Steve Lacy's Spider-Man spoiler rattles Brand New Day premiere
Steve Lacy revealed Sadie Sink's secret Spider-Man role on a premiere livestream, sparking fast fan reaction before the film opens Friday.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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The Steve Lacy Spider-Man spoiler arrived on a red carpet, not from a leaker forum: Rolling Stone reported that the singer revealed Sadie Sink’s closely held role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day during the movie premiere’s official livestream.
Lacy, whose song appears in the new Marvel film, was asked on camera which character he was most excited about. The interviewer warned him not to spoil anything, according to Rolling Stone, but Lacy named Sink’s character and described details of her part.
The moment spread quickly on social media after clips from the livestream circulated. A post on X from user JuanEditzs flagged the clip as “potential spoilers” and said Lacy had given away a “major character and plot point.”
What did Steve Lacy spoil in Spider-Man?
According to Rolling Stone, Lacy revealed the identity of Sadie Sink’s character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and gave details about her role. The outlet did not print the character’s name in the report, and this story is also leaving the specific spoiler out.
Sink’s role had been treated as a secret ahead of the film’s Friday release. Rolling Stone reported that the secrecy around her character was intentional, with director Destin Daniel Cretton saying in a recent interview that there was “a very real reason” for keeping it under wraps.
Lacy is tied to the film through music rather than acting. Rolling Stone reported that the title track from his third album, Oh Yeah?, is featured in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The red-carpet stumble landed at an awkward time for a blockbuster built partly on surprise. In the livestream moment described by Rolling Stone, the interviewer reacted with visible panic after Lacy’s answer moved into spoiler territory.
Fan reaction followed fast. Rolling Stone reported that social media filled with jokes about Lacy facing consequences from Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, a sign of how intensely some Marvel viewers guard plot details before release.
Why was Sadie Sink's Spider-Man role secret?
Cretton told Rolling Stone he understood that fans have different appetites for advance information. “