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Marvel Cuts Rosario Dawson Scene to Trim Spider-Man Runtime

8/11/2026

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Marvel cut Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers said it was removed to save time.
The deleted sequence would have shown Spider-Man meeting nurse Claire Temple after he fought Scorpion.
The film opened July 31, 2026, was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, and featured Dawson’s Netflix roles, suggesting she could return in Daredevil: Born Again or The Punisher: One Last Kill.

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Marvel cut Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers said it was removed to save time.
The deleted sequence would have shown Spider-Man meeting nurse Claire Temple after he fought Scorpion.
The film opened July 31, 2026, was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, and featured Dawson’s Netflix roles, suggesting she could return in Daredevil: Born Again or The Punisher: One Last Kill.