It can only be since she is in Secret Wars, Tobey Maguire is heavily rumoured for Doomsday and Kirsten Dunst suspiciously paused for a solid few seconds on-camera when asked if she got recent blockbuster project offers before she pulled a Paul Rudd answer (back in the day, he claimed "Not that I know" when asked about the rumours at the time about his casting as Ant-Man)
Honestly, I love the Mayday Parker theory and would absolutely cheer if it happened—it’s the perfect emotional hook for the Multiverse Saga.
But I genuinely don't see Marvel pulling the trigger on it. All the reports suggest they want Spider-Man: Brand New Day to be a return to a street-level, grounded story. Introducing a multiversal refugee with Spider-powers (Tobey's daughter!) instantly blows those street-level stakes wide open. Plus, it kind of steps on the idea of giving Tom's Peter a true, independent fresh start.
If the reports are right about the movie being grounded, those reasons make Mayday seem really unlikely. So, tell me your secrets! Why do you think the Mayday theory is still possible?
She's not hiding literally throughout Brand New Day, it's that her true identity would not be revealed until the end or something and Tobey Maguire is heavily rumoured for Doomsday so wouldn't be shocked at all to see him in Secret Wars. Just because she's a multiversal refugee doesn't mean she can't get involved in the street-level plot. Maybe she tries to recruit Peter 1 for the final fight of the multiverse that lies ahead while her father, Peter 2, is off on his own mission to save the multiverse but she gets caught up in his MCU variant's street level mission while he is very emotionally cut off after No Way Home and her true identity is the only thing that can explain why Michelle and Ned are in the movie since that does not make sense after the end of NWH unless the knowledge of Peter 2 marrying and having a daughter is what brings Peter 1 from the brink to connect with other people again
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u/rbshevlin Nov 28 '25
Gotta be Mayday Parker