After months of hypothesis, Mark Ruffalo is formally set to reprise his position as Bruce Banner / The Hulk in Spider-Man: Model New Day. With lower than a 12 months standing between its launch, the most recent spider-sequel has begun filming, and followers have already given followers a tease of Spider-Man’s new go well with. Whereas plot particulars have been scarce for essentially the most half, it was already identified that Jon Bernthal would seem as Frank Citadel, aka The Punisher. Now it appears like Spider-Man is getting extra MCU assist, together with one among Marvel’s favourite heroes — in addition to a villain followers have been ready almost a decade to see.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the information of Ruffalo’s return for Spider-Man: Model New Days, which arrives 14 years after Ruffalo made his MCU debut in 2012’s The Avengers. The commerce additionally confirmed that Michael Mando would reprise his position as Mac Gargan / Scorpion, who was teased in a post-credit scene following Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The Hulk and Scorpion’s Function in ‘Spider-Man: Model New Day’
Ruffalo’s Hulk was final seen in 2022’s She-Hulk: Legal professional at Legislation. Extra just lately, many famous that it appeared unusual for the character to be absent from Captain America: Courageous New World, contemplating it featured Thaddeus Ross because the President of the US (and the Pink Hulk), the Chief, and even the return of Liv Tyler as Betty Ross. The Hulk’s inclusion in Spider-Man: Model New Day would possibly clarify why Rufallo hasn’t been confirmed to seem in Avengers: Doomsday. No matter finally ends up occurring in Spider-Man: Model New Day might preserve the Hulk from being a part of the Avengers in Doomsday, although if that is the case, hopefully he’ll nonetheless seem in Avengers: Secret Wars.
Paying off the Scorpion tease 9 years after Spider-Man: Homecoming exhibits that, simply as with the Celestial island in Captain America: Courageous New World or Avengers Tower in Thunderbolts*, it is by no means too late for the MCU to resolve a long-dangling plot level. But it appears like Scorpion is probably not the movie’s main antagonist, as current set photographs trace on the movie that includes Mister Damaging.
Spider-Man and the Hulk are two of Marvel’s most well-known heroes; earlier than the MCU, they have been seen because the faces of the corporate alongside Wolverine. They’re additionally each heroes that Marvel Studios would not totally personal, as Common nonetheless has first dibs on any standalone Hulk movie, and Sony holds the rights to the cinematic Spider-verse. Spider-Man: Model New Day primarily offers Marvel the power to not solely make a Spider-Man movie, but additionally a brand new Hulk film. With the Hulk and Punisher becoming a member of the webhead, it seems Marvel and Sony are filling up Spider-Man: Model New Day with sufficient MCU characters to make the movie really feel like simply as a lot of an occasion image as Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling.
Supply: The Hollywood Reporter
Spider-Man: Model New Day
- Launch Date
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July 31, 2026
- Director
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Destin Daniel Cretton
- Prequel(s)
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Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling, Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling
- Franchise(s)
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Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man