{"id":1122214,"date":"2026-07-31T13:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1122214\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:47:32","slug":"glasgow-gets-starring-role-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1122214\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any comic book fan knows that Spider-Man’s secret identity is Peter Parker, a science nerd who gained superhero powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.<\/p>\n

But in the latest installment from the Marvel cinematic universe, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Parker – played by Tom Holland – is not the only star in disguise.<\/p>\n

The action takes place in New York City but much of the movie, which premiered in London this week, was filmed more than 3,000 miles away in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

Filming almost brought the city centre to a halt last summer, when fans gathered to watch Holland in an action sequence in full superhero mode.<\/p>\n

Parts of the nearby Merchant City were also dressed up to resemble the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

It was the latest in a long line of Hollywood blockbusters<\/a> to have been filmed in the city in recent years.<\/p>\n

And next month Glasgow is expected to double as Gotham City, when filming starts on the sequel to The Batman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Screen Scotland said the Victorian architecture, wide avenues and grid layout make it an “incredibly versatile stand-in” for many US cities.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton praised Scotland as a filming destination during an interview at the premiere on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“I love Scotland,” he told Press Association.<\/p>\n

“I got to go to Scotland first ages ago with a short film to the Edinburgh Film Festival and I fell in love with that place.”<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old added: “When we shot in Glasgow, that was our first day shooting and that was just such an energising way to start.<\/p>\n

“We had thousands of people show up who are cheering us on and getting excited and feeling that energy which was really a wonderful way to start.”<\/p>\n

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Crowds of people watched the filming in Glasgow [PA Media]<\/p>\n

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Asked about what would draw him back to Scotland, Cretton said: “The people. The people in Glasgow, in particular, were so warm and welcoming and fun and knew how to party and have a good time.<\/p>\n

“It was a really wonderful experience.”<\/p>\n

Producer Amy Pascal said “everything about Scotland is great” and that it was “wonderful to make movies in the real places”.<\/p>\n

The film follows Parker as he navigates his new life four years on from the events of the last film, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw a spell cast to make the world forget his real identity so he can save the universe.<\/p>\n

His romance with MJ (Zendaya) and his friendship with Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) have also been erased from civilians’ minds, leaving a lonely Peter to continue his crime-fighting in secret while his friends experience life at university.<\/p>\n

Screen Scotland, which supports Scotland’s film and TV industry, said: “It’s fantastic to see Spiderman: Brand New Day hitting our screens.<\/p>\n

“As we can already see from the trailer, Glasgow has a starring role, as the city once again seamlessly doubles for New York.<\/p>\n

“Glasgow’s grid layout, wide avenues and Victorian architecture make it an incredibly versatile stand-in for many US cities including New York and Philadelphia and Spiderman: Brand New Day is the latest example of the scale of production the city can accommodate.”<\/p>\n

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The centre of Glasgow was transformed during the filming in 2025 [PA Media]<\/p>\n

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