10 Marvel Characters That Could Show Up in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

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The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke records upon its debut in March 2026. Of the upcoming superhero movies in the next few years, people are arguably most excited about Tom Holland's fourth solo Spidey flick—the numbers don't lie. Some incredible characters—villains, especially—were confirmed via the teaser, but there still seem to be some characters that could potentially appear.

Whether they are another villain, hero, or civilian character, there are many opportunities for still unseen characters to appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. With everything this movie is hinting at, so many characters could enter the fray come July 31st, 2026. Maybe they've been in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before, or if this would be their first appearance, the possibilities for the Wall-Crawler's next adventure feel endless.

Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive.

💊The Matrix

🔥Mad Max

🌧️Blade Runner

🏜️Dune

🚀Star Wars

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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.

APull on every thread until I understand the system — then figure out how to break it. BStop asking questions and start stockpiling — food, fuel, weapons. Questions don't keep you alive. CKeep my head down, observe carefully, and trust no one until I know who's pulling the strings. DStudy the patterns. Every system has a rhythm — learn it, and you learn how to survive it. EFind the people fighting back and join them. You can't fix a broken galaxy alone.

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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.

AKnowledge. If you understand the system, you don't need resources — you can generate them. BFuel. Everything else — movement, power, escape — runs on it. CTrust. In a world of fakes and informants, a truly reliable ally is rarer than any commodity. DWater. And after water, information — the two things empires are truly built on. EShips and credits. The galaxy is big — you survive it by being able to move through it freely.

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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you're honest about what you're actually afraid of.

AThat reality itself is a lie — that everything I experience has been constructed to keep me compliant. BA raid. No warning, no mercy — just the roar of engines and then nothing left. CBeing identified. Once someone with power decides you're a problem, you're already out of time. DBeing outmanoeuvred — losing a political game I didn't even know I was playing. EThe Empire tightening its grip until there's nowhere left to run.

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How do you deal with authority you don't trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.

ASubvert it from the inside — learn its rules well enough to weaponise them against it. BIgnore it and stay out of its reach. The further from any power structure, the better. CAppear to comply while doing exactly what I need to do. Visibility is the enemy. DManoeuvre within it carefully. You can't beat a system you refuse to understand. EResist openly when I have to. Some things are worth the risk of being seen.

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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn't just tactical — it's physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.

AUnderground bunkers and server rooms — cramped, artificial, but with access to everything that matters. BOpen wasteland — brutal sun, no shelter, constant movement. At least the threat is honest. CA dense, rain-soaked city where you can disappear into the crowd and nobody asks questions. DMerciless desert — extreme heat, no water, and something enormous living beneath the sand. EThe fringe — backwater planets and busy spaceports where the Empire's attention rarely reaches.

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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.

AA tight crew of believers who've seen behind the curtain and have nothing left to lose. BOne or two people I'd trust with my life. Any more than that and someone talks. CNobody, ideally. Alliances are liabilities. I work alone unless I have no choice. DA community bound by shared hardship and mutual survival — people who need each other to last. EA ragtag team with wildly different skills and total commitment when it counts.

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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they're actually made of.

AI won't harm the innocent — even the ones who'd report me without hesitation. BI do what I have to to protect the people I've chosen. Everything else is negotiable. CThe line shifts depending on who's asking and what's at stake. DI draw a long-term line — nothing that compromises my people's future, even if it'd help now. ESome lines, once crossed, can't be uncrossed. I know which ones they are.

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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.

AWaking others up — dismantling the illusion so no one else has to live inside it. BFinding somewhere — or someone — worth protecting. A reason to keep moving. CAnswers. Understanding what I am, what any of this means, before time runs out. DLegacy — shaping the future in a way that outlasts me by generations. EFreedom — for myself, for others, for every world still living under someone else's boot.

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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You'd Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You're a systems thinker who can't help but notice the seams in things.

You're drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You'd find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines' worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You'd be the one probing the walls for the door.

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn't reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That's you.

You don't need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you're good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.

Blade Runner

You'd survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You're not a hero. But you're not lost, either.
In Blade Runner's world, that distinction is everything.

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they're survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You'd learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn't just survive Arrakis — you'd begin to reshape it.

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn't have it any other way.

You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You'd gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire's grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn't something you're capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.

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Morlun

For comic fans, it's already incredibly obvious that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is taking major inspiration from "The Other" storyline in Marvel Comics from J. Michael Straczynski's time on Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (1999). This same run, before "The Other" story, introduced the now-popular villain, Morlun. This energy vampire returned in "The Other" as Peter went through an animalistic transformation.

The transformation Peter Parker is going through in Spider-Man: Brand New Day is quite similar to the one in this infamous story, just on a smaller scale. However, with this transformation becoming prominent, it's not out of the question for Morlun to make his live-action debut in this new project. Of the characters that could possibly show up in this movie, Morlun is probably the least-likely, but because of the story they're partially adapting, there's still a non-zero percent chance.

Happy Hogan

Anyone who has seen the Spider-Man: Homecoming trilogy knows that Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) old pal, Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), has been a huge part of this young hero's life. While Happy did get left behind in Peter Parker's old life, that doesn't mean that there's no chance that Happy appears in the film.

