Production is gearing up for Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” to begin shooting in a few weeks.
Tom Holland, who has been busy working on Chris Nolan’s “The Odyssey” the past few months, is currently in Scotland alongside partner and co-star Zendaya with the pair photographed over the weekend in the country.
While Holland will be committed full time to the project across the back half of the year, Zendaya will mostly be in Bulgaria shooting “Dune: Part Three” which will be in production at the same time. Her role in the new “Spider-Man” is expected to be relatively limited.
Speaking with Flip Your Wig (via Variety) recently, Holland says the new film is going back to basics – avoiding the CG overload of the last film as new director Destin Daniel Cretton puts an emphasis on practical effects and location filming:
“I’m obviously over the moon and so excited. Playing Spider-Man is like hanging out with an old pal, and I think we were really restricted with what we could do in the last movie because of COVID. We shot the entire film on stages.
Now we’re really gonna lean into that old school filmmaking and shoot in real locations, which is why we’re starting in Glasgow. We are gonna use the streets of Glasgow for this massive set piece that we are putting together.
It’s gonna feel like making [‘Homecoming’] again. “It’s been such a long time that I’ve done it that it’s gonna feel like a breath of fresh air. I think the fans are going to be over the moon with what we’re putting together.”
The new film will follow in the wake of the $1.9 billion grossing “Spider-Man: No Way Home” which ended in a way that effectively allows for a ‘fresh start’ of the franchise.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is set to open in theaters on July 31st 2026.
