Spider-Man: Brand New Day to hit Indian screens on July 30

Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit Indian screens on July 30, a day ahead of its global theatrical release on July 31.

The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, runs approximately 144 minutes, and will release in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker and Spider-Man, joined by Zendaya as MJ and Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, with Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, Mark Ruffalo, Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman and Michael Mando also part of the cast.

Set four years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, the plot follows Peter Parker in a world where no one remembers him, as he protects New York City while going through a mysterious physical transformation.

The official trailer, out since April 1, shows Peter reconnecting with MJ and Ned while dealing with his encounter with Frank Castle and the changes affecting him.

India’s Central Board of Film Certification has cleared the film with a UA 13+ rating, after ordering the removal of a kissing scene and some strong language, along with a mandated alcohol warning on screen.

The film is produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios in association with Pascal Pictures, continuing the joint Sony-Marvel arrangement for the character.

Indian cinema chains and online ticketing platforms have already opened bookings for the film’s release.

The franchise’s last film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, earned $1.92 billion worldwide in 2021, the biggest total for any Spider-Man movie and the only pandemic-era release to pass $1 billion globally.

Tom Holland first played Peter Parker in a small role in Captain America: Civil War in 2016, before headlining his own trilogy of Spider-Man solo films and appearing in multiple Avengers ensemble movies.

The film continues Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ joint arrangement for the Spider-Man franchise, which has combined Marvel’s creative oversight with Sony’s distribution of the character’s solo films.

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