There doesn't seem to be much reason for Favreau's character to appear in the fourth MCU Spidey flick, but nothing is impossible. After all, Brand New Day marks a whole new beginning for the character, so nothing should be out of the question, especially with how important Happy used to be for Peter—supporting him throughout the entire first trilogy, being there for him far more than Stark ever was.

Harry Osborn

Anyone who knows about Spider-Man knows that, in most universes, he has a best friend named Harry Osborn who means the world to him. Now that Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) and Michelle Jones-Watson (Zendaya) don't remember Peter, there's potential room in his life for new characters, especially if other characters, like his other high school friends and/or Happy, don't come back in full.

With how much Spider-Man: Brand New Day has taken inspiration from the alternative MCU universe in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man—Scorpion's design is borderline the same, the movie will feature Tombstone (Marvin Jones III), and the plot is more street-level—there's a good chance they finally include Harry Osborn and his father, too. It already seems like the Destin Daniel Cretton movie is trying to bring Spidey back to his comic roots, so it's the perfect opportunity to revive Pete's best friend in cinema.

Norman Osborn

Same as Harry, Norman Osborn is extremely important in Peter Parker's life outside of the MCU. Funny enough, the MCU Peter has met one version of Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Thus, we have the opportunity for some great storytelling in which the young hero could be actively assuming Osborn is going to go bad, either creating a self-fulfilling prophecy or being straight-up wrong.

Honestly, just bring the vocal performer for Norman from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Colman Domingo, into live-action to play the millionaire. For years, people thought that the company that acquired the former Avengers Tower was Oscorp, and while that ended up not being true, it's proof that people are looking to see Norman finally enter the MCU as an in-universe character.

Doctor Carla Connors

Carla Connors talking to Peter Parker in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Another character that Peter has met multiversally, and is also in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, is Doctor Connors. Peter met The Lizard (Rhys Ifans) from The Amazing Spider-Man universe, but his Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man counterpart has a mentor in a female iteration of the villain, Doctor Carla Connors (Zehra Fazal). Again, if the film decides to continue to take inspiration from the Disney+ series, she could very well make an appearance.

Audiences who have seen the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer know that Peter will be approaching Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) for help with his changing biology. A catch, though, is that Bruce has always been a bit more of a physicist and biochemist, and not much of a standard biologist. Know who is? Doctor Carla Connors. There's a world in which Bruce approaches his colleague at the university to help with the biological issues the spider-themed hero is facing.

Yelena Belova

A character that absolutely needs to crossover with Spider-Man in the MCU is, without a doubt, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), for a multitude of reasons. Something interesting about this potential team-up is that it's been rumored by relatively reliable scoopers that she actually will be appearing in the movie.

Yelena most likely will be in a post-credits scene, if anything, in which she will be coming to recruit Peter for Avengers: Doomsday. Everyone loves Yelena, so it's hard to imagine that people wouldn't be excited to see her on screen again one more time before Avengers: Doomsday drops. It could also mean that fans will be getting a proper team-up in the fifth Avengers movie, which is abundantly exciting.

Elektra Natchios

With the massive presence that The Hand has in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, many people are theorizing the characters from Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again that could appear in the film in association with them. The character who's arguably most connected to the organization is Elektra Natchios (Élodie Yung), and she has come back to life numerous times, meaning it's genuinely very likely she comes back as the leader of The Hand.

Who else would be leading The Hand? There's possibly one other character who could be doing it (more on him later), but it's hard to argue that it wouldn't be cool to see Elektra return, which would lead to her appearing in Daredevil: Born Again Season 3. It's a possibility that would pave the way for larger storylines in the MCU.

Aunt May

Yes, Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) died in Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, if she were to appear as a ghost to Peter, it would certainly not be the first time that something like that has happened. There's most certainly a chance that the loner hero speaks to his late aunt via his mindscape, much like how Tobey Maguire's Spidey did with his Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson) in Spider-Man 2.

When the Wall-Crawler is at his lowest, it would be the perfect opportunity to bring Marisa Tomei to have a chat with Peter and remind him what he's fighting for. Maybe she could even be part of what brings him to potentially take steps to take his old life back. Whenever Spider-Man is in the dumps, he usually thinks of whoever taught him that with great power, there must also come great responsibility.

Jean Grey

Sadie Sink's character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day might very well be the iconic X-Men member, Jean Grey. Alas, it has yet to be confirmed, but all signs lead to that. Jean appearing as an antagonistic figure could be a very cool opportunity to introduce some of the new X-Men into the MCU in a fun and unique way.

This hero has always been a little unhinged, so it would make sense that if she's doing what she believes is right—or what she can to simply survive—she'd potentially push the boundaries of heroism. Jean could possibly bring Savage Hulk out of his bottle, which will lead to some amazing action.

Daredevil

This hero's alter-ego, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), was already in the previous MCU Spider-Man movie, so it's not out of the question in the slightest that he could step into the cast list of this one. With Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 set photos revealing Matt with a gnarly beard, there's a possibility that maybe, just maybe, he is the one leading The Hand, and Marvel Studios is going to adapt King Daredevil in Brand New Day and continue in Daredevil's third season.

Who is King Daredevil? Well, it's the Man Without Fear with a sick beard leading The Fist—an organization meant to destroy The Hand—alongside Elektra. Not to mention, he actually did lead the legitimate Hand in 2010's "Shadowland" storyline. It would be a huge leap for Marvel to take, but an awesome one, for certain. There's no doubt that he will make an appearance in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but what he's going to do is the big question in the air.