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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Featured the Return of Rosario Dawson’s Marvel Character Clare Temple — Until the Scene Was Cut
Actress Rosario Dawson has revealed that she filmed a cameo as nurse Clare Temple for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, marking her first appearance as the character in more than six years — only for the scene to be cut from the finished film. Speaking at GalaxyCon, Dawson did not explain why the scene had been removed, leaving fans without answers about a character who has been notably absent from Marvel's recent Netflix-era revivals despite numerous other figures returning.
Dawson played Temple across 32 episodes of Marvel's Netflix shows, first appearing in Daredevil before crossing over into Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and The Defenders, and having a romantic relationship with Luke Cage. The cameo had previously been rumoured by insider DanielRPK, who suggested last year that Temple would return to help a wounded hero, with the film's UK shoot dates overlapping with Dawson's work on Ahsoka. With the scene now cut, it remains unclear if or when Clare Temple might reappear, even as Daredevil: Born Again continues reuniting other Netflix-era characters. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set for release in cinemas on 31 July 2026.
In short
- Rosario Dawson filmed a Clare Temple cameo for the new Spider-Man film
- The scene was cut before the film's release
- Reason for the cut wasn't disclosed; character's future remains unclear
Explained simply
Clare Temple is a character who appeared in Marvel's Netflix television shows between 2015 and 2018, played by actress Rosario Dawson. She was a nurse featured in Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and the crossover series The Defenders, and had a romantic relationship with the character Luke Cage.
Marvel Studios has recently been reviving characters from those Netflix shows for new films and television projects, bringing back actors from what fans call the "Netflix era" of Marvel content. Rosario Dawson had filmed an appearance as Clare Temple for the forthcoming Spider-Man film Brand New Day, which would have been her first return to the Marvel universe in more than six years.
However, the scene was removed before the film's release, meaning the character will not appear in the finished version. The decision to cut the footage has left questions about whether Clare Temple might return in future Marvel projects, even as other characters from the Netflix era are being reintegrated into the wider Marvel universe.
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