Spider-Man: Brand New Day Story Changed Repeatedly as Sony Launched Those Terrible Villain Spinoff Films
Early ideas for Spider-Man: Brand New Day's story included numerous other villains, a British alter ego, and several changes to avoid clashing with Sony's terrible Spider-Universe films.
Chris McKenna, the writer of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, shared details about the various story concepts that were considered before settling on the final plot. One of the most challenging aspects was deciding on the villain for the film, with Jean Grey's character not finalized until just before shooting began. The original idea for the movie was a smaller-scale story following the events of No Way Home, but the writers explored many alternate paths before arriving at a metamorphosis theme.
They initially discarded the concept but later returned to it, finding it to be the most simple, potent, and cool idea. The metamorphosis story involves Peter Parker resisting change as he undergoes a transformation he cannot control, much like the MCU version of the character who never gets his powers. The writers also explored a story involving Peter Parker living in Southeast Asia, fighting gangs, and discovering he is an imposter.
Another concept had Peter hallucinating a message from his bodega cat, who tells him to find the Spider-Totems, leading to a dream brought on by appendicitis. Several other ideas were pitched, such as Peter facing off against street-level villains over a 24-hour period, or encountering the shape-shifting Jean Grey character. The writers faced challenges due to Sony's push for Spider-Verse spinoffs and the risk of repeating elements from those films.
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