SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Rumored Story Details Reveal Plans For The Hulk And The Punisher - Possible SPOILERS

Possible story details for Spider-Man: Brand New Day have been revealed, claiming to shed some light on the wall-crawler's team-up with The Punisher and how The Hulk will factor into it. Check it out!

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By JoshWilding - Jul 02, 2025 11:07 AM EST

Filed Under: Spider-Man: Brand New Day

After months of a seemingly endless barrage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day rumours, the movie finally appears to be taking shape. Tom Holland's Peter Parker will be joined by Jon Bernthal's Punisher, while all signs point to The Hulk being thrown into the mix for good measure.

What brings this combustible mix of characters together remains to be seen, and we're still expecting Marvel Studios to cast at least one or two more villains for Spidey to do battle with.

Scooper Daniel Richtman has proven himself a semi-reliable source of Spider-Man: Brand New Day intel, and he now claims to "have confirmed [that] at least part of the movie is Spider-Man and Punisher teaming up to fight Savage Hulk."

Spider-Man and The Punisher versus The Hulk? This is the stuff dreams are made of, and a clash fans could have only dreamed about seeing on screen a decade ago when we first started hearing rumblings about the web-slinger joining the MCU.

The Hulk going "Savage" may bode well for what we'll see from the Jade Giant in Avengers: Doomsday. However, we also wouldn't be shocked if he's back in Smart Hulk mode there, given that the Russos have done so much with that particular iteration of Bruce Banner's angrier alter-ego.

Back to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and there's nothing to indicate that Daredevil will join Spidey and The Punisher. Marvel Studios must be aware of how desperate fans are to see the Man Without Fear in the mix, so here's hoping Kevin Feige plans to surprise us.

Adding to Richtman's scoop, we've heard chatter that the movie will feature a Gang War and that someone unleashes the Savage Hulk as a means of distracting or taking out the heroes...which sounds a lot like Mister Negative to us.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day shares a title with a controversial era of storytelling, which saw Marvel Comics give the wall-crawler a fresh start by ending his marriage to Mary Jane Watson and making his identity secret again. He faced many new sinister foes during that time and was surrounded by an overhauled supporting cast, including a resurrected Harry Osborn.

Mister Negative, Jackpot, Menace, and Carlie Cooper were some of the standout additions to his world, and are among the most likely possibilities to make an appearance next summer.

We recently published a feature about how the "Brand New Day" comics will influence the next Spider-Man movie, along with a breakdown of Spidey's best team-ups and clashes with The Punisher.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings helmer Destin Daniel Cretton directs Spider-Man: Brand New Day from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Tom Holland leads a cast that also includes Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and Liza Colón-Zayas.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released in theaters on July 31, 2026.

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CorndogBurglar - 7/2/2025, 11:28 AM

I'm here for it. But if Marvel allows them to turn Hulk Savage and then revert him back to Smart Hulk again it will be a massive mistake.

McMurdo - 7/2/2025, 12:34 PM

@CorndogBurglar - they haven't done Hulk right since 2012 and even then he carried himself like a large green ape.

Huskers - 7/2/2025, 12:39 PM

@CorndogBurglar - Disney’s version of Smart Hulk sucks. Should’ve used Peter David’s Professor Hulk as the template. He was intelligent, but still had a strong sense of danger about him. Disney’s Smart Hulk is milquetoast.

JonAwesome - 7/2/2025, 1:39 PM

@CorndogBurglar - it’s crazy how the Hulk has changed. He was terrifying in The Avengers chasing Black Widow and then since Endgame he has been a puppy. I want savage Hulk or nothing!

CorndogBurglar - 7/2/2025, 3:03 PM

@JonAwesome - Not nothing, for me. Savage Hulk is definitely the one I want. But that should be his default.

If they wanted to do Professor Hulk justice that could have been cool. But they did a terrible version of that.

If they wanted to do Grey Hulk, that would be awesome too.

But he should always revert to Savage Hulk. If they cant get any other of his forms right then they should just stick to what works.

Jarvisjackrabbit - 7/2/2025, 11:31 AM

PG-13? Bernthal will be playing the Funisher.

Urubrodi - 7/2/2025, 12:02 PM

@Jarvisjackrabbit - Well if it's him and Spidey against the Hulk, then he wouldn't be killing anyone, it could work.

OmegaBlack13 - 7/2/2025, 12:13 PM

@Jarvisjackrabbit - That’s like everytime Frank appears in someone else’s comic though.

McMurdo - 7/2/2025, 12:36 PM

@Urubrodi - yeah how thrilling. Punisher and spidey fighting a Hulk who can destroy them in the flick of a finger. The tension will be unbearable!

BreakTheCode - 7/2/2025, 2:20 PM

@McMurdo - Have you forgotten The Punisher debuted in a Spider-Man comic? Honestly I don’t think you knew that in the first place.

McMurdo - 7/2/2025, 4:45 PM

@BreakTheCode - wait he "fought" Hulk in Amazing Spiderman #129?

I thought you "knew that in the first place"

BreakTheCode - 7/2/2025, 6:13 PM

@McMurdo - Meant to reply to the first guy in the chain. My bad on this one. Shouldn’t be doing this while checking off expense reports at work lol

HashTagSwagg - 7/2/2025, 11:32 AM

Should have been Daredevil, whats Punisher going to do? shoot PG bullets at him until he runs out and then roar at him?
I'm guessing it'll end the same way captain falcon did, Punisher will calm him down by talking about losing his family and Holland will chime in and say my aunt May something something responsibility cut to credits.

TheJok3r - 7/2/2025, 11:39 AM

@HashTagSwagg - The guy who plays Daredevil said a few months ago that there was some contract issue preventing the character from being used on the big screen.

