There’s a few new rumors swinging in round relating to Spider-Man: Model New Day, and in case you’ve been questioning about what’s going on with Ned Leeds or who Spidey could be up in opposition to within the film, there’s a pair rumors to chew on.

Let’s begin with Jacob Batalon’s Ned. Whereas he performed a principal function of the primary three movies, it feels like he’ll be taking a again seat within the subsequent movie.

In response to inside scooper MTTSH, “Batalon’s Ned Leeds solely makes a cameo in the newest draft of the script.”

Given how No Approach Dwelling ended with Peter erased from everybody’s reminiscence, I suppose it is smart he would transfer on. The franchise is shifting towards new territory, and it seems to be like Ned’s off the board, at the least for now.

Model New Day is certain to introduce a complete new supporting forged centered round Peter’s school life. That pivot contains hypothesis round who the subsequent villain could be. The title rumored is Mr. Damaging.

The reviews round Mr. Damaging picked up after Marvel’s Spider-Man online game actor Stephen Oyoung was requested if he’d been contacted a few live-action model of the character. His reply was imprecise, saying:

“I’ve not been contacted by Sony. Let me simply say I do know sure issues, however so far as contacting me, that’s but to present itself,” Oyoung mentioned.

“I’ve kind of a nebulous thought, however I additionally sort of do not know. Marvel, and gaming, and Sony. There are such a lot of huge components. There’s a lot equipment to this that even when I did know, I couldn’t inform you if I needed to.

“What I can say, although, is, once more, I’m hopeful, very, very hopeful. Personally, I feel there’s a fairly good likelihood you will notice Mr. Damaging sooner or later in some kind of media, whether or not it’s me or not.”

Phrase is that Into the Badlands star Daniel Wu is now the frontrunner to play Mr. Damaging, and there are even claims of idea artwork that includes his likeness.

Whereas the primary three MCU Spidey movies weren’t immediately named after comedian arcs, Model New Day is. Within the comics, that storyline follows Peter rebuilding his life after the status-reshuffling occasions of One Extra Day and Civil Battle.

With No Approach Dwelling ending on a equally life-altering be aware, this subsequent chapter may draw from that very same nicely, even when the variation is extra non secular than literal.

Some followers are speculating that Sadie Sink might have joined the forged as both Carlie Cooper or Lily Hollister, aka the villain Menace. Neither character is confirmed, however Model New Day affords loads of room for reinvention.

There’s additionally a rumored synopsis making the rounds, which reads:

“Following the occasions of Doomsday, Peter Parker is set to guide a traditional life and concentrate on school, stepping again from his tasks as Spider-Man.

“Nonetheless, peace is short-lived when a lethal new risk emerges, endangering his buddies and forcing Peter to rethink his promise. With stakes increased than ever, Peter reluctantly returns to his Spider-Man id and finds himself teaming up with an unlikely ally to guard these he loves.”

Whereas the synopsis doesn’t give a lot away, the “unlikely ally” line has triggered a contemporary spherical of theories—some suppose it might be Sink’s character, others are hoping for a shock twist from the broader MCU.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton teased what’s forward throughout CinemaCon:

“I’m spending my time exploring the subsequent stage of this superb character with a staff of essentially the most unimaginable artists on the earth. We’re all, simply day by day, nerding out over the go well with, the best way to swing, the best way to create an occasion, an emotional story, and a experience that we haven’t actually seen earlier than.”

Tom Holland, who’s busy filming Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus, chimed in with a fast video message:

“I’m so sorry I can’t be with you. I’m midway around the globe capturing a film. I do know we left you with an enormous cliffhanger on the finish of No Approach Dwelling, so Spider-Man: Model New Day is a contemporary begin. It’s precisely that. That’s all I can say.”

Manufacturing kicks off in August, and the movie was not too long ago shifted to a brand new launch date: July 31, 2026.