Andrew Garfield Addresses Fan Theories Around ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Off-World Spider-Man Tease

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘ has kept fans buzzing well past its opening weekend, thanks in large part to a mysterious post-credits scene that raised more questions than it answered. The sequence follows Ned Leeds’ Spidey Tracker app as it locates Peter Parker in Queens, only for the signal to glitch and eventually trace him somewhere beyond Earth entirely, closing with the simple message that Spider-Man will return.

That deliberately vague tease sparked immediate speculation across the fandom about which version of the wall-crawler might be getting pulled off-world, with many theories pointing toward the franchise’s upcoming Avengers crossover films. Given that Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield are all expected to reunite for ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ fans quickly zeroed in on Garfield as a likely candidate to explain the scene.

Garfield himself has now weighed in on the theory, and his answer only added more mystery to the mix. Speaking with ScreenRant’s Liam Crowley while promoting his new film ‘The Magic Faraway Tree,’ the actor was asked directly whether he knew anything about the off-world Spider-Man tease, and he flatly denied any knowledge of it, saying it was the first he’d heard of the scene, according to ScreenRant.

When the interviewer jokingly suggested it might not be a werewolf but rather Garfield himself teasing a return, he played along, denying he was either the werewolf or the mystery Spider-Man. Pressed further on whether the tease could point to Tobey Maguire instead, Garfield offered a playful, noncommittal response, floating the idea that it could just as easily be Miles Morales making his live-action debut.

Garfield’s careful non-answer fits neatly into the broader culture of secrecy Marvel and Sony have cultivated around major franchise reveals. The actor has firsthand experience with this kind of misdirection, having repeatedly denied any involvement in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ before ultimately surprising audiences with his return in that film.

That history has left fans understandably skeptical of any denial coming from Garfield regarding future Spider-Man appearances, even as he continues to insist he’s simply not in the loop on ‘Brand New Day’ specifically. Given that all three live-action Peter Parkers are already expected to appear together in ‘Secret Wars,’ the timing of the post-credits tease has only fueled speculation that Marvel is setting up exactly that kind of crossover moment.

With ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ set to arrive this December ahead of ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ the following year, the timeline lines up conveniently with the kind of off-world journey teased in ‘Brand New Day’s’ closing moments. Whether that tease is building toward Garfield’s Peter Parker, Maguire’s version, or an entirely new hero like Miles Morales remains to be seen.

For now, fans will have to keep speculating, since neither Marvel Studios nor Sony has offered any official confirmation about who or what the Spidey Tracker actually detected. Given how tightly the studios have guarded past reveals, it’s likely audiences won’t get a clear answer until the next chapter of the franchise actually arrives.