There are truly no louder haters than J. Jonah Jameson, the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief. One of Spider-Man’s antagonists, Jameson makes it his life’s mission in every single Spider-Man iteration to expose his identity and make him out to be a bad guy.
J.K. Simmons appeared as the notorious newspaperman in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man starting 2002. He was also the face of The Daily Bugle web series promoting Spider-Man: No Way Home. After he made a cameo in No Way Home when multiple Spider-Man universes collided, fans were hoping they might see him in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. However, he has now officially confirmed that he will not appear in the movie in an interview with ComicBook.
“Not in it, dude. I don’t know who on the internet decided that that was fact, but I ain’t in it.”
Despite audience protest, it does make sense that he will not be returning. He is working on a one-season crime show, The Westies, which started filming around the same time as Brand New Day. With the new movie’s plot, it doesn’t seem that the Daily Bugle side of Peter’s life will be the main focus.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man does seem here to stay. Holland has been publicly discussing some ideas he has for the future of his role in the MCU. One of these would be including Miles Morales as Peter’s mentee, similar to the relationship developed in Into the Spider-Verse.
There are many more details yet to be uncovered about the upcoming movie. From Sadie Sink’s unconfirmed role to how Spider-Man will interact with the Hulk, the Punisher, and his former friends, we are still in the dark. Unfortunately, though, one mystery can be considered solved, and we’ll have to say goodbye to the sinister J. Jonah Jameson for now.