SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Star Michael Mando Teases Scorpion's Comic-Accurate Costume...And Venom?!

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Star Michael Mando Teases Scorpion's Comic-Accurate Costume...And Venom?!

Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Michael Mando has shared some very intriguing images on Instagram, perhaps teasing a comic-accurate costume for The Scorpion and Mac Gargan's transformation into Venom...

By JoshWilding - Aug 04, 2025 05:08 AM EST

Shortly before the weekend, we learned that Spider-Man: Homecoming star Michael Mando will make his long-awaited MCU return as Mac Gargan, a.k.a. the Scorpion, in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Now, the actor has taken to Instagram to tease both a comic-accurate costume...and Venom?! There have been some rumblings about the alien costume factoring into this movie for a while now, though its introduction still seems like something the Russo Brothers would want to tackle in Avengers: Secret Wars, setting the stage for Spider-Man 5

Mando, however, may be looking further ahead. After Scorpion is inevitably defeated in this movie, he could eventually take Eddie Brock's place in the MCU by becoming Venom once Peter Parker rids himself of the Symbiote. As you'll likely recall from the comics, Gargan's Venom was far more lethal and deranged than Brock ever was. 

The Better Call Saul alum also appeared to tease a comic-accurate costume for his Scorpion. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man put a fresh spin on the villain's suit, but if we do end up with something like this, we're in for a treat. 

Yesterday, we got plenty of set photos featuring Tom Holland's web-slinger, mask and all. It's unclear whether any other cast members will be present on set, but shooting has reportedly been cancelled today due to inclement weather in Glasgow, Scotland. 

The future looks bright for Spider-Man in the MCU. At the end of 2021, longtime franchise producer Amy Pascal promised, "[Spider-Man: No Way Home] is not the last movie that we are going to make with Marvel – [this is not] the last Spider-Man movie."

"We are getting ready to make the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marvel, it just isn't part of..we're thinking of this as three films, and now we're going to go onto the next three," she continued. "This is not the last of our MCU movies. Marvel and Sony are going to keep going together as partners."

Check out Mando's Spider-Man: Brand New Day teases below. 

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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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SuperCat
SuperCat - 8/4/2025, 6:34 AM
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Spike101
Spike101 - 8/4/2025, 6:40 AM
Please just do these characters justice with no reimagining
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/4/2025, 7:07 AM
@Spike101 - as king mask on scorpion doesn’t look like ski mask that’s lazy do it little better than that version
Spike101
Spike101 - 8/4/2025, 8:09 AM
@dragon316 - @dragon316 - Exactly. A good example of this is what they have done with Bullseye, it just looks terrible.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 11:16 AM
@Spike101 - Yeah the suit was a bit shit, but at least the character itself was awesome
Spike101
Spike101 - 8/4/2025, 2:07 PM
@Urubrodi - agreed, so happy they brought back all these amazing characters
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 8/4/2025, 5:58 PM
@Spike101 - Mysterio looked far better in Far From Home than he did in the comics.
Spike101
Spike101 - 8/5/2025, 12:34 AM
@SonOfAGif - I do agree he did look great, for me they stuck with the fish bowl helmet which made it. Must admit I was very surprised they were brave enough to go with it and not reimagine him as a character but it but clearly paid off.
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 8/4/2025, 6:46 AM
This movie set is a sieve!! Leave something to surprise us!
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 8:11 AM
@Dotanuki - I mean we've seen a small bit of one scene being filmed on the streets of a major city, exactly how do you prevent anything leaking out so in some ways better to control it by officialy doing so with high res images (which can look good adding to hype) than shaky phone footage (which can look bad damaging interest). Even characters set to appear is more oft than not impossible to keep locked down due to toys needing to be made prior to release, doubly so if any have already been in the MCU as cast list alone spoils that.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/4/2025, 7:14 AM
Whatever folks will come up with in their heads in regards to Venom in this movie… the actual end result will likely be so minor and underwhelming. Gargan was probably caught trying to obtain and use that leftover piece of symbiote from No Way Home because he heard it was “venom”ous.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/4/2025, 7:17 AM
Marvel Studios Spider-Man: Brand New Day will SAVE Comic Book Burnout with a 1 Billion Plus Box Office Opening.

Sorry DCU Fans Superman didn't Save Anything.

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TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 8/4/2025, 8:18 AM
@AllsGood - Spiderman will need to be the one that brings in a billion. But hopefully they can do without the help of Tobey and Andrew.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/4/2025, 8:33 AM
@TheFinestSmack - Marvel Studios Spider-Man: Brand New Day don't need Tobey and Andrew. With the Punisher and the Return of the Angry Hulk.

Comic-accurate costume for The Scorpion and Mac Gargan's transformation into Venom...

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TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 8/4/2025, 9:42 AM
@AllsGood - Yeah I think they want to capture that kind of magic again by adding some big side characters we've always wanted to see Spidey interact with. Should at least have some fun moments. Really hoping they don't give Punisher high-tech armor though...
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 8/4/2025, 7:35 AM
Looks like green Goblin ...but with a tail , needs a little updating.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 8:17 AM
@emeraldtaurus - That animated version never looked good yet the toys for it somehow managed to make it look worse, better versions in the comics but will be interesting to see where they land with him in regard to design.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 8:57 AM
Are they throwing crap at a wall?
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 9:18 AM
@Nonameforme - How is street level Spider-man with punisher crap exactly? Also most here were calling for Gargan to return as a source accurate costumed Scorpion to join the rest of the returning viilains in NWH so there was an obvious demand for that and most seem well up for Punisher in it too as long as not toned down too much.

