Sony Battling Spider-Man: Brand New Day Post-Credit Scene Leaks, Scrubbing Social Media Via Copyright Claims

Sony is battling a major Spider-Man: Brand New Day leak, and using copyright claims to scrub the movie's post-credits scene from social media.

Footage of the film's post-credits scene, seemingly recorded from within a theater, began circulating on X early this morning. IGN has now seen multiple copies of this footage removed from the platform via copyright claims — something that only proves it legitimacy further.

Officially, Spider-Man: Brand New Day does not release until July 31, though the movie has now had its official premiere on July 27, and early previews begin within a matter of hours the same day. It's unclear where footage of the post-credits scene originated, though some theaters clearly now have access to the film.

While Sony is removing some instances of the footage, IGN has seen other versions that are still being hosted on social media at the time of writing — and it is unrealistic to think that Sony's legal team will likely catch every one.

For anyone hoping to go into Spider-Man: Brand New Day blind, take this as your warning to now avoid social media, reddit and internet comments threads until you have seen the movie, or risk major plot elements from the film being spoiled.

While you wait for the movie's official launch, Insomniac Games' great Spider-Man 2 now has Tom Holland's Brand New Day costume to swing around in. And you can read through our past coverage surrounding the mystery of who Sadie Sink is playing, as teased by Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds, seemingly denied by Tom Holland, and even in footage from the movie that fans still can't decipher.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day sees Destin Daniel Cretton effectively refocus on the sturdiest pillars of the webslinger: struggling to find balance while swinging around New York City saving the day, and looking dang cool doing it," we wrote in IGN's Spider-Man: Brand New Day review. "There’s more than a little déjà vu going on with a lot of Peter’s inner turmoil, and that does sometimes leaving the 'brand new day' of the title feeling like Groundhog Day, but overall, it’s a refreshingly small-scale ride."

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social