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New 'Spider-Man' is the most emotional, most mature, yet: Tom Holland

Nbcwashington · · 579 words · By Lindsey Bahr; The Associated Press
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Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming “Spider-Man” movie.

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Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming “Spider-Man” movie.

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Sony Pictures unveiled new footage from “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Monday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, in which Zendaya’s character MJ apparently has a boyfriend.

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Claim 1: “Sony Pictures has for years kicked off the annual conference and trade show for movie theater owners, where throughout the week Hollywood's major studios bring out stars and new footage hoping to wow the people putting their films on the big screen.”
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Multiple sources confirm CinemaCon is a trade show for theater owners where major studios (including Sony) preview upcoming slates.
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web search NEUTRAL — CinemaCon, hosted by the National Association of Theatre Owners, will run from March 31–April 3. Major studios, including Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony, Universal and Amazon MGM, will be on ha…
https://www.aol.com/train-dragon-world-premiere-cinemacon-18…
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web search NEUTRAL — CinemaCon Trade Show.Showcase your brand in a premium setting, build a strong sales pipeline over two focused days, and take advantage of advanced lead tracking and post-event insights to maximize ROI…
https://www.cinemacon.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — CinemaCon offers the world’s largest Trade Show geared specifically for the motion picture theater owner.With more than 500 booths and a dozen Demonstration Suites, the CinemaCon Trade Show will be ho…
https://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/NATO/cinemacon2025/Public/Mai…
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Claim 2: “Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ movie.”
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The claim is reported by AP (via AOL) and supported by Wikipedia's description of the plot following the events of 'No Way Home'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man: A former Avenger who received spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider.[3] Following Dr. Stephen Strange's spell at the end of the fil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day
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web search NEUTRAL — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming “Spider-Man” movie.
https://www.aol.com/articles/tom-holland-says-spider-man-032…
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web search NEUTRAL — Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.A bigger, bolder Spider-Man sequel, No Way Home expands t…
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spider_man_no_way_home
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Claim 3: “Haugen leaked thousands of pages of internal Facebook records to the Journal, yielding a 2021 investigation known as the ‘Facebook Files.’ The series of stories alleged the social media giant was prioritizing profits over safety and hiding its own research from investors and the public.”
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No specific evidence was provided in the search results to verify the details of the 'Facebook Files' investigation or the specific allegations regarding profits over safety.
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Claim 4: “Tom Holland, in a video message, told the exhibitors in the audience that it’s the most emotional Spider-Man movie yet, and ‘the most grown-up.’”
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While the AP/AOL report mentions Tom Holland's comments, other provided sources (Wikipedia, Marvel) do not corroborate the specific 'most emotional' and 'most grown-up' quotes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Holland achieved international recognition playing Peter Parker/Spider-Man in six Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films, beginning with Captain America: Civil War (2016).Growing up, Holland …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', starring Tom Holland and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, swings into theatres on July 31, 2026.But as the pressure on Spider-Man intensifies, Peter undergoes a surprisi…
https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-brand-new-day
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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: No Way Home is one of the highest-grossing movies ever, and to commemorate its upcoming Blu-ray and Digital release, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire recreated the iconic Sp…
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/j-rose/tom-holland-and…
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Claim 5: “Destin Daniel Cretton, who made the Marvel movie ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ stepped in to direct this newest ‘Spider-Man’”
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Wikipedia and AOL both confirm Destin Daniel Cretton directed 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' and is directing the newest Spider-Man film.
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web search NEUTRAL — Destin Yori Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the drama films Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, Just Mercy as well as the Marvel Studios films Shang-Chi and the Le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destin_Daniel_Cretton
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web search NEUTRAL — Cretton stated that "Shang-Chi is set in the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1woE8n8sdA
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web search NEUTRAL — In addition, a new Spider-Man 4 featurette focused on the film’s practical effects has been released.The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who helmed 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Te…
https://www.aol.com/articles/spider-man-4-poster-video-15124…
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Claim 6: “Five years after ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ became a sensation in theaters, earning over $1.9 billion worldwide thanks in part to the appearance of past Spider-Men Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, the webslinger’s fourth standalone movie is one of the most hotly anticipated of the summer.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing actual spiders and solitaire games) and do not provide the financial figures or the 'five years after' timeline for 'No Way Home'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Insects that hit the stopping threads fall onto the sheet or are shaken onto it by the spider, and are held by sticky threads on the sheet until the spider can attack from below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider
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web search NEUTRAL — Play Spider Solitaire for free with no download or registration required. Try the classic one suit version, two suit version, or four suit version.
https://solitaired.com/spider-solitaire
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web search NEUTRAL — Play in your browser a beautiful Spider solitaire games collection!
https://www.free-spider-solitaire.com/
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Claim 7: “Oscar-winner Mikey Madison (“Anora”) plays Facebook engineer Frances Haugen and Jeremy Allen White is then-Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz in the film, which comes out in October. Haugen leaked thousands of pages of internal Facebook records to the Journal, yielding a 2021 investigation known as the ‘Facebook Files.’”
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Wikipedia and multiple web results confirm the cast of 'The Social Reckoning' includes Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong, and that it involves the story of Mark Zuckerberg and Frances Haugen.
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web search NEUTRAL — The film will star Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, and Betty Gilpin.Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong were being consider…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Reckoning
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Sorkin's film stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr and Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg.
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-social-network-sequel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Social Reckoning stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong (Zuckerberg).9. The buzzy cast includes Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr and Jeremy Strong. “I am here to help Faceb…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/social-r…
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Claim 8: “They also debuted new footage from the ‘Spider-Verse’ finale, revealed the title of the next ‘Jumanji’ movie — ‘Open World’ — previewed ‘Weapons’ filmmaker Zach Cregger's ‘Resident Evil,’ and gave the audience a first look at Jeremy Strong playing Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin's ‘The Social Reckoning’”
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The provided evidence for this specific set of debuts (Spider-Verse finale, Jumanji: Open World, Resident Evil, The Social Reckoning) is not corroborated by the other general Sony/Wikipedia results provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including electronics, imaging and sensing (Sony Semiconductor Solutions), film and television (Sony Pictures Entertainment), music (Sony Music Group and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign up for a FREE My Sony account and earn 5% back in My Sony Points towards a future purchase along with scoring other exclusive perks and offers.
https://electronics.sony.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — This is Sony Corporation's official website, featuring Sony Group's Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S) business' product and service, announcements and press releases, sustainability, recruit…
https://www.sony.net/?l=en_US
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Claim 9: “Sony Pictures unveiled new footage from ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Monday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, in which Zendaya’s character MJ apparently has a boyfriend.”
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Multiple sources (AOL and AP via AOL) confirm Sony unveiled footage from 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and that MJ apparently has a boyfriend.
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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Brand_New_Day
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web search NEUTRAL — Sony Pictures unveiled new footage from “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Monday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, in which Zendaya’s character MJ apparently has a boyfriend.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2026/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spider-Man: Brand New Day has swung into CinemaCon 2026. During Sony's buzzy presentation in Las Vegas on Monday, a projection of Tom Holland appeared to introduce new footage from his fourth Spidey f…
https://www.aol.com/articles/spider-man-brand-day-cinemacon-…
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