Spider-Man: Brand New Day Casting Sparks Miles Morales MCU Hope

The latest casting quality for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sparked excited speculation that Miles Morales whitethorn yet beryllium acceptable to marque his MCU debut.

Deadline reported that Liza Colón-Zayas, champion known for playing Tina Marrero connected FX’s The Bear, has joined the formed of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

While her relation remains chartless for now, MCU fans are speculating it signals Miles Morales’ quality successful the film. Some are suggesting Colón-Zayas volition play Miles’ mother, Rio Morales, who has already appeared successful the comics, the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and the Marvel’s Spider-Man video crippled series.

Adding substance to the occurrence is the information Colón-Zayas is of Puerto Rican descent and grew up successful New York. Miles Morales is, of course, of Puerto Rican descent and grew up successful New York.

However, immoderate are saying the summation of Miles Morales to the MCU is wishful thinking, and Colón-Zayas whitethorn alternatively play a mother-type fig for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, replacing Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May, who died successful 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Colón-Zayas joins Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink successful Brand New Day. Sink’s casting besides sparked important speculation, with immoderate pointing to X-Men quality Jean Grey (Sink herself has remained coy connected the rumors). Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who play Peter’s emotion involvement MJ and adjacent person Ned respectively, are expected to return, according to Deadline.

Could Liza Colón-Zayas beryllium acceptable to play Miles Morales' parent successful Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.

Brand New Day is expected to beryllium thing of a reset fixed the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. In that film, Peter reintroduces himself to MJ aft Doctor Strange erases his individuality from everyone’s memory.

The MCU is successful afloat plaything erstwhile again, with Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* present down us, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps acceptable to footwear disconnected Phase Six successful July. Avengers: Doomsday comes retired May 1, 2026, past Spider-Man: Brand New Day releases connected July 31, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is acceptable for May 7, 2027. Interestingly, Tom Holland was not among the names revealed arsenic portion of Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday casting announcement.

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