The upcoming "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is set to hit theaters this month, and director Destin Daniel Cretton recently revealed that Insomniac Games' "Marvel's Spider-Man" series not only influenced the new film's action design but also directly served as a reference for the stunt team's live-action challenges.
In an interview with Polygon, Cretton was asked if the team referenced the game during production, to which he elaborated:
"I'm not a gamer, but I've played that game, and I surrounded myself with people who are obsessed with the game. So a lot of people in our stunt department love playing those games. They would bring in screenshots of their gameplay and ask, 'Can we shoot this move?' So those games definitely provided significant inspiration for a lot of the content."
Insomniac's "Marvel's Spider-Man" series is renowned for its high-speed web-slinging, diving, launching, and dynamic city chases. Players can have Spider-Man plummet from skyscrapers before shooting a web, use webs to slingshot himself like a catapult, and even traverse collapsing bridges or smash through glass into buildings. These exaggerated yet fluid movements could now be translated into new live-action stunt sequences for the film.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is slated for a North American release on July 31, 2026.
via： Polygon