Subj : New Spider-Man plot detail sparks confusion
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From : Blue White
Date : Thu Apr 30 2026 10:34:30

A small and crucial new plot detail for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sparked 
confusion over its Marvel timeline position  but there's a very easy 
explanation that clears things up

Date:
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Spider-Man 4's latest story reveal has got fans scratching their heads over 
its place on the Marvel timeline.

Yesterday (April 29), Entertainment Weekly (EW) revealed how the Marvel movie 
will begin by publishing the first three pages of its script. The screenplay, 
which has been annotated by director Destin Daniel Cretton, stars Tom Holland 
and Zendaya, and other department heads, provides a rare behind-the-scenes 
look at what goes into making a film of this scale.

Of all the interesting things that the script reveals about Spider-Man 4 's 
opening sequence, though, it's a small but crucial plot detail midway down 
the very first page that's caught the collective eye of the Marvel Cinematic 
Universe ( MCU ) fanbase.


Mild *spoilers* immediately follow for Brand New Day, so turn back now if you
don't want to know any more.



Underneath the subheading that reads 'Int[erior] Peter's Apartment - Day', the
screenplay reveals that Brand New Day 's story will begin nine months after 
its forebear  Spider-Man: No Way Home  ended. 

It's this specific element that's puzzled fans. Why? Because, when Sony 
released an official plot brief alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day 's first 
trailer in mid-March, said synopsis confirmed that Peter Parker's next solo 
adventure would be set four years after No Way Home . 

Considering Spider-Man 's last film took place in late 2024, Brand New Day 
should be set sometime in the year 2028, but that 'nine months later' line 
indicates it'll open in mid- to late 2025  so, what's going on?
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Marvel timeline position explained

Thankfully, there's a very simple
explanation that clears up this particular conundrum  and the key to 
answering it lies in the script's third page, whose final sentence reads 
'Begin montage'. 

What does that mean? Spider-Man: Brand New Day might begin at some point in 
2025, but its primary plot will take place in 2028. 

Indeed, its initial sequence will reunite us with Tom Holland's webslinger in 
2025. However, the montage that follows, which should show Spidey fighting 
and defeating myriad criminals we've see in the Marvel Phase 6 film's first 
trailer, such as Tarantula and Boomerang, will catch us up on what Spidey's 
been up to since we last saw him before Brand New Day 's primary narrative 
starts. In that sense, then, the montage will act as a time jump between its 
opening scene and the present day storyline that follows. 

Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/a-small-and-crucial-new-plot
-detail-for-spider-man-brand-new-day-has-sparked-confusion-over-its-marvel-tim
eline-position-but-theres-a-very-easy-explanation-that-clears-things-up

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