Big rumors hit the net regarding the Spider-Man 4 villains, where it’s claimed Steven Yeun and Sarah Snook could be playing the roles.
Tom Holland returns in the titular role. Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are said to be returning as their respective characters, MJ, and Ned. Sadie Sink will also star, and Liza Colón-Zayas has been cast in unknown role.
What are the rumors?
Mr. Negative is the villain
The rumors offer that Mr. Negative is a villain of Spider-Man 4 along with an unknown female character.
Steven Yeun playing Mr. Negative
Via The Hot Mic, John Rocha says that Steven Yeun has been rumored to be playing Mr. Negative in Spider-Man 4, which is titled Brand New Day. Recall that Steven Yeun was originally going to play Sentry in Thunderbolts. However, that was scrapped in favor of a more comic-accurate take with Lewis Pullman. Following losing the role, Rocha says that Yeun has said he is attached to another Marvel movie, so Spider-Man 4 could be it.
In the comics, Mr. Negative is a villain and crime boss with a dual personality. His dark side has powers to manipulate Darkforce energy and corrupt others with his touch, while his “positive” persona poses as the charitable Martin Li.
Worth a mention is that directing Spider-Man 4 happens to be Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton. Simu Liu also happens to be rumored who is confirmed to be returning in Avengers: Doomsday.
Rumored female second villain: Sarah Snook
The second villain, according to Sneider, has Succession‘s Sarah Snook said to possibly be playing the part.
Her name previously came up with fan casting when character descriptions leaked online. A casting call has described the character as “female, 30s-50s, any ethnicity.” She’s described as “a powerful and imposing figure,” and that they are “seeking an actress with strong and commanding screen presence and depth.”
Sneider also previously hinted the female villain could be Lady Chameleon who even uses pronouns.
Release info
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a July 31, 2026 release date.
The plot follows the events of No Way Home where everybody has forgotten about Peter Parker.
“We have to deal with the fact that he decided he was going to give up being Peter Parker and he was gonna focus on being Spider-Man because being Peter Parker was too hard. So that’s what the movie is about,” producer Amy Pascal said in a recent interview.
