The Marvel Cinematic Universe consists of numerous recurring characters, though sometimes it may take years for their appearances or setups to pay off, as we’ve recently seen with the long-awaited return of The Leader in Captain America: Brave New World. Similarly, it looks like another long-awaited MCU character return has finally been confirmed for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The new Spider-Man movie will be the fourth entry in the MCU’s Spider-Man series, also consisting of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. The fourth entry, as its very different title suggests, will take a very different direction from those previous installments. It’s aiming to tell a lower-scale street-level story, one that will require an appearance from Jon Bernthal’s Punisher.
Additionally, as shared via THR, it appears another MCU character is confirmed to be joining the mix for the next Spider-Man movie. This one, however, is actually a character that previously appeared in the film series – only for a quick introduction that never seemed to pay off. Until now, that is.
It looks like Michael Mando will be reprising his role from the 2017 franchise starter Spider-Man Homecoming, in which he briefly played fan-favorite comic book villain Scorpion. While it seemed likely at the time that Scorpion would appear in a sequel, those plans never seemed to come to fruition with the introduction of larger-scale narratives as we saw in Far From Home and No Way Home.
Now, however, it looks like Michael Mando’s Scorpion will find himself at the center of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Additionally, the outlet confirms the return of another fan-favorite MCU character, though this is one role that has fortunately been given plenty of appearances over the years. This time, however, we’ll get to see him alongside Tom Holland’s Peter Parker and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher.
Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner aka Hulk is confirmed to be appearing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It’s unknown how he’ll fit into the story, especially alongside the likes of The Punisher and Scorpion, but the new film is definitely shaping up to be a very different kind of Spider-Man story. One that might be one of the closest yet to the classic comics.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to hit theaters on July 31, 2026. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional MCU updates as we have them.