Spider-Man trailer reunites Peter Parker with Hulk and Punisher

Marvel and Sony have recast Spider-Man’s next film as a broader franchise reset, bringing Bruce Banner and Frank Castle into Peter Parker’s orbit as the hero tries to survive a New York City that no longer remembers him. The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes the strategy clear: Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is now sharing the screen with Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, a move that widens the film’s appeal while raising the threat level around Marvel’s most bankable solo hero.

The story is set four years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Marvel says Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of the people he loves. That isolation is the core of the new setup. Peter is not just fighting crime full-time, he is doing it in a city that no longer knows his name, a premise designed to restore the loner intensity that can get lost in team-up-heavy superhero storytelling. Marvel also says Peter undergoes a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, suggesting the film will push the character into more personal, bodily stakes than a standard sequel usually does.

The trailer’s biggest draw is the collision of Marvel’s and Sony’s character libraries. Peter’s line to Bruce Banner, “I didn’t know you could get that big,” is the kind of fan-service moment that signals crossover spectacle without turning the movie into a full ensemble. Jon Bernthal’s return as the Punisher adds a harsher edge, and Destin Daniel Cretton directing gives the studio a new hand on the wheel as it positions Brand New Day as a fresh chapter after the runaway success of No Way Home.

That previous film grossed about $1.9 billion worldwide, a benchmark that explains why Marvel is leaning on recognizable names to restart momentum. The rollout of the new trailer showed the same logic at scale. Marvel said fans around the world revealed small snippets over 24 hours before the full release, and Deadline reported the trailer drew 718.6 million views in its first day, setting a record for a movie trailer. With Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman and Michael Mando also in the cast, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is built to look bigger, broader and more volatile when it opens exclusively in theaters on July 31, 2026.