Note: This article contains rumored spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The new rumored plot details for Spider-Man: Brand New Day reveal that the main villain is Carrion/The Jackal.
Recently, insider DanielRPK revealed that Tom Holland‘s Peter Parker will reportedly have a chip implanted in his neck in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
According to the new leaked plot, The Jackal has created a genetic virus that makes those infected susceptible to mind control. It can jump between the bodies of anyone infected. His ultimate goal is to completely merge with a powerful host body, as his own body is dying. He wants to save himself while also becoming much more powerful.
Jackal makes a deal with Tombstone to help him gain control of the Hand. The Hand is looking for a new leader. Jackal uses his possession skills to make them believe that the Beast of their ancient myths has returned and is searching for a suitable body to lead them.
Jean Gray’s powers have only recently manifested, and in a world without Xavier, she has been on the run. Frank helps her meet with William Metzger, who claims that the DOD has developed a technology that can suppress mutant powers. This technology is based on one Bruce Banner created to suppress the Hulk.
Jean is locked in a DODC facility because William believes that the strange possessions and seemingly supernatural events are being caused by a psychic mutant like Jean Grey.
The Punisher is briefly controlled, but Jean is able to expel the Jackal from him. Jean’s mind is too strong for the Jackal to penetrate, so she remains safe.
Jackal later controls Bruce Banner, but Jean manages to remove the bracelet from his wrist. With Bruce out of control, the Hulk fully emerges and goes on a rampage.
Jackal tries to control Peter, but, to his surprise, he also fails. The virus is in Peter’s body, but it does not allow Jackal to control him. Instead, it begins to mutate within Peter, granting him organic webs, increased strength, heightened senses, and an enhanced spider-sense.
The Hand wants Peter to become the host for the Beast, so they pressure Jackal to find a way to control him. Jackal suggests that if Peter were weakened, he might become more susceptible to possession.
The Jackal controls Peter and introduces him to the Hand as their new leader. They plan to kill and resurrect Peter to fully establish him as one of them.
It turns out that Jean and Peter had a plan from the beginning. Jean is able to suppress the Jackal, trapping him inside Peter so he can no longer jump from one host to another.
Spider-Man regains all his powers and fights back against the Hand. Jean, Frank, and Daredevil arrive to help him.
Tombstone has had a kind of safety switch for the Jackal virus all along, and he activates it. Peter reverts to a weakened state and begins to die.
Jean still senses Jackal/Carrion inside him, so Peter decides to let himself die so that the possessor will die with him.
He goes to confess everything to MJ. Then he visits Aunt May’s grave and sits down to die.
Here’s the new synopsis for Spider-Man: Brand New Day:
After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man.
Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a screenplay by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The film stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, with Zendaya and Jacob Batalon reprising their roles as MJ Watson and Ned Leeds. Sadie Sink joins the cast alongside Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher) and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Liza Colón-Zayas and Tramell Tillman have also been cast in undisclosed roles, while Michael Mando returns as Mac Gargan from Spider-Man: Homecoming and Marvin Jones III as Tombstone. Additionally, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova will appear in the movie.
The film is produced by Amy Pascal, Rachel O’Connor, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Mitch Bell.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to hit theaters and IMAX on July 31, 2026.
