- A new teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has been revealed
- The Korean TV spot shows off more of the titular hero’s battle with the Hulk
- It also appears to spoil the return of another of the webslinger’s foes
A fresh TV spot for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has given us another look at the titular hero’s forthcoming fight against the Hulk.
The 30-second teaser, which you can watch below, was originally released in South Korea, but has since been reshared by numerous outlets including Discussing Film. And, while it contains numerous clips we’ve already seen in Spider-Man 4‘s first teaser and Brand New Day‘s official trailer, the final five seconds of footage is dedicated to the aforementioned battle between Peter Parker and Bruce Banner’s alter-egos.
New teaser for ‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’.In theaters on July 31. pic.twitter.com/hjbxYGX7tVJuly 10, 2026
Admittedly, this is all but the briefest of glimpses of what’s expected to be one of the Marvel movie’s tentpole set-pieces. Nonetheless, there are a couple of major things we can glean from this latest sizzle reel — including the potential return of another Spider-Man villain we haven’t seen since 2016’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Potentially big spoilers immediately follow for Spider-Man 4, so turn back now if you don’t want to know anything else.
On the villain tease front, it appears that Shocker might be part of the Marvel Phase 6 film’s already stacked rogues gallery.
In the comics, this antagonistic individual who wields mechanical gauntlets that can electrocute and/or stun people. For his live-action debut in Homecoming, the first iteration of Shocker was played by Logan Marshall-Green. However, after he was killed by Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes/The Vulture, the Shocker mantle was inherited by Bokeem Woodbine’s Herman Schultz. Incidentally, Schultz is the only person who goes by the Shocker alias in the source material.
But, I digress. Brand New Day‘s latest TV spot reveals that Tom Holland’s eponymous hero will use one of Shocker’s gauntlets to try and subdue Hulk who, for reasons still unclear, has embarked on another rampage through New York City.
Does this mean we’ll see Woodbine actually show up in this Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick? Or will Shocker only appear in a split-second cameo as part of a wider montage in the film’s opening sequence that’ll show Spidey battling and defeating many of his enemies? The latter would explain why Spidey has one of his gauntlets in his possession, especially if Spider-Man covertly confiscated it for future use.
The other interesting thing to note about this TV spot is that the wallcrawler won’t tackle the Hulk on his own.
Indeed, at the 0:10 mark, there’s another blink and you’ll miss it clip of Spider-Man fighting the big, green, mean machine. Pause the teaser at the right spot, though, and you’ll see a gun being fired from an unusual angle.
With a bit of editing trickery (read: turning up the brightness on your screen), you’ll be able to clearly see that Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle/The Punisher is lying on the floor as he takes a pop at the Hulk. Clearly, Frank didn’t get the memo about the Hulk’s impenetrable skin…
So, does Castle join the fight to help Spidey put a stop to the Hulk running amok? Not according to a leaked excerpt from a forthcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day artbook.
Per X/Twitter fan account BuiltFromSmash, “[The] Punisher eventually becomes entangled in Spider-Man and Hulk’s battle — not because he’s hunting either of them, but because his own mission collides with theirs.”
What does this mean exactly? I can’t say for sure. However, with rumors circulating online for months that Castle is protecting Sadie Sink’s mystery character in Spider-Man 4, and her apparent involvement in purposefully forcing Banner to Hulk out, I wouldn’t be surprised if all of this is somehow related. Either way, let’s hope that Spider-Man and the Hulk’s duel ends amicably and recreates a very specific scene from Marvel Comics that fans are dying to see.
Anyway, before it arrives on July 29, 30, or 31 (depending on where you live), find out everything we know so far about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Once you’re done there, check out my Spider-Man: Brand New Day cast and character guide to see who’ll appear alongside Holland, Ruffalo, Sink, and Bernthal in one of this year’s most anticipated new movies.
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