- Spider-Man: Brand New Day might characteristic one other main Marvel superhero
- The newest solid rumor suggests one of many authentic Avengers may have a sizeable function to play
- If true, Marvel and Sony may retread outdated storytelling floor with their inclusion
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will apparently characteristic one other main Marvel superhero – and, if true, I’m nervous that the movie will retread outdated storytelling floor within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Yesterday (May 26), a report from superhero fansite Nexus Point News prompt one of many authentic six Avengers will present up in Spidey’s subsequent big-screen journey. Nexus Point News additionally indicated that stated particular person would have a considerable function to play within the Marvel Phase 6 film, too. Potentially large spoilers instantly observe for Spider-Man 4, so proceed at your personal threat.
According to Nexus Point News’s sources, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk may have a big supporting function in Brand New Day. There’s no data on how Banner or his gamma-irradiated alter-ego will match into proceedings, however there are murmurings that he might be the newest scientific genius to mentor Tom Holland’s Peter Parker.
Now, it is unclear if Nexus Point News’ newest declare is true. For what it is price, the outlet’s general observe document will be described as fairly correct. Per the ResetEra boards, they had been the primary web site to interrupt the information that Alex Garland was set to direct an Elden Ring movie adaptation. That declare, which was made on May 6, was made nearly three weeks earlier than A24 and Garland had been confirmed to be engaged on an Elden Ring film.
If this Hulk rumor finally ends up being true, although, it raises two main considerations concerning the movie’s plot for me – each of which lean into some drained and cliched narrative beats that the MCU has already explored.
The first fear I’ve is that Holland’s Spider-Man may get one other mentor determine. After making his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War, the webslinger was taken beneath the wing of Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, till his loss of life in Avengers: Endgame. It may also be argued that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange quickly assumed the function of a mentor determine, albeit a barely antagonistic one, in Spider-Man: No Way Home, too.
The prospect of Ruffalo’s Banner turning into the wallcrawler’s third tutor-style determine in simply 4 Spider-Man movies thus far can be overkill so far as I’m involved. It would additionally undo the ending of Spidey’s third solo outing within the MCU, with No Way Home being the laborious reset that the webhead must not solely develop up as a person, however thrive as a hero with out supervision.
Banner’s (and, by proxy, Hulk’s) inclusion additionally presents an uninspired storytelling state of affairs we have seen earlier than. That being, a Marvel hero probably having to battle the large, inexperienced, lean machine.
Whether it is Avengers: Age of Ultron or Thor: Ragnarok, we have already seen the likes of Iron Man and Thor sq. off in opposition to Hulk. More just lately, we have additionally witnessed Sam Wilson’s Captain America go toe-to-toe with an identical foe in US President Thaddeus Ross’ Red Hulk – the duo preventing within the closing act of Captain America: Brave New World.
Now, given their respective strengths, a Spider-Man versus Hulk struggle might be attention-grabbing, however do we actually wish to watch one other superhero brawl with Banner’s superhuman alias? I actually do not.
There are quite a few Spider-Man villains who deserve to indicate up in his subsequent movie. In reality, three are reportedly set to characteristic in Brand New Day. That’s earlier than you take a look at different members of his rogues gallery who’re rumored to characteristic, resembling Mister Negative, Silver Sable, and Tarantula. Unless Spidey groups up with Hulk to defeat this assortment of villains, what goal would it not serve to incorporate the Savage Hulk aspect of Banner’s persona as one other ‘unhealthy man’ for the webslinger to cope with?
Of course, that is all hypothesis at this level, so we’ll have to attend till filming will get underway (it is anticipated to start out in August) to see if Ruffalo is noticed on certainly one of Brand New Day‘s units. If Banner does present up in Spider-Man 4, I actually hope it is not in a brand new advisor capability or as an antagonistic determine as a result of the MCU must take some artistic steps ahead and never look again at what’s labored earlier than. So, Marvel and Sony, lean into the ‘new’ side of Brand New Day‘s title, please.
