Disney's recent decision to postpone Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars means fans will have to wait longer for the next big-screen reunion of Earth's mightiest heroes.
Avengers: Doomsday is now scheduled for release seven months later, on December 18, 2026, while Secret Wars will follow a year after that, on December 17, 2027. Amid these delays, Spider-Man has become a major topic of conversation.
Tom Holland will reprise his role as Peter Parker next year in the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Brand New Day, slated for July 31, 2026. The film will continue Peter’s journey after the events of No Way Home, in which his identity was wiped from the world’s memory.
Before Disney's scheduling shift, Spider-Man: Brand New Day was set to release after Avengers: Doomsday, effectively slotting Tom Holland’s Spider-Man between the two major Avengers films. Rumors had suggested that Disney and Sony were planning another multiverse-themed adventure, fitting the current direction of the MCU.
Now, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day releasing ahead of both Avengers films—and with filming yet to begin—fans hope this allows the next Spider-Man story to stand on its own, offering a more grounded, street-level narrative within the Marvel universe.
Consider the original timeline: Avengers: Doomsday would likely have ended on a major cliffhanger, similar to Avengers: Infinity War, setting the stage for its sequel. As a key Avenger, Spider-Man would need to be involved—or his absence would require explanation. In that scenario, Brand New Day would have to either follow those events, take place before them, or sidestep the larger stakes entirely.
"That completely changes things for Spider-Man 4," one fan commented on Reddit, referring to the delay and the fact that Brand New Day now comes first. "At least in terms of how we thought it needed to fit between both films timeline-wise. Now it looks like it won’t."
"If Spider-Man: Brand New Day isn’t delayed as well, it probably means it won’t be a multiverse Battleworld movie," another fan speculated, referencing the interdimensional arena from the original Secret Wars comics.
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Many Spider-Man fans are excited to see the character return to his roots, swinging through the streets of New York instead of joining cosmic Avengers adventures. For them, Disney’s delay is welcome news.
"This is the best Spider-Man 4 news we've gotten," one fan wrote.
"With Brand New Day releasing before Doomsday, it opens the door for a more grounded story, which matches recent rumors and casting news," another noted, referring to online speculation about villains suited for a New York-based plot.
Earlier this month, Liza Colón-Zayas, known for her role as Tina Marrero in FX’s The Bear, was reportedly cast in Brand New Day. Fans believe she may play the mother of Miles Morales—the popular alternate Spider-Man expected to make his live-action debut following his success in Sony’s Spider-Verse animated films.
In its latest schedule adjustments, Disney also removed an untitled Marvel project originally set for February 13, 2026. Many suspect this was a placeholder for the long-delayed Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali, which now seems unlikely to be part of this phase of the MCU.
Other Marvel release dates, originally set for November 6, 2026, and November 5, 2027, have been relabeled as "Untitled Disney" films. If these are not Marvel-related, the MCU’s theatrical lineup will be noticeably lighter in the coming years.
The rest of 2025 will see the big-screen debut of The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July, alongside the Disney+ premieres of Ironheart and Wonder-Man.
Next year's Disney+ offerings will include the second season of Daredevil: Born Again (expected in spring), a Punisher special, and Vision Quest, the Paul Bettany-led series that has already quietly begun production.
