Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for Spider-Man: New Dayand if the previous one that set a record of 1 billion views is anything to go by, the internet is about to have a very busy day.
Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker in the film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and scheduled for release in theaters on July 31.
The new footage begins four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Homewith Peter living alone in a New York he has forgotten exists.
Having erased himself from the memory of everyone around him, he has completely thrown himself into life as a spider man, but the trailer makes it clear that dedication comes at a cost.
A “surprising physical evolution” threatens their existence, even as a powerful new threat emerges from a strange pattern of crime across the city.
There’s also an emotional blow for Parker fans.
Footage shown at CinemaCon revealed Zendaya’s MJ with a new love interest and Peter’s reaction when he realizes she’s moved on.
The returning cast alongside Holland and Zendaya includes Jacob Batalon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Bernthal and Michael Mando, with newcomers Sadie Sink, Tramell Tillman, Liza Colon-Zayas and Marvin Jones II joining the franchise.
The script is by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, with Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige producing.
The hype surrounding the film has already produced staggering numbers.
The trailer above, released on March 17, became the first movie trailer in history to surpass one billion views, reaching that milestone in just four days.
In the first 24 hours alone, it was viewed more than 718 million times.
Sony president Tom Rothman was typically upbeat at CinemaCon.
“It’s as big as anything we’ve ever done, and yet it’s like nothing we’ve ever done,” he said.
“And it has Tom Holland, and I can say this because I have seen the movie in his best performance.”
Spider-Man: New Day opens in theaters on July 31.
