Science Bros: Peter Parker Seeks Bruce Banner’S Help in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Out in PH Cinemas on July 29

It’s a brand new day for Peter Parker. 

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker is fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him. That and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him spark a change in Peter he may not have the power to control.

Tom Holland, who plays the dual role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, calls the film “a fresh start, where Peter Parker is experiencing something profound and unique in the super hero genre. It’s a movie about when young people find their identity and become adults. Peter is embarking upon a new chapter.” 

Director Destin Daniel Cretton says that Peter goes through many changes in the film. “A huge part of the story is watching Peter undergo an emotional and physical transformation,” says the filmmaker. “The two are linked.”

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While Peter has his own ways of trying to deal with the emotional, he needs help to try to understand the changes he’s going through physically. As Peter begins a startling physical transformation, he seeks answers from a former fellow Avenger who’s now a distinguished scientist and professor – Dr. Bruce Banner, who of course doesn’t recognize Peter.

Peter seeking out Dr. Banner for answers sets the stage for an epic confrontation between Spider-Man and Banner’s monstrous alter-ego, Savage Hulk. Gone is the Smart Hulk character, which brought intelligence and depth to the Hulk in Avengers: Endgame; Banner now is back to basics as the towering figure fans know so well from the comics and the earlier films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 

Says Cretton, “To many, the most iconic pairing in the comics is Spider-Man and The Hulk. When we brought back Mark Ruffalo, we gave careful consideration as to what iterations of the character we would see and how to put these two icons together, and what – or who – would cause Bruce to become savage again.”

Ruffalo, who made a brief but memorable appearance in Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, was eager to work again with the director. Additionally, he relates, “I think the fans will love the idea of Hulk and Spider-Man finally meeting up in the cinematic universe. Their pairings in the comics are iconic and legendary.”

In Brand New Day, “Banner and Peter really hit it off as science bros,” Ruffalo shares. “But things happen…”

Producer Kevin Feige says the long anticipated cinematic pairing of Spidey and Hulk “was something that really excited all of us, especially that he’s again played by the great Mark Ruffalo, who’s brought out so many unforgettable facets of the character.”

Also starring Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman and Michael Mando, Spider-Man: Brand New Day dawns in Philippine cinemas on July 29. Tickets available now!