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First Script Pages Reveal a Lonelier, DIY Spider-Man in Brand New Day

Entertainment Weekly's curated excerpt plus early test feedback suggest a confident rollout before the July 31 release.

Overview

  • Entertainment Weekly published the first three annotated script pages on Wednesday, offering a controlled peek at the film’s opening with notes from director Destin Daniel Cretton and key cast and crew.
  • The pages place the opening nine months after No Way Home with Peter living unseen after Doctor Strange’s spell, while studio descriptions point to a later four-year span that the script signals with a “BEGIN MONTAGE” cue.
  • Without Stark resources, Peter builds his own gear, including a homemade “3D printer on steroids” and a new suit AI named E.V., described in the notes as the closest thing he has to a friend.
  • Annotations stress a self-made, fabric suit with visible seams and wrinkles inspired by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men, and they flag a small, sharp headache as an early hint of a looming physical change.
  • Cretton said this week that small test screenings connected well with audiences, and trade and fan reports echoed “overwhelmingly positive” reactions as the film heads toward its July 31 theatrical debut.