India, July 22 -- Spider-Man returns to the theatres after a four-year gap this year. With Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland is entering uncharted territory as the first actor to headline a fourth solo Spidey film. The film also brings several Marvel fan favourites into the live-action Spideyverse for the first time, including the Punisher and the Hulk. The film's trailers hint at a battle between Tom's Spider-Man and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk. In a recent press meet for the film, which was attended by Hindustan Times, the actor and the film's director, Destin Daniel Cretton, unpacked their encounter.

Brand New Day sees Tom's Peter Parker interact with Bruce Banner for the first time, before unfortunate circumstances lead to Banner turnin...