At the start of the year, if you were to look at the list of the five highest-grossing films of all time at the domestic box office, it would mostly consist of titles you’d expect. The lineup of top earners includes a Star Wars film that was released to unparalleled hype (The Force Awakens), a […]
In the history of film, there have been 65 titles that grossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office (unadjusted for inflation). Whenever a movie earns that much, it’s an incredible accomplishment, but an argument can be made that it’s become far more commonplace over the last decade and a half. Case in point: When […]
The post-credits scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day really didn’t make any sense, but it did get Marvel Cinematic Universe fans talking. In the movie, Ned Leeds used his technical wizardry to create a spider-tracker app that people could download on their phones and then use to tag when they saw Spider-Man in their area. […]
After Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it’s finally time for Marvel to bring on the bad guys. Not that Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey is your typical villain, of course, however much she played with Peter Parker’s head. Speaking to The Wrap, writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers explained that Jean wasn’t always in the film. “We […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has given Peter Parker some major upgrades, but there are still a lot of powers and abilities that the MCU character is missing. Spider-Man is one of the most prolific comic book characters of all time, and throughout his various runs, he has changed a lot. The MCU has only scratched […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day had a huge montage showing what the Web-Slinger had been up to since the world forgot who Peter Parker was following Spider-Man: No Way Home. These scenes showed that, while no one remembered Peter, everyone loved Spider-Man. He helped the police and the Department of Damage Control (DODC) stop villains, became […]
2025 was one of the most turbulent years in Marvel Studios’ theatrical history, with even critical hits like Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps still falling short at the box office. Spider-Man: Brand New Day now carries the job of turning that streak around, which the movie is expected to do, given that its […]
Marvel Studios is gearing up for arguably its most ambitious release in Avengers: Doomsday, which will see heroes from three different realities combine forces to save the multiverse from the threat of Doctor Doom. As one might expect, Marvel has assembled quite a large ensemble for Doomsday, uniting established franchise veterans with fresher faces to […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton has revealed that PlayStation’s recent Spider-Man games served as a major source of inspiration for the upcoming movie. In its various trailers and promotional material, Brand New Day has called back to many iconic Spider-Man covers that fans of the comics have surely recognized quickly. And while […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is turning Peter Parker’s corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a street-level saga. Set four years after the reality-altering finale of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the film follows an isolated Peter Parker (Tom Holland) as he rebuilds his life while confronting villains pulled straight from the deep cuts of Spider-Man […]