SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Set Photo Reveals A Major Practical Change To The Wall-Crawler's Mask

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Set Photo Reveals A Major Practical Change To The Wall-Crawler's Mask

Another photo from the set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day reveals a big change to the web-slinger's mask, suggesting Tom Holland will spend a lot more time in a practical suit in the No Way Home follow-up...

By JoshWilding - Aug 04, 2025 03:08 PM EST

Spider-Man: Brand New Day paused production today thanks to the Scottish weather, but work will hopefully resume tomorrow. What we'll see next from the movie's set remains to be seen, but we know filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is shooting a major action sequence. 

One overlooked photo has gained traction on social media this afternoon for hinting at a major, long-awaited change to the MCU Spider-Man's mask. 

As you can see, Holland is wearing a protective face covering under the web-slinger's mask, which means it doesn't conform too closely to the shape of his head and retains a smooth, comic book-like surface. However, we see this headgear extends around the actor's jaw in a way that ensures that when Spidey speaks, the mask will move at the same time as his mouth. 

This effect was achieved with VFX in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, so chances are we're getting a lot more practical scenes with the suit and mask in Spider-Man: Brand New Day

We believe the eyes on the mask will still move, and that's likely to remain VFX. Still, as of now, all signs point to Tom Holland being in a practical Spider-Man suit for the entirety of the movie, similar to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. 

Not only should this ensure the character feels grounded in reality, but it suggests we can say goodbye to a CG suit that occasionally looked too glossy and artificial. While motion-capture worked for the Iron Spider, for example, this is another step in the right direction for a street-level Spider-Man.

Holland likely pushed for more practical effects, as he previously expressed unhappiness with an overreliance on CG in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

"One of the unfortunate things about Spider-Man[: No Way Home] was we shot it in peak COVID times," the actor recalled last year. "We shot everything in a studio which meant, I think in the process of making that film, I might have done three days on location. You can feel it in the film, I think."

"When we're walking through New York, they sent a crew to New York to shoot the streets with a motion camera jib. Then they brought that piece of kit back to Atlanta and then they would make on the floor, 'There's an extra here. There's a dog here. There's a sidewalk here.' Then I'd have to map out what I was going to do in a pre-existing shot."

Holland added, "This is going to make me sound really difficult but I got over it and we figured it out. The camera was moving way slower than Peter Parker would usually walk. Peter Parker's very bubbly, very quick. Everything is about getting from A to B as quickly as possible without thinking and this shot that they had was this really slow, meandering camera angle through New York."

"Peter is supposed to be in a rush to get to Doctor Strange to ask him this question, and I found it really difficult to portray, 'I'm stressed and in a rush...but walking really slowly,' I actually think that shot isn't in the film because it didn't work."

Check out this glimpse beneath Spidey's new mask in the X post below. 

Spider-Man: Brand New Day shares a title with a controversial era of storytelling, which, thanks to a deal with Mephisto, saw the wall-crawler get a fresh start when his marriage to Mary Jane Watson ended and his identity became 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. As of now, all signs point to Spidey teaming up with The Punisher to battle a Savage Hulk. 

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 Frank Castle.

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 Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Michael Mando, and Liza Colón-Zayas.

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

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RockReigns
RockReigns - 8/4/2025, 3:14 PM
OT: First Steps came in lower than estimates.

$38M second weekend.
theprophet
theprophet - 8/4/2025, 3:19 PM
@RockReigns - and we all sleep the same at night
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/4/2025, 3:26 PM
@RockReigns - Something tells me there's going to be another emergency rewrite for Doomsday with yet another dude leading the team.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 8/4/2025, 3:28 PM
@RockReigns -67% drop then, yikes.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 8/4/2025, 3:28 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Doomsday is moving to that May 2027 slot, watch.
Yellow
Yellow - 8/4/2025, 3:37 PM
@RockReigns - don't worry guys, I asked him!
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 8/4/2025, 3:41 PM
@RockReigns - FF was boring
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/4/2025, 3:54 PM
@RockReigns - "Luckily for Marvel, whose output has been wildly inconsistent in post-pandemic times, “The First Steps” is pacing to outgross this year’s prior theatrical disappointments of “Captain America: Brave New World” ($415 million globally) and “Thunderbolts” ($382 million globally). The final tally for “Fantastic Four” won’t be disastrous, à la “The Marvels” ($206 million) or “Thunderbolts,” but it’s not yet a return to box office glory for Marvel." -- VARIETY.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/4/2025, 4:20 PM
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AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/4/2025, 4:49 PM
@RockReigns - Looks like James Gunn Superman will WIN the Box Office Flop Award.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/4/2025, 3:25 PM
He’s back drinking water through straw in eye hole again
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/4/2025, 3:50 PM
@JoshWilding - "Spider-Man: Brand New Day shares a title with a controversial era of storytelling, which, thanks to a deal with Mephisto, saw the wall-crawler get a fresh start when his marriage to Mary Jane Watson ended and his identity became secret again."

You're thinking about "ONE MORE DAY"

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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/4/2025, 4:00 PM
@Nomis929 - One More Day is where that happened, but Brand New Day is the controversial era of storytelling that dealt with the fallout of the deal with Mephisto. That’s why I mentioned the new villains and Harry Osborn.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/4/2025, 4:07 PM
@Nomis929 - I actually like the One More Day story. This came out when new comics were still readable.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/4/2025, 4:16 PM
@JoshWilding - Got 'cha. I dont think I've read those story arcs as I was so turned off from One More Day.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/4/2025, 4:21 PM
@GeneralZod - I know it's cliche', but I wasn't a didn;t like it.

The story arc in itself, the writing and artwork is goood, But this was ONLY done becausee Joe Quesada (Marve EIC and story's artist ) always hated the idea of Peter being married.

I'd just wish they went a more "grounded" route by having either Peter and MJ commit audutry toward the other, but i guess they wanted to clear up the world knowing his ID at the time as well.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/4/2025, 4:21 PM
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KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/4/2025, 4:24 PM
@Nomis929 - it should've been a better story. Heck- they could've had Mephisto seduce MJ into making a deal to conceal his identity.

At least it would've kept Peter golden on the integrity dept. 🤔... there's a joke somewhere in there...
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/4/2025, 4:31 PM
@KennKathleen - They could've had Mephisto seduce MJ into making a deal to conceal his identity...

NICE! How is it that you came up with a better plot device then actual comic book writers?
Matchesz
Matchesz - 8/4/2025, 4:28 PM
The helmet thing is dumb, you can tell his head isnt the same shape when he’s suited up, no reason they need to spend 20 million on his suit
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/4/2025, 4:29 PM
That’s pretty cool though I’m sure not exactly comfortable…

However Holland aside from the Iron Spider suit has never not had a practical suit in his Spidey films.

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From what I understand , the reason for cg sheen or glossiness on the suits was to polish them and get rid of the wrinkles which I feel is unnecessary and I hope they don’t do that here especially since Peter doesn’t really have any advanced tech anymore.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/4/2025, 5:08 PM
He's always had that. That's why his head is so symmetrical.

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And it doesn't mean they won't CGI the whole thing in post like they did with the previous costumes.

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