Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the start of the MCU’s second Spider-Man saga, and the film is set to include a ton of comic book villains. Although there are still a ton of questions about the film’s story, including who the true main villain is, a lot may already be known about the film. This is because, alongside the few confirmed villains, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a lot of rumored villains.
Basically, every Spider-Man villain under the sun has been rumored for Brand New Day, several from unreliable sources. However, a handful of villains have consistently been mentioned by more reputable sources, and now, thankfully, we have the Brand New Day trailer to shed some more light on things. Here’s everyone that Peter Parker is definitely fighting against, and the more likely rumors.
9) The Hand – Confirmed
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The Hand is one of the most significant criminal organizations in Marvel Comics, and they will appear in Brand New Day. The trailer shows a couple of different scenes of Spider-Man fighting against a group of ninjas, who are clad in red outfits, though it doesn’t give context to how they fit into the broader story. The Hand previously appeared in Daredevil and The Defenders, and Brand New Day could set them up to appear again in future seasons of Daredevil: Born Again.
8) Tarantula – Confirmed
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Rumors have consistently stated that Brand New Day will open with a montage of Spider-Man fighting low-level villains. Tarantula is one of the characters that has regularly been associated with this rumor, and the Brand New Day trailer seemingly confirmed it. We see Spider-Man fighting a character in red and black on a boat, and while it’s a markedly different costume from the comics, the scene is lifted from the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #134. In the comics, Tarantula is an agent of the fictional South American country of Delvadia. He moves to America and begins a life of crime, killing informants and carrying out missions where Spider-Man intervenes.
7) Boomerang – Confirmed
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The other consistently rumored villain for the montage scene is Boomerang, and he is also very briefly seen fighting against Spidey in the Brand New Day trailer. The aptly-named supervillain uses boomerangs and martial arts to pull off crimes, with him operating in the world of organized crime.
6) William Metzger – Rumored
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Tramell Tillman is confirmed to appear in Brand New Day, but his role hasn’t been confirmed yet. Most rumors suggest that he will be a member of the DODC, but it seems likely that he will be a minor character named William Metzger. In the comics, Metzger is a prominent political figure who uses television appearances to spread mutant hate. He starts the Anti-Mutant Militia, shifting the public tide against mutants.
5) The Punisher – Confirmed
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Jon Bernthal reprises his role as Frank Castle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. While The Punisher is an antihero rather than a villain, the trailer does confirm that Peter will be fighting against him, at least briefly. He hits Spidey with his van, and the wall-crawler responds by taking him out of action, hitting him with webbing and telling him to stay out of things. The pair may have to act like uneasy allies at some point, but there’s at least a sense of antagonism here.
4) The Hulk – Rumored
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We know for certain that Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The trailer shows him as a teacher, perhaps at MIT, and he has an interaction with Peter. What’s unclear is whether his green alter-ego will also be making an appearance. Rumors have long swirled that this movie will see the return of Savage/Angry Hulk, and also that it might include Gray Hulk (the original color of the character), with Spidey having to face off with him, but whether that’s true, and what prompts Banner’s transformation, remains to be seen.
3) Scorpion – Confirmed
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After being set up in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Scorpion will finally appear in Brand New Day. Michael Mando first played Mac Gargan in Homecoming, in which he was a criminal with a scorpion tattoo. Brand New Day‘s trailer provided our very first look at Scorpion in his suit, using his tail to take down Spider-Man.
In the comics, Scorpion is a private eye who is hired by J. Jonah Jameson to go through the experimental procedure that gives him the suit, allowing him to hunt down Spider-Man. Brand New Day probably won’t use Jameson for this role, but Scorpion could be hired by Wilson Fisk, or another confirmed Brand New Day gangster.
2) Tombstone – Confirmed
The other confirmed villain in Brand New Day is Tombstone, who will be played by Marvin Jones III. In the comics, Lonnie Lincoln is a gangster who is exposed to a gas developed by Doc Ock, which gives him indestructible skin and super strength. Taking up the name Tombstone, he uses this to his advantage to run the crime world in New York City.
Since Brand New Day is poised to be a more street-level story than the MCU’s previous Spider-Man films, it makes sense for Tombstone to play a big role. His gangster story could tie into other MCU arcs like Fisk’s mayorship of NYC and the Punisher’s battle against organized crime. He doesn’t appear in the trailer, it’s seemingly his voice that gives the talk of “life cycles.”
1) Jean Grey – Rumored
Sadie Sink will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but it isn’t yet known who she will be. Tons of characters have been rumored for Sadie Sink’s role, ranging from obscure Spider-Man villains to popular Marvel heroes. However, the rumored character that is the most significant may be the one she is actually playing: Jean Grey. The telekinetic mutant is one of the most important X-Men, and she could make her MCU debut here.
Sadie Sink is a massive name, so it would make sense to give her a big role as one of the X-Men’s founding members. On top of that, rumors suggest that the DODC is hunting Saide Sink’s character. Shows like Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man have shown that the DODC is interested in finding mutants, meaning that Sink’s character very well could be a mutant. However, rumors have also suggested that Sink’s character will play an antagonistic role, setting up an interesting arc for Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
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