How ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s’ Climactic Fight Scene Secretly Evokes Jean Grey’s Phoenix
The director of the new film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' discusses the creative choices behind the movie's climactic fight scene. The sequence features Spider-Man battling a group of magic ninjas known as The Hand while attempting to rescue Jean Grey.
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SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for " Spider-Man: Brand New Day ," now playing in theaters.
As "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" director Destin Daniel Cretton delved deep into development, he spent time figuring out which villains would be most exciting to watch in an action sequence. "Brand New Day" has no shortage of villains, from The Scorpion (Michael Mando) and crime boss Tombstone (Marvin Jones) to Jean Grey (Sadie Sink ). One particular idea he had was to bring in The Hand, the mystical clan of ninja assassins.
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