'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland, Zendaya return for action-packed, emotional sequel

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BBC News emphasized the actors’ friendship and the red‑carpet appearance, presenting the story as a light‑hearted promotional piece. IGN highlighted an internal dispute, reporting that Holland, Zendaya and Batalon “hated” an early cut of…

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Movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland, Zendaya return for action-packed, emotional sequel Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo also star in the Marvel film By Joseph A. As you may or may not recall (based on the events of the film's 2021 predecessor "No Way Home"), Peter had everyone's memories erased after his identity had been exposed to the world, putting those he loved the most in danger. After having lost his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), Peter vowed he wouldn't let what happened to her happen to the love of his life, MJ (Zendaya), nor his best friend, Ned (Jacob Batalon).

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▪Movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland, Zendaya return for action-packed, emotional sequel Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo also star in the Marvel film By Joseph A.
▪As you may or may not recall (based on the events of the film's 2021 predecessor "No Way Home"), Peter had everyone's memories erased after his identity had been exposed to the world, putting those he loved the most in danger.
▪After having lost his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), Peter vowed he wouldn't let what happened to her happen to the love of his life, MJ (Zendaya), nor his best friend, Ned (Jacob Batalon).

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▪ 'It Totally Didn't Work' - Tom Holland and Zendaya 'Hated' an Early Cut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day — IGN Articles
▪ Zendaya on working with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: ‘When you’re best friends it’s easy’ — BBC News — World

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Movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland, Zendaya return for action-packed, emotional sequel Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo also star in the Marvel film By Joseph A. Wulfsohn Fox News Published July 31, 2026 8:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Trailer The trailer for Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" starring Tom Holland, Zendeya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Fink, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your friendly neighbor Spider-Man… is going through some hard times.

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