who he is.
That commitment comes at a cost, especially as crime ramps up and a new threat begins to emerge, one that could push him past his limits in ways we haven’t seen before.
The film brings back Holland and Zendaya, alongside a stacked supporting cast that includes Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, and Mark Ruffalo. With Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Rachel O’Connor producing.
If these opening pages indicate that this story is a reset that leans hard into the consequences of Peter’s choices, while setting up something bigger and possibly more dangerous than anything he’s faced before.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters on July 31, 2026.
