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After three films with John Watts in the director’s chair, Destin Daniel Cretton now takes Spider-Man in a new direction in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Listen as Ashley and Dylan discuss the film, talk about how this depiction of Spider-Man differs from others and question if that character needed to be kept a secret.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
Based on Spider-Man by: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, Mark Ruffalo, Florence Pugh, Liza Colón-Zayas

Hosts:
Ashley Hobley: https://bsky.app/profile/ashleyhobley.bsky.social
Dylan Blight: https://bsky.app/profile/dylan.explosionnetwork.com

All-New Marvel Cast Credits:
Original music: Savfk (www.youtube.com/savfkmusic http://www.facebook.com/savfkmusic)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Additional sounds and edit by Dylan Blight
Art by: Dylan Blight (images from Marvel films)

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