Spider-Man Brand New Day: Is Severance Star Tramell Tillman Playing THIS Lesser-Known X-Men Villain?

Directed

by Destin Daniel Cretton, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will feature Tom Holland back as the web-slinger for the fourth time. Besides Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, it will feature an eclectic group of actors such as Sadie Sink, Liza Colón-Zayas, Tramell Tillman, and Marvin Jones III playing some new characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Severance actor Tramell Tillman’s role was revealed to be that of an antagonist to Holland’s Peter Parker. Now, a new report reveals that the actor is set to play a lesser-known X-Men villain; he has also signed a multi-picture deal with Marvel Studios. Find out more below.

Tramell Tillman to play this X-Men villain

According to Nexus Point News, Tramell Tillman will be playing X-Men villain, William Metzger, in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The character is an anti-mutant and leads the Department of Damage Control (DODC) in the superhero film. The Emmy winner and Severance star is also set to return in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men films after signing a multi-picture deal.

In the comic books, Metzger first appeared in X-Men: Children of the Atom 1 in 1999. Created by Joe Casey and Steve Rude, the character led the Anti-Mutant Militia and was eventually killed by Magneto.

Sadie Sink connection in Spider-Man: Brand New Day

If Tillman is playing Metzger, then there is a very good possibility that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink could be playing Jean Grey in the film. Her character has been under surveillance by the DODC. Another recent clue from the Disney+ series Wonder Man also points in that direction. Arian Moayed reprises his role as DODC agent Cleary, who is tracking Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), and the series is co-created by Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton.

More info about Spider-Man: Brand New Day

The fourth Spider-Man film has been written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, who wrote the other three films in the franchise with Holland as Peter Parker. This will be Cretton’s first Spider-Man film; he previously directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the Wonder Man series.Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Michael Mando will be back as Mac Gargan/Scorpion, as will Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle aka Punisher, and original Avenger Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner aka Hulk. Marvin Jones III will be playing Lonnie Lincoln aka Tombstone, in the Marvel and Sony Pictures co-production releasing on July 31, 2026.