Tom Holland Reveals How Difficult Shooting Spider-Man: No Way Home Was — and How That Will Change for Brand New Day

With great power comes great responsibility… to let the fans know what’s in store for them with Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Tom Holland has recently reflected about the difficulties of shooting 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home amid the pandemic — and how that has influenced the production of his next Spider-Man film.

“We were really restricted with what we could do in the last movie because of COVID. We shot the entire film on stages,” the actor revealed of his experience filming the third Spider-Man movie, during an interview with Flip Your Wig shared to social media today. “And now, we’re really gonna lean into that old school filmmaking and shoot in real locations.”

Holland also revealed one pivotal location for the upcoming film. “Which is why we’re starting in Glasgow,” he continued in the chat. “We’re gonna use the streets of Glasgow for this massive set piece that we’re putting together.”

It sounds as though Holland’s excited for what’s to come for the next installment of his Spidey franchise, which began back in 2017 with Spider-Man: Homecoming (if you don’t count his Civil War cameo a year prior, of course). In fact, the whole thing seems to be making Holland a bit nostalgic.

“It’s gonna feel like making Spider-Man 1 again,” he gushed in the interview. “It’s been such a long time since I’ve done it that it’s gonna feel like a breath of fresh air, and I think the fans are gonna be over the moon with what we’re putting together.”

Brand New Day is scheduled to swing into theaters over a year from now on July 31, 2026 — and we can’t wait to see how Holland’s insights end up playing out on screen.

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.