SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Star Tom Holland Has Been Reading YOUR Comments And Took Those Ideas To Marvel

Tom Holland has talked more about scouring the internet for Spider-Man: Brand New Day inspiration, sharing his belief that it's ensured that "we are shooting absolute gold" on the No Way Home sequel's set.

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By JoshWilding - Sep 09, 2025 11:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Source: Esquire

Tom Holland recently revealed that he'd been scouring the internet to see what fans want from Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Now, the actor has elaborated on his research, confirming that it's influenced what we'll see on screen next summer.

Whether it's X, Reddit, perhaps a comments section on this very website, it sounds like Holland has used the time between Spider-Man: No Way Home and this next instalment to figure out what you, the fans, want from the MCU's web-slinger.

"I did a lot of sneaky research online—looking at what people were saying in the interim between Spider-Man: No Way Home and now Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the actor shared. "I really just kind of put together a vibe of what people were looking for and went to Marvel and said, 'This is what I think we should be doing.'"

"And I think that's exactly what we are doing," Holland continued. "So, it's been a really fun process developing the movie. It's the first time I've ever been allowed in that part of the process, and it's definitely a stressful experience. But I think where we've got to, now that we're shooting, we are shooting absolute gold."

He's clearly confident in what he, Marvel Studios, and Sony Pictures have come up with for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The fact that this is a street-level adventure is a great start, as is the addition of the classic suit and plans for Peter Parker to share the screen with The Punisher and The Hulk.

Asked if it feels validating to be included in the process of shaping the movie, Holland said, "I think so. I have such a good understanding of who Peter Parker is, and I have been so lucky that the fan base has been so vocal about what they love from the franchise. We've been able to really lean into those things and capitalize on those things."

"So, I love standing up for the character, being in the room, and making sure that the decisions we make are what's best for Peter Parker because he really does feel like one of my best friends. It's a really weird experience diving into the character again," he admitted. "It just feels like you're hanging out with an old pal."

There are many fan-pleasing elements from the comics that have been absent from Spidey's corner of the MCU since his debut in 2016's Captain America: Civil War. The moment may have passed for Peter to take photos for The Daily Bugle, but he can still romance Black Cat and team up with Miles Morales in this next trilogy.

Oh, and there's the small matter of his donning the Venom Symbiote from the comics, a moment many fans hope to see in Avengers: Secret Wars.

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, Tramell Tillman, and Liza Colón-Zayas. Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh is also rumoured to have joined the cast.

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

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MisterBones - 9/9/2025, 11:10 AM

That is a slippery slope sometimes

AwesomePromoz - 9/9/2025, 3:19 PM

I’d say fans taking about, and making wish lists about your entertainment property is a gift. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

bobevanz - 9/9/2025, 11:12 AM

Marvel doesn't care what anyone else thinks. That's why you don't see the greatest writers and directors (Coogler is the only one who stuck around)

bobevanz - 9/9/2025, 11:14 AM

They hire people to fulfill THEIR vision from a commitee of nobodies. It should be the other way around. What studio does the exact opposite? WB of course! Letting Gunn go was the worst decision they ever made

Malatrova15 - 9/9/2025, 11:27 AM

@bobevanz - i dont know Man..im a nobody whit very very Bad ideas but Marvel Is yet to hire me for Más Marvel Season 4

EskimoJ - 9/9/2025, 11:27 AM

@bobevanz - Gotta' blame Disney for that one.

And Gunn seems to have executed his vision for the Guardians films.

MCUKnight11 - 9/9/2025, 12:38 PM

@bobevanz -

Patient2670 - 9/9/2025, 1:57 PM

@bobevanz - The MCU operates just like a TV series. A revolving door of episodic directors, guided by people within the production company in order to keep the look and tone consistant throughout. Everything goes through a "writer's rooom, of sorts - for approval, they all use the same visual guide and concept artists. Not that I'm defending the result, but it's exactly how it's done in TV and the theory behind it is sound. Marvel was simply building a huge TV series, t oair at the multiplex.

bkmeijer1 - 9/9/2025, 11:13 AM

First James Gunn, now Tom Holland. Wonder who else is on this site

Usernametaken - 9/9/2025, 11:17 AM

@bkmeijer1 - I'm going to come clean, I've been hiding it for years, maybe some of you already unmasked me. So here I go, I am actually retarded.

SpiderParker - 9/9/2025, 11:20 AM

@bkmeijer1 - Scorsese.

Although, he is here only to incite flame wars on both sides so that he can watch the downfall of CBM.

Doodoopaypa - 9/9/2025, 11:14 AM

We don't deserve Tom Holland. Ultimately, not the best idea, but f*k at least he cares.

elgaz - 9/9/2025, 11:15 AM

On the one hand it's cool to see him take fan suggestions and the like into consideration.

On the other hand, it's the old sales thing of people don't know what they want until you give it to them.

SpiderParker - 9/9/2025, 11:32 AM

@elgaz - These days, if you give people what they need, they will protest, "No one asked for this." If you give them what they want, they will protest, "They have run out of ideas." Most have accepted that they are simply babies who love to whine.

