Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Spidey Takes Lionel Messi Web-Swinging In New Teaser

Sony Pictures has released a new World Cup tie-in teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it sees the Wall-crawler meet the legendary Lionel Messi...

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 30, 2026 10:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Sony Pictures has shared a new FIFA World Cup 2026 tie-in teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, featuring Peter Parker (Tom Holland) meeting Lionel Messi, who is widely considered the best footballer of the 21st century.

The promo finds Peter speaking to a friend on the phone in a cafe, when Messi arrives in search of the wall-crawler on his Spidey-Tracker. Parker then does a quick change, and we see Spider-Man taking the Argentine striker on a web-swing through the city.

This teaser was released ahead of Argentina taking on Cape Verde in their knockout stage opener this Friday, as Lionel Scaloni's squad continues their quest to defend their world title.

We also have a new rumor from The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez, who believes that Holland is "now involved in the creative process for Spider-Man in a similar way to how Tom Hiddleston was involved for Loki."

He doesn't share any more details here, but it sounds like this is something that could impact Spider-Man's MCU future beyond Avengers: Secret Wars.

Who’s got next?#SpiderManBrandNewDay is in theatres July 31. Get tickets now. https://t.co/Gm9mNYmuub pic.twitter.com/uiQOtcBElX
— Spider-Man Movie (@SpiderManMovie) June 30, 2026

And that has allowed for a lot of interesting conversations to take place behind the scenes, not just at the film level, but across several aspects of the character and lore across different media, which, hopefully, when the whole MCU resets, we'll start to see trickle in.
— Alex P. (@AlexFromCC) June 30, 2026

Following the record-breaking success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day begins a brand new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult and living alone after erasing himself and the memories of him from those he loves. In a New York that no longer knows his name, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to protecting his city as Spider-Man full-time.

But as the demands on him grow, he is put under increasing pressure. This triggers an unexpected physical change that threatens his existence, while a strange wave of crime emerges - and gives rise to one of the most dangerous threats he has ever faced.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. The film is produced by Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Rachel O'Connor. The cast includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to hit theaters on July 31, 2026.

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10 Comments

Malatrova15 - 6/30/2026, 10:05 AM

Fifa is so corrupt this is amazing and Supegirl is le bad hahahhahaha such a great week, Arnie Hamer make mine

SATW42 - 6/30/2026, 10:08 AM

Never thought I'd see a Spider carrying a GOAT!

Somewhere Ronaldo is screaming into a pillow crying.

TemporarilyHere - 6/30/2026, 10:15 AM

@SATW42 -

Crying, sure, but probably under the shower thanks to that Ultrex moolah.

TheVisionary25 - 6/30/2026, 10:11 AM

I don’t particularly care about soccer/football but cool i guess…

Also , we know that Holland has become more creatively involved in the MCU Spidey films because he himself has talked about BND being the first time he was brought into the process before the script was written and that conversations about the future of the franchise are happening so that isn’t really news or a scoop at all.

FrankenDad - 6/30/2026, 10:19 AM

Soccer? I hardly know her!

OneMoreTime - 6/30/2026, 10:33 AM

Marvel Studios Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2 Billion Plus at Box Office is Real.

vectorsigma - 6/30/2026, 10:36 AM

@OneMoreTime - i doubt 2B but ill watch it at least 3 times for sure

OneMoreTime - 6/30/2026, 10:41 AM

@vectorsigma - Everyone knows the Spider-Man: No Way Home did 1.9 Billion at the Box Office without China.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is Opening in China.

vectorsigma - 6/30/2026, 10:44 AM

@OneMoreTime - hype was high due to the pandemic. We are not in the pandemic anymore

BadgerThorkin - 6/30/2026, 10:47 AM

As someone who genuinely loves both Marvel and DC, the current contrast in direction is difficult to ignore. Look at Spider-Man as a franchise. The core formula hasn’t really changed, Peter stays recognizably Peter. The tone shifts sometimes, the stakes escalate, but it still feels like the character is being built on, not rebuilt from scratch every time. And that consistency translates into trust. Fans show up because they feel like they know what they’re getting, even when things evolve. It’s not safe, it’s just coherent. And we continually keep getting Peter Parker from the comics for the most part, just like we like him.

Now compare that to Gunn’s DCU so far. It feels more like a creative reboot philosophy of “we’ll redefine the characters as we go,” and Gunn's living up to his comment about how canon doesn't matter, whether it’s Superman, Supergirl, brown-colored Lanterns or even side concepts like a Jimmy Olsen-led crime story with a comedic Gorilla Grodd. Sometimes that kind of reinvention can work, but the risk is you lose the recognizable identity that made people care in the first place. Grodd especially is a good example, he’s historically an intimidating, intelligent threat. Turning that into comedy might be interesting in isolation, but it also raises the question of how far you can stretch these characters before they stop feeling recognizable.

And financially, you can kind of see the market reaction pattern. Spider-Man films tend to feel like guaranteed cultural events. The DCU right now feels more like it’s still trying to convince audiences what it even is, let alone why they should be invested long-term. So, I don’t think the solution is Marvel good, DC bad. It’s more that Spider-Man works because it respects the emotional core of what fans respond to, while DC currently feels like it’s still experimenting with how much it can change those cores before audience attachment starts to thin out. At some point, consistency and canon is what builds momentum.
#GunnisDone

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