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Insomniac’s Spider-Man Games ‘a Great Inspiration’ for Brand New Day, Says Director
Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton has revealed that Insomniac Games' Marvel's Spider-Man titles served as a creative reference for the upcoming film, ahead of its cinema release. Cretton told Polygon that the production drew on both the video games and previous Spider-Man films, with his stunt team in particular studying footage from the games to inform the movie's action sequences. This highlights the growing crossover influence between Insomniac's acclaimed PlayStation series and Sony/Marvel's cinematic output, as the two franchises continue to feed into one another creatively.
Cretton admitted he isn't a gamer himself but has played the titles, while members of his stunt department reportedly took screen grabs of their own gameplay to ask whether specific moves could be recreated on screen. Star Tom Holland has also praised the games as "absolutely sensational". Separately, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is due to receive a free Brand New Day suit as downloadable content shortly before the film's cinema debut.
In short
- Director says Insomniac's Spider-Man games inspired Brand New Day film
- Stunt team used game footage to recreate moves for the movie
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 getting free Brand New Day suit DLC soon
Explained simply
Insomniac Games has made several Spider-Man video games for PlayStation that have been widely praised by critics and players. Sony, the company that owns PlayStation, also owns the film studio making the new Spider-Man film called Brand New Day.
The Insomniac games are known for their action sequences and interpretation of Spider-Man. Both the games and the film Brand New Day are produced by Sony, so creative teams can share ideas and reference work across these different projects.
When films and video games based on the same character are owned by the same company, the teams can share creative inspiration. This approach is becoming more common as major studios produce entertainment across multiple formats.