Marvel fans are in store for one of the biggest years in brand history in 2026, and it started with the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. The Charlie Cox-led crime thriller/legal drama has already been picked up for Season 3, which is now in production and expected to be released sometime next year. Exactly one week after the Season 2 finale of Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel fans were treated to Jon Bernthal’s official return as Frank Castle in The Punisher: One Last Kill, the Disney Plus special that’s still topping streaming charts around the world. At the end of this year, Marvel will release its biggest blockbuster since Spider-Man: No Way Homewith Avengers: Doomsday. The 2026 Avengers film is coming to theaters on December 18, the same day as Dune: Part Three.
However, Marvel has another web-shaped card up its sleeve to play before the premiere of Avengers: Doomsday later this year. Finally set to be released in less than two months in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth solo MCU Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker. The film is coming to theaters around the world on July 31, only two weeks after Holland stars in The Odyssey for Christopher Nolan. While plot specifics about Spider-Man 4 are still being kept under wraps, it’s confirmed to take place after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, set in a world that still relies on Spider-Man but has completely forgotten Peter Parker. The new Spider-Man movie was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously helmed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (starring Simu Liu) for Marvel back in 2021.
Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
Who Else Stars in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’?
Starring alongside Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day are a pair of Spider-Man veterans, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who are back for another bout as MJ and Ned. Marvel has also recruited Mark Ruffalo to reprise his role as Bruce Banner in the film, which will also mark the big-screen debut of Jon Bernthal as The Punisher. Severance star Tramell Tillman has also been cast in the film as a Damage Control agent, and Stranger Things veteran Sadie Sink will star in an undisclosed role. It’s been speculated that she will play Jean Grey, but this has not been confirmed.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is coming to theaters on July 31.
Release Date
July 31, 2026
Director
Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers
Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee
