Spider-Man 4: Everything We Know—and That Suit

A new era for our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man has officially begun.

Earlier this week, Tom Holland took to Instagram to share the first behind-the-scenes glimpse from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, confirming that production on the fourth solo outing for his Peter Parker is finally underway. In the photo, Holland is perched atop a military vehicle, stunt wires rigged, suited up in the brand-new Spidey suit that fans had only caught a glimpse of in teasers up till now. And honestly, it’s giving loaded with expectation.

It’s been three years since No Way Home wiped the proverbial whiteboard clean—clearing not just Spider-Man’s supporting cast but Spider-Man himself from public memory. Brand New Day will explore what happens when you’re the most powerful person in the city—and no one knows your name. And if the early whispers are anything to go by, the movie may be the most human Spider-Man film Marvel has made in years.

Let’s dig in.

Back to Zero: Where We Left Off

At the end of No Way Home, Peter Parker was left with… well, nothing. No MJ. No Ned. No Iron Man mentorship. Not even the Avengers group chat. Doctor Strange’s final spell erased Peter’s existence from everyone’s memory, pushing him into a kind of existential witness protection program.

Eventually, he moves into a dingy apartment. Buys a police scanner. Studies for his GED. And, for the first time in a while, he makes his own suit. It’s a stark pivot away from nanotech wizardry and billion-dollar Stark tech. Peter Parker, once an unofficial intern at the MCU’s Fortune 500 club, is now a ghost with a sewing kit.

Brand New Day, slated to hit theatres on July 31, 2026, picks up from here. It definitely is a reinvention. Think of it less as Spider-Man 4, and more as Spider-Man 1.5, reframed through the lens of memory loss, moral clarity, and whatever comes after you’ve lost everything but your purpose.

Yes, The Suit!

Marvel suits are often a Rorschach test for how much CGI you’re willing to forgive. They shimmer, glow, layer, peel away in nanoseconds. So when we got our first look at Holland’s new Spider-Man costume earlier this month, we were honestly…pleasantly surprised.

Because this one looks like cloth.

The new suit, teased first in a 9-second Marvel clip and then photographed relentlessly during production in Glasgow, is the most comics-accurate we’ve seen in the MCU to date. Bright red and royal blue, with sharp black webbing, raised spider insignia, and none of the unnecessary paneling or armour-like embellishments that made previous suits look like tactical gear.

It creases. It folds. It moves like something stitched by hand—because, in the universe of Brand New Day, it probably is. That’s not just a stylistic change. After years of increasingly militarised suits, Spider-Man is finally dressed like a kid from Queens with a knack for needlework and a high tolerance for bruising.

This isn’t the clean, shiny version of superheroism we’ve been sold since Phase One. This is stripped-down Spider-Man: bruised, broke, and anonymous.

Cast, Cameos, and Carefully Guarded Plotlines

Plot details are being kept close to the chest (classic Marvel), but a few confirmed cast members have given fans plenty to speculate about. Zendaya is set to return as MJ, as is Jacob Batalon as Ned. But of course, neither remember him. Which raises the emotional stakes in ways Marvel rarely explores: what happens when your greatest allies become strangers?

Jon Bernthal joins the cast as the Punisher—his first big-screen return after Daredevil: Born Again. Sadie Sink, fresh off her run on Stranger Things, is also on board, sparking fan theories that she could be playing a younger Jean Grey or even a reimagined Gwen Stacy. There’s also Mark Ruffalo, reprising his role as Bruce Banner/Hulk, and Michael Mando, returning as Mac Gargan aka Scorpion—last seen in Homecoming.

The cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home (from left): Benedict Wong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Zendaya and Tom HollandAlbert L. Ortega//Getty Images

Behind the camera is Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, arguably one of the most stylised and action-forward MCU entries to date. The script is in familiar hands with Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, the writing duo behind all three of Holland’s previous Spider-Man films.

The filming is currently underway in Glasgow, where parts of the city centre have been transformed into New York. Large sections of the city have been cordoned off, and as always with MCU productions, there’s been a healthy mix of excitement and mild chaos on the ground.

The Comic Connection

While the film’s story is still under wraps, the title Brand New Day is a direct nod to the controversial Amazing Spider-Man comic arc from 2008. In that storyline, Peter makes a deal with Mephisto (basically Marvel’s devil) to save Aunt May’s life and restore his secret identity—at the cost of erasing his marriage to Mary Jane from existence.

The film likely won’t be going full demonic deal mode (though nothing’s off the table), but it might be playing with similar themes: isolation, reset, and the consequences of anonymity.

The movie also sets the stage for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday (December 2026), where Peter will likely come face-to-face with Doctor Doom— the face of one of his former mentors. How Peter gets there, who remembers him along the way, and whether MJ starts to recognise that awkward kid from the coffee shop—these are the threads Brand New Day seems poised to pull.

Until then, all eyes are on Glasgow, where a 26-year-old in spandex is quietly swinging his way into Marvel’s next big chapter.

And this time, he’s wearing something fab.