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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film runs 145 minutes, keeps Peter Parker on the street, and opens the door to X-Men melodrama and Miles Morales.
Emma Frost
The Ready or Not star brings the Hellfire Club's haughty telepath to the MCU just as Spider-Man: Brand New Day introduces Jean Grey — here's who Emma is and when we'll see her.
Spider-Man
Jean Grey's villainous turn, the mechanics of her powers, and the Dark Phoenix Saga's comic origins all inform a setup that has failed on screen before — and a tragic parallel between Peter's talk-down and Jean's suicide suggests the MCU is repeating the same mistake with Emma Frost and a massive power boost.
Spider-Man
After nearly two decades of crossover spectacle, one film finally lets its hero live inside the shared universe instead of serving it.
