Spider-Man: Brand New Day ends with Peter Parker in a very different place than fans expected, both emotionally and physically. The film closes with a quiet moment between Peter and Ned, where their old friendship begins to resurface even though Doctor Strange’s spell erased Ned’s memories. But the real twist comes after the credits, when Ned’s Spider-Tracker app reveals that Spider-Man is no longer on Earth.

That has set off a wave of theories about who might take up the mantle next and where Peter himself has gone.

The post-credits scene shows Ned’s tracker glitching as it tries to locate Spider-Man, then zooming out until it registers his location as “off-planet.” That strongly suggests Peter is in deep space, which lines up with speculation that he is being set up for Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. Some fans believe this could be a direct path to Battleworld, the patchwork reality from the comics where heroes from different universes are trapped.

Others think it could be a way to write Peter out temporarily while a new Spider-Man takes the spotlight on Earth. The most commonly discussed candidates for a new Spider-Man are Miles Morales and Miguel O’Hara. Miles has already been referenced in the MCU through Aaron Davis, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has kept the character in the spotlight.

Miguel, meanwhile, is more closely tied to multiverse storytelling and could fit naturally into a larger crossover setup. There are also theories that the “Spider-Man Will Return” card could hint at a legacy version stepping in while Peter is gone. So the question now is not just whether Peter survives, but whether Brand New Day is quietly laying the groundwork for a new Spider-Man to emerge while he is off-world.

That uncertainty only grows when you look at how Marvel may be positioning Spider-Man in the next Avengers films.

Even though Spider-Man: Brand New Day just reestablished Peter Parker’s story, reports suggest that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will not be front and center in Avengers: Doomsday. Multiple industry insiders, including Daniel Richtman, have indicated that Holland is not part of the film’s principal cast and that his role has been reserved for Avengers: Secret Wars. This has sparked major debate about who will carry the Spider-Man presence in the next crossover.

The growing speculation points toward Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man stepping into a more prominent role, especially in the early stages of the film. Rumored sequences describe a large-scale incursion event where different universes collide, potentially placing Maguire’s Peter Parker at the center of the action. Some versions of these reports also mention the possibility of familiar faces returning alongside him, expanding his role beyond a simple cameo appearance.

Tom Holland himself has stated that he has not yet joined production on the next Avengers projects, which aligns with the idea that Doomsday has already wrapped. Marvel appears to be holding him back for Secret Wars, where multiple Spider-Man variants could share the spotlight. If that turns out to be true, the next Avengers chapter might feature Spider-Man, just not the version audiences have followed for years.

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