Malatrova15 - 9/9/2025, 11:26 AM

You mean the ZENDAYA /Hunter Shaffer Threesome?!

Laridian - 9/9/2025, 11:27 AM

Let's hope he stayed off this forum.

EskimoJ - 9/9/2025, 11:29 AM

Hear that? If you don't like what you see, blame yourselves. 🤭

Santanaonfire - 9/9/2025, 11:31 AM

He took one look at the comments on this site noped the F out 😂

TheVisionary25 - 9/9/2025, 11:37 AM

@Santanaonfire - I get it.

WalletsClosed - 9/9/2025, 11:33 AM

Hopefully he didn't take many ideas from the many shills on this site or else this movie is DOA.

Reboot the MCU and DCU

theFUZZ008 - 9/9/2025, 11:33 AM

Make the movie you want to make. Don't listen to the fans. Fans don't know shite about storytelling. See JJ Abrams for reference...

Urubrodi - 9/9/2025, 11:44 AM

@theFUZZ008 - It's not about getting fans to write the story for you, it's checking which things people most want to see, like the introduction of Black Cat, team-up with Punisher and Daredevil vs Kingpin, a proper adaptation of Scorpion, a more street level and serious story... Of course you need to be attuned to your main audience. If people are clamoring for a more serious villain for example (e.g. Kingpin, Mr Negative) and you give them Screwball, you're gonna lose your public. There is a difference in between listening to fans and letting them dictate your story.

JFerguson - 9/9/2025, 11:34 AM

So what I’m hearing is he took my advice and is proceeding with the highly anticipated scorpion vs spidey snow fight I requested
🕷️🦂❄️

MouthyMerc - 9/9/2025, 11:35 AM

Tell Sony. Sony is the one who shoots down great Marvel ideas. Sony are the real culprits here. Hopefully Marvel put their foot down.

HistoryofMatt - 9/9/2025, 11:42 AM

@MouthyMerc - Dude says, "Great Marvel ideas," with all sincerity without, you know, looking at the literal trail of FAILURES that Marvel has put out post-Endgame.

The only two good movies released in the MCU since 2019 were the two movies Feige and Disney had the least input on: No Way Home and Guardians 3.

But sure... Marvel has "great ideas."

Urubrodi - 9/9/2025, 11:39 AM

Look he seems like a smart guy, so if he's able to filter out the good ideas from the bad, it certainly will help.

DS616 - 9/9/2025, 11:45 AM

Christ almighty, listening to braindead whiny fanboys is the single worst creative choice in ANY industry.

This is how we ended up with the snyder cut you complete moron!

Matador - 9/9/2025, 11:48 AM

Mr. Holland don't let SONY make Morbius, Madam Web, & Kraven part of You're Spider-Man universe cause that was a flaming hot pile of dino shit if there ever existed one.

HelloBoysImBack - 9/9/2025, 11:59 AM

How did zendaya take it?

TheVisionary25 - 9/9/2025, 11:59 AM

I’m cautiously optimistic about that approach…

I’m personally a proponent of just doing what you find interesting & want to do rather then listening to us fans tbh because there are so many that have their own view about who Peter Parker is and the type of Spider Man they want to see alongside his supporting characters & villains that it can be hard to include everyone’s ideas but we’ll see how successful Holland is or not in regards to that for BND come next year.

Anyway , I have liked Holland’s version of the character so far and his world thus I hope BND does justice to the MCU’s take on the character then anything else!!.

mountainman - 9/9/2025, 12:11 PM

I never understood why more people in Hollywood don’t put their finger to the pulse of the public. It would be dumb to put too much stock into online chatter, but you can certainly understand sentiment trends and could even come across some amazing ideas.

BillyBatson1000 - 9/9/2025, 12:17 PM

@mountainman - And put proctologists out of work!

BillyBatson1000 - 9/9/2025, 12:24 PM

We finally got an Aunt May that didn't look like one of Gusto's depraved, wrinkled, cast-offs and they canned her.

Which one of you thought of that?

SummersEssex - 9/9/2025, 12:24 PM

Ooh, hope he's referring to my spicy fanfiction romance between Spider-man and the Thing.

BillyBatson1000 - 9/9/2025, 12:42 PM

@SummersEssex - are you still trying to sell 'Spider-Man: Brand New Colon?'

Floke - 9/9/2025, 12:48 PM

@SummersEssex - "You will be shitting bricks for weeks".

"It's clopping time!"

TheFinestSmack - 9/9/2025, 12:30 PM

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/9/2025, 1:01 PM

Hopefully he saw all the CGI-Man complaints.

jasonvoorhees - 9/9/2025, 1:03 PM

Nobody in Hollywood should listen, what some virgin basement dwellers have to say. Those guys are social outcasts, with no voice.

OrgasmicPotatoe - 9/9/2025, 2:53 PM

Maybe more execs should follow his example. Just two days ago, we were reminded of the Deadpool test footage leak & what happens when studios outright ignore their fans and only do as they please. They were sitting on a goldmine, and they had never had a clue about it. Everyone online knew it had to be made. They needed Ryan Reynolds, of all people, to step in.

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