Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released worldwide soon, with its trailer going viral across social media apps. In the film, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker returns to a reality where the world does not remember him, and new threats appear on the horizon.
If you want to watch a few titles (that are not MCU movies or shows) before Brand New Day, you can find some of the main cast’s works on Netflix. Here are five films to watch, and who they feature.
Fury
A war tank and its crew on the path of freedom and combat
The Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer shows the return of the Marvel antihero, Punisher, with Jon Bernthal reprising his role as Frank Castle. Berhthal’s resume is extensive, with a famous one being Fury. Set in the gritty and dark setting of the final days of World War II, Fury follows a battle-hardened tank commander, Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt), and his small crew as they push deep into Nazi Germany.
They receive a new team member, Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), an inexperienced clerk who is thrown into battle. With their Sherman tank, Fury, the team advances against all odds, fighting against fierce enemies. Bernthal plays the tank loader, Grady “Coon-Ass” Travis.
You can also stream Bernthal’s new series, HIS & HERS, a limited murder mystery series on Netflix.
The Adam Project
Blast from the future
You might have spotted a Marvel fan favorite in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, with Mark Ruffalo’s Dr. Bruce Banner making a comeback as Peter Parker’s mentor figure. If you love Ruffalo’s works, Netflix hosts many of them, including The Adam Project, which also features Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds.
An interesting Netflix film that was part of its 2022 lineup, The Adam Project is a sci-fi action thriller that is a staple for family streaming nights. It follows fighter pilot Adam Reed (Reynolds), who steals a time jet to escape to 2018 from the future to save his wife, Laura, from assassination. After he accidentally lands in 2018, he meets his 12-year-old self (played by Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Walker Scobell), and the two versions of Adam team up to uncover a conspiracy related to older Adam’s future while processing the death of their father (Ruffalo).
Let It Snow
Love is in the cold air
Brand New Day’s Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned in the MCU’s Spider-Man movies, has a few other titles he stars in, including Let It Snow. This teen rom-com follows a group of high schoolers in a small town whose lives unexpectedly intertwine during a massive Christmas Eve snowstorm.
As the blizzard shuts everything down, love, friendship, tension, and Christmas joy bloom across the ensemble cast’s night. The film is based on the young adult novel of the same name by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle.
Malcolm & Marie
This performance-driven film is a magnetic watch
Zendaya’s character, MJ, will be making a comeback in Brand New Day with a brand-new life away from Peter Parker, but before you watch the Marvel film, you can catch some of the Euphoria lead’s performances. One of them is Malcolm & Marie, an intense black-and-white romantic drama featuring only the two lead actors (Zendaya and John David Washington) in a dialogue-driven story.
It follows writer-director Malcolm Elliott and his girlfriend, Marie Jones, as they air out dirty laundry and address all the cracks in their relationship after his film premiere. The film takes place over the course of one night, with both characters shifting between affection, anger, and intimacy.
The Devil All the Time
Here, evil lurks in plain sight
We can’t talk about Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, without mentioning one of the best movies in his filmography. The Devil All the Time is a gothic, Southern psychological thriller set in two small towns over the course of several post-war years. At the center of it is Arvin (Holland), a young man trying to protect his loved ones. Around him, corruption and greed grip the town, with religion being a focus of some of the ensemble cast’s stories.
The Devil All the Time also features performances from Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, and Haley Bennett.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 31, 2026, as part of Phase Six of the MCU. Before you watch it, you can catch up on the MCU’s large library of films and shows (in release order, which would be the best way).
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