Spidey Swings to the Rescue! Avengers Delays Give Spider-Man: Brand New Day a Golden Opportunity
While Marvel fans face a longer wait for the next epic Avengers team-ups, an unexpected silver lining has emerged for everyone’s favorite web-slinger! Disney’s recent announcement of significant delays for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars has inadvertently reshuffled the deck, potentially giving Tom Holland’s upcoming Spider-Man adventure the perfect spotlight.
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will now assemble later than planned, with Avengers: Doomsday swinging into theaters on December 18, 2026 (a seven-month shift), and Avengers: Secret Wars following a year later on December 17, 2027. But amidst this schedule shake-up, the big news for many is how this impacts Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Originally slated to be sandwiched between the two colossal Avengers films, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, still set for its July 31, 2026 release, will now premiere before either Doomsday or Secret Wars. This crucial change is music to the ears of fans hoping for a more focused, street-level Spidey story.
Previously, the prospect of Brand New Day releasing after a likely cliffhanger-ending Doomsday raised questions. How would Peter Parker’s story navigate the fallout of a universe-shattering event, or would it have to ignore it entirely? Now, with a clear runway ahead of the Avengers blockbusters, there’s genuine excitement that Spider-Man: Brand New Day – which will pick up Peter’s journey after his identity was erased in No Way Home – can truly give the character “breathing room.”
“That completely changes things for Spider-Man 4,” one fan enthusiastically posted on Reddit. “Now it sounds like it won’t NEED to be [tied into the massive Avengers events timeline-wise].” Another echoed this sentiment, stating, “If Spider-Man: Brand New Day isn’t [also] delayed I think that basically would confirm it isn’t a multiverse battle world movie.”
This sentiment is widespread, with many fans eager to see Spider-Man return to his New York roots, tackling more personal stakes rather than being immediately swept into cosmic conflicts. “This is the best Spider-Man 4 news we’ve gotten,” declared one fan, while another noted, “With [Brand New Day] coming before Doomsday this fully allows a grounded story, which lines up with the rumours and casting lately.”
These rumors include the recent reported casting of Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear), fueling speculation she might portray the mother of Miles Morales, a character many are eager to see in live-action.
While the Avengers delays mean a longer wait for those multiversal showdowns, for Spider-Man aficionados, this scheduling quirk is a welcome development. It promises a chance to see Peter Parker navigate his “brand new day” on his own terms, paving the way for a potentially more intimate and character-driven adventure before the Avengers call him back to save the universe.
In other Marvel scheduling news, an untitled Marvel project previously set for February 13, 2026, has been removed (suspected by many to be the Blade reboot), and other Marvel film dates in late 2026 and 2027 have been re-designated as “Untitled Disney” films, suggesting a potentially lighter MCU theatrical slate in the coming years. However, fans can still look forward to The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July 2025, alongside Disney+ series Ironheart and Wonder-Man that year. 2026 will also bring Daredevil Born Again‘s second season, a Punisher special, and the Vision Quest series to the streaming service.
