Spider-Man: Brand New Day will include one of the best parts of the Andrew Garfield movies but some fans can't stop arguing about another part of the Marvel movie

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Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:41:11 +0000

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As a big Spider-Man 4 debate rages over another possible villain's
appearance, some Marvel fans are just delighted about the return of a key practical effect.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Spider-M an: Brand New Day will feature practical web-swinging It's the first time
it's been used in one of the webslinger's solo MCU movies Marvel fans think a Wolverine foe might join the film's extensive rogues gallery

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is bringing back one of the best aspects of the Andrew Garfield-led films but some fans are more concerned about yet another villain who might appear in the Marvel movie.

With filming in full, erm, swing on the wallcrawler's next big-screen outing in Glasgow, which is being used as a stand-in for New York City (NYC), Spider-Man devotees have flocked to the Scottish city to catch a glimpse of the fan-favorite superhero. Just days into the Marvel Phase 6 film's lengthy shoot, we've got confirmation that it'll feature the long-overdue return of practical web-swinging.

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As you'll see from the fan-shot footage above thanks to Movie Effects for rounding up said footage into a single video at least one Brand New Day set-piece will include Spidey physically swinging through NYC.

Here's another angle, courtesy of YouTube user Jack Lewis, of one of Spider-Man 4 's action sequences being filmed:

Practical web-swinging was used in Garfield's two outings as the iconic webhead. However, that changed when Tom Holland's version of the character
was introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) in 2016's Captain America: Civil War .

Since then, Spider-Man's solo movies and appearances in the two latest Avengers flicks have featured CGI recreations of Peter Parker's alter-ego swinging through his home city. Thankfully, Brand New Day director Daniel Destin Cretton wants to bring back that feeling of Spidey traversing NYC as practically as possible. That's a far cry from Jon Watts' stance on the matter, with the filmmaker behind the hero's first three MCU movies telling Collider that physical web-swinging is "boring" and "looks dumb". Is Spider-Man 4 teasing a Silver Samurai appearance or an armored Mr. Negative? Hugh Jackman's iconic mutant faced a version of Silver Samurai in 2013's The Wolverine movie (Image credit: Marvel Studios)

As you'd expect, most Marvel fans are delighted to see practical web-swinging return in Brand New Day . There's a small contingent, though, who are
fiercely debating the potential appearance from Silver Samurai, a villain
more commonly associated with iconic X-Men character Wolverine, is Spider-Man's fourth standalone MCU flick.

Yesterday (August 5), screenshots of the Pinterest account owned by Brand New Day costume designer Monica Avitto showed an image album labeled
'Spider-Man'. In it, numerous photographs of ancient Japanese attire can be seen, including samurai armor, Edo period hachi-gane, and ninja-inspired costumes. Monica Avitto, the costume prop modeler for SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, has created a moodboard for the films villain.
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Predictably, some observers immediately suggested that Silver Samurai is set to appear. After all, this villain is the most recognizable shogunate-influenced character in Marvel Comics, so it has to be him, right?

If you believe a fair number of commentators on this Reddit thread , yes but not everyone thinks that'll be the case. Indeed, some think Mister Negative,
a relatively recent addition to Spider-Man's rogues gallery who's rumored to make his live-action debut in Brand New Day , is the reason for Avitto's research. As Redditor Strong_Salad3460 rightly points out in the aforementioned thread: "It couldn't possibly have anything to do with Mr. Negative and the Inner Demons [the name of Mr. Negative's gang] who are known to wear Samurai inspired masks and wield katanas."

Until Marvel and/or Sony give us more official details, or more set leaks hit the internet, this debate will rage on for a while yet. But, what do you think? Could we see Silver Samurai in Spider-Man 4 ? Or is an armored Mr. Negative going to show up instead? Let me know in the comments.

For now, read my dedicated guide on Spider-Man: Brand New Day and check out the section below for the latest news on one of next year's most exciting new movies , which arrives in theaters on July 31, 2026. You might also like 'We ready?': Marvel star Tom Holland reveals full look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit and it's a moving tribute to the webslinger's other live-action costumes New Marvel report about its X-Men movie reboot might have dispelled
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