0bstreperous - 7/2/2025, 11:41 AM

@TheJok3r - I think he said they couldn't use Spiderman on the small screen and D'onofrio said they can't use Kingpin on the big screen

ALL SONY'S FAULT

0bstreperous - 7/2/2025, 11:43 AM

@HashTagSwagg - I love Spiderman, the savage Hulk, and the Punisher

But together?! Nah it's desperate

TheJok3r - 7/2/2025, 11:51 AM

@0bstreperous - That's who it was, not daredevil; my bad.

CorndogBurglar - 7/2/2025, 12:13 PM

@HashTagSwagg - I mean, I'm not sure what Daredevil would be able to do to Hulk either lol.

But Punisher has about a million ways he can distract Hulk while Spidey swings in and does the real damage.

CorndogBurglar - 7/2/2025, 12:15 PM

@0bstreperous - ALL MARVEL'S FAULT for falling into bankruptcy in the 90's and selling their flagship character's movie rights.

Thing94 - 7/2/2025, 12:19 PM

@HashTagSwagg - What's Daredevil going to do to Hulk, throw his billy club at his funny elbow?

HashTagSwagg - 7/2/2025, 12:24 PM

@Thing94 - He an underdog but Daredevil has the agility, we got a little glimpse of that with Blunksy vs Hulk before he went all Abomination which I alway thought was cool to see. With Punisher it's just gonna be pointing and shooting, maybe throwing a grenade or two, any background army dude could do that.

McMurdo - 7/2/2025, 12:40 PM

@HashTagSwagg - nothing about this film sounds compelling. It feels desperate. Makes no sense having Punisher fight the Hulk.

HashTagSwagg - 7/2/2025, 12:49 PM

@McMurdo - From an excutive point of view it sorter makes sense.
Holland is for the young people
Bernthal is for men
Ruffalo is for single mums

McMurdo - 7/2/2025, 1:26 PM

@HashTagSwagg - the odyssey trailer that leaked was so weird. I think all the well known faces are gonna pull me outta that film cuz all I saw was Punisher shouting whilst talking to Spiderman.

HashTagSwagg - 7/2/2025, 1:31 PM

@McMurdo - I don't think Holland can grow a beard yet but they should have at least given him one for this film, even the hair, he just looks like Spider-man. You can't hide Bernthal's "let me tell you sumthin" Shaneaningans under that beard though.

Matador - 7/2/2025, 2:33 PM

@HashTagSwagg - That was a great read especially Hulk's reaction afterwards.

Timerider - 7/2/2025, 7:49 PM

@0bstreperous - that’s true, all of it. We should at least get Spider-man walking by old mayor posters of Wilson Fisk. Charle Cox needs to stop lying about being in this, you’re telling me that they have The Punisher and Hulk, but no Daredevil in sight? I call BS there.

LuquePL - 7/2/2025, 11:37 AM

Well we have in both movies Hulk and Red Hulk manipulated by some guy (negative and leader). That's sound bad

hainesy - 7/2/2025, 11:51 AM

@LuquePL - Exactly. We literally just saw this movie and it was not great. I would much rather see this be a team up of Spidey and the Punisher against a group of villains working for Mr. Negative. They could use the Scorpion and a bunch of others.

RacialPowerman - 7/2/2025, 11:40 AM

Bernthal will be The Sunisher. This Frank Castle just wants to sit by the ocean with his feet in the water and remember his family.

TheVisionary25 - 7/2/2025, 11:46 AM

Interesting if true…

If Peter is going to college in this , I wouldn’t be surprised if Smart Hulk is a professor there now which is how he’s integrated into the film as they bond over their live of science & such while he’s on the trial of an emerging crime boss named “Mr Negative”

Also if the Punisher special comes out before this , I could see the events of that pulling Frank into this apparent gang war during which Spidey comes across him.

Not sure how Hulk could get involved in that but perhaps Negative finds out about his association with Peter and uses his corrupting touch to have him go savage again and distract/take out Spidey & Frank who are thorns in his side.

If that’s the case then that sounds fun imo!!.

Vigor - 7/2/2025, 12:02 PM

@TheVisionary25 - everything you laid out here sounds like a lot of fun. I hope it happens. I just feel studios will mandate some love story for Peter in there which will muddle up our action movie fantasy lol

TheVisionary25 - 7/2/2025, 12:05 PM

@Vigor - maybe or perhaps it would be DDC & co’s idea so if it works then I’m cool with it…

Also given the recent “mood board” we got from the cinematographer , it seems like we could get a darker film so having Hulk & Punisher there as 2 people that have dealt with their share of loneliness & anger that Peter no doubt has after NWH , I feel if they play into that it could be something really special

Polaris - 7/2/2025, 12:07 PM

@TheVisionary25 - My only problem with Bruce going davage because of Mr Negative or someone else is that is too similar to BNW

TheVisionary25 - 7/2/2025, 12:10 PM

@Polaris - oh , good point

I didn’t think of that.

FrankenDad - 7/2/2025, 11:48 AM

Please don’t include Jackpot in any movies.

AllsNotGood - 7/2/2025, 11:56 AM

Hulk as is? No thanks

SirReginald - 7/2/2025, 11:56 AM

No more arty farty latte hulk.

SheepishOne - 7/2/2025, 11:59 AM

I think this is actually a really exciting dynamic. Punisher weaving in and out of other heroes’ storylines was always cool in the comics, and he’s a good enough character in the MCU that he can be in a movie without an F-bomb or gratuitous gore to have depth.

We haven’t really seen this version of Punisher experience something like a Hulk or even Spider-Man, so we’re in uncharted territory here. And honestly, whatever needs to be done to get Savage Hulk back is good with me.

Seems like more of a street level outing for Spidey than we’ve gotten in his last few appearances, anyway.

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