Sure, nobody wants Hulk to stay in 'smart' mode so could get concerns of him returning but all word has been a fully savage version of the character which again most have been demanding so exactly which bits of the rumors do you class as crap the stuck on the wall?
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 9:38 AM
@Apophis71 - from a film making stand point they're throwing all this stuff at the audience to try to stay relevant. Just make a spiderman movie. We do you need to see the entire mcu in it.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 9:52 AM
@Nonameforme - I wouldn't call two characters that haven't already been in a Spider-man filming as being putting the entire MCU in it, especialy when contractualy they need to include at least one due to the terms of the deal with Sony. DoDC started out in Homecoming as did Gargan, everything else being thrown about is either new or from SM IP's Sony control such as Venom. If any MCU characters were to be included DD and Punisher would always tend to be top of most folks wish list.

Peter is one of the fairly short list of characters who defeated Hulk in the comics, Punisher one of an even shorter list who managed to kill him thus that characters inclusion before potentialy retiring Ruffalo makes sense too and if it gives us back a fully powered up Hulk again...
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 11:11 AM
@Apophis71 - its just too much. There can't been a true spiderman movie since Garfields first movie
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 11:18 AM
@Nonameforme - What's too much? Spider-Man, Hulk (which will probably be more of set piece character after losing control), Punisher (which will be there for support), some villains for him to punch, and the main one pulling the strings (probably Mr Negative). No Way Home had more and it was excellent.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 11:41 AM
@Nonameforme - Define too much, there will be a main bad behind a bunch of goons Peter will fight and after initialy also fighting Punisher they will join forces for an end battle more likely than not.

The characters being known on it's own doesn't make a thing too much as most comic stories there will be a bunch of lower level antagonists to face prior to a big battle ending the plot of the big bad. I mean a lot of CBM films have an intro battle fight to start with an action sequence prior to the main plot truly starting which will need a character or three to take down which oft will be limited to JUST that opening scene.

There was after all more than just Vulture Parker was up against in Homecoming and Tony had an entire terrorist group to take down before facing Iron Monger in his first film and help from Black Widow and Fury in his second (as did Cap in his second film, probably one of the best MCU movies ever). Thor faced off with Ice Giants, had four other supporting heroes lending a hand at points in the film plus a bunch of nerds to meet up with and a tangle with SHIELD before the final battle against Loki with a Giant robot thing along the way and he is a god so again, how much is too much?
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 12:34 PM
@Urubrodi - all of it's too much. They're shoving characters into a movie hoping for a massive box office
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 12:37 PM
@Apophis71 - too much information. By the time it comes out you won't even need to see it, you'll know everything there is to know
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 12:39 PM
@Nonameforme - Maybe they have a great script that requires these characters in order to work. Similarly to how No Way Home was made better by the inclusion of the other 2 Spider-Men and the old villains, they weren't just glorified cameos. You are already assuming the worst.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 12:45 PM
@Urubrodi - you know too much though. Like, what do you know about the lanterns series? Nothing. That's the point, is to know nothing.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 12:51 PM
@Nonameforme - Do we though? I knew everyone that was going to be in Infinity War and Endgame prior to release but it didn't stop me enjoying the frick out of seeing how it all pieced together into great films.

Heck, I knew the entire fricking plot of the Dune movies, LotR movies, Harry Potter movies and many, many more and didn't greatly impact the enjoyment of them, if anything increased desire to watch on the big screen not wait for streaming and ADD not detract from the enjoyment.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 12:54 PM
@Nonameforme - That's not the point lol This is a shared universe of course one of the main goals is to have these characters interacting with each other. What you are after is standalone franchises by the sounds of it.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 12:57 PM
@Apophis71 - yes we know. And this is spiderman, not infinity war. We don't need all this.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 12:58 PM
@Urubrodi - nah it's too much. Shared hasn't gotten us anywhere past endgame
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 1:04 PM
@Nonameforme - That wasn't a problem of having a shared universe, that was a problem with planning and too much content. They half-assed scripts, rushed CGI, tried to do too much in too little time, introduced characters and storylines without an end goal and so on...
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 1:43 PM
@Urubrodi - and this is more of the same with the same problems
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 2:51 PM
@Nonameforme - All what?

We know a hero is fighting a bunch of villains, like duh when isn't that the case. As I say there are all the countless book adaptions where any who read them knew more than what made it into film and that was never an issue for them doing well at the BO and being much loved adaptions. If every single CBM was 100% source accurate likewise we would know the entire plot and every character in it and we'd still want to watch the thing.

Why?

Cos knowing little details or a lot isn't the same as watching and feeling the impact of all the action be that on a big screen or small one.

We are on comic book movies website where primarily films are based of things that already exist in print. Where everyone was desperate to get a fully source accurate adaption of Sandman that didn't miss out or change anything from the original graphic novels. Wanting to know nothing before watching I can get but for most that ISN'T the main thing when it comes to action movies and the numbers who pay what tickets cost now to watch something not knowing what they are getting is shrinking fast.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/4/2025, 3:48 PM
@Apophis71 - you win, I ain't reading all that
HumanRubiksCube
HumanRubiksCube - 8/4/2025, 9:01 AM
im predicting some kind of alien tech iron man suit with a tail on the back
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/4/2025, 9:21 AM
@HumanRubiksCube - The obvious goto would be something along the lines of what they did with Vulture using mostly Chitauri tech but if he is raiding DoDC stores to make it we know from Ms. Marvel they also had Stark tech such as his drones so...
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 11:22 AM
@HumanRubiksCube - I hope they go the J Jonah Jameson finacing Scorpion route. They could "steal" from the new cartoon and have the MCU Doc Ock manufacturing the technology used by other villains.
PC04
PC04 - 8/5/2025, 4:53 PM
@Urubrodi - yes dude! This is the only way to go in my opinion. It'd make the dynamic between the characters way more interesting.
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