# Spider-Man: Brand New Day Gives The MCU A Much-Needed Spark + Violent Night 2 Trailer (Interviews: Tommy Wirkola and Kelly McCormick)

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Podcast: [/Film Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-weekly-750119)
Published: 2026-08-05T17:00:58+00:00
Episode link: https://slashfilm.com
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## Resource

On the August 5, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, dig into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, talk about the Violent Night 2 trailer, and present interviews with that movie’s director and producer. (~00:18) News https://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-warner-bros-trial-1237016438/ https://www.slashfilm.com/2227987/samara-weaving-emma-frost-marvel-x-men-reboot-casting/ https://www.slashfilm.com/2229048/marvel-x-men-reboot-cailee-spaeny-drew-starkey-rogue-cyclops-professor-x-casting/ https://www.slashfilm.com/2228002/marvel-blade-star-mahershala-ali-movie-canceled/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wonder-man-canceled-disney-plus-no-season-2-1236660321/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/action-man-movie-in-the-works-from-hasbro-working-title-1236660406/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-king-movie-desperation-in-the-works-sam-raimi-1236495430/ https://variety.com/2026/film/news/barbie-2-margot-robbie-ryan-gosling-david-zaslav-1236825405/ (~04:38) Shout-out to the new Sing Street 4K release and VHS (~06:51) Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review: Tom Holland's Best Outing Yet Puts The Marvel Hero Through The Wringer (~42:18) Violent Night 2 Trailer Brings In Kristen Bell And A Big Sword To Save Santa Claus (~49:22) Tommy Wirkola interview (~01:00:16) Kelly McCormick interview All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes. You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you heard on this episode! Send…

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