New ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Set Video Gives Fans a New Look at Tombstone in Action

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘ packed its opening montage with a rapid-fire rundown of villains Peter Parker has clashed with since audiences last saw him, giving longtime comic fans plenty to spot in just a few seconds of screen time. Among the familiar and not-so-familiar faces flashing across the screen, one appearance stood out for finally checking off a decades-long wish list item for Spider-Man fans.

That moment belonged to Tombstone, the hulking, near-indestructible crime boss who’s haunted the wall-crawler’s rogues gallery since debuting in Web of Spider-Man #36 back in March 1988. Despite decades of comic relevance, the character had never once made the leap into live-action cinema, remaining one of the more notable gaps in Spider-Man’s screen history.

New behind-the-scenes footage and photos have now surfaced online showing Marvin Jones III fully transformed into the role, offering fans their clearest look yet at how Tombstone was brought to life for the film. The images and clips, shared via makeup artist Josh Weston’s Instagram, reveal the character’s hulking, albino crime boss design achieved almost entirely through practical prosthetics rather than digital effects.

For Jones III, the role carries a built-in sense of continuity that makes the casting feel especially fitting. He previously voiced Tombstone in Sony’s Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ where the character served as one of Kingpin’s personal bodyguards, giving him a direct history with Lonnie Lincoln long before stepping into the physical costume.

Tombstone’s actual screen time in ‘Brand New Day’ amounts to a single scene within the film’s opening montage, showing him dangling Spider-Man from the side of a building in a direct recreation of a classic ‘Spectacular Spider-Man’ comic cover. That brief appearance clocks in at roughly twelve seconds, a limited window that still managed to win over plenty of fans who’d waited years to see the character rendered in live action.

Weston, the Oscar and BAFTA-winning prosthetic artist behind the transformation, credited a full team of collaborators in sharing the behind-the-scenes images, describing the moment as a genuine pinch-yourself experience to finally bring Jones III’s Tombstone to life on screen. The attention to detail in the sculpt and prosthetic work has drawn praise from fans, even as some debate whether the makeup leaned close enough to the character’s signature grey-toned comic appearance.

Jones III himself seems eager for the character’s story to continue beyond this brief cameo. Commenting directly on Weston’s post, he wrote that Tombstone will be back, adding that he simply knows it, a comment that quickly caught the attention of fans hoping the character’s screen time wasn’t a one-and-done appearance, according to ComicBookMovie.

That optimism lines up with rumors circulating from outlets like The Cosmic Circus, which have suggested Lincoln could be positioned as a recurring figure across the Spider-Man trilogy rather than remaining a one-off villain. Given how much attention the character’s brief appearance has already generated online, it wouldn’t be surprising if Sony and Marvel decided to expand his role in future installments.

With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ continuing its record-breaking run in theaters, Tombstone’s live-action debut stands out as one of the film’s more satisfying deep-cut moments for longtime fans of the comics.

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