Jacob Batalon’s reaction to Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s post-credits tease is exactly what you’d expect. The actor hilariously shut down any speculation about what Ned’s Spidey Tracker scene means for the MCU’s future.
Jacob Batalon addresses Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s post-credits scene
Jacob Batalon addressed the Spider-Man: Brand New Day post-credits scene in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The animated sequence features Batalon’s modulated voice as part of Ned’s Spider-Man tracking app, Spidey Tracker. The program implies that Spider-Man, or a Spider-Man, is currently somewhere off-world.
The scene hints at the Wall Crawler’s presence in an upcoming Avengers movie soon. Many fans believe this directly teases Secret Wars or Avengers: Doomsday. Batalon, however, offered no added insight into what the tracking technology alludes to here.
“You think me, of all people, knows top-brass-level information? Come on,” Batalon said mid-laugh during the conversation. He also joked about overhearing Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige discussing future plans. “I wish I was in the same room with them,” he added about Feige and producer Amy Pascal.
Batalon further clarified his limited knowledge of Marvel’s broader plans going forward from here. “I’m just not the right person to ask,” he stated plainly. “So I can’t plausibly confirm or deny anything,” he continued about the Spidey Tracker’s teases.
The post-credits scene also establishes Ned’s ongoing quest to discover Spider-Man’s secret identity. His two top suspects at the start are Flash Thompson and Mr. Harrington. Batalon called those choices the funniest options available to the character in that moment. “They’re just so completely the opposite of who we think Spider-Man could be,” he explained.
Batalon also revealed that Tony Revolori attended the film’s Los Angeles premiere without knowing beforehand. “He definitely laughed his ass off when that came up,” Batalon shared about Revolori’s reaction. The actor personally invited Revolori himself to the screening at the Dolby Theatre.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned a massive $360 million domestic opening weekend overall. The Destin Daniel Cretton-directed film also accumulated $941 million worldwide in its opening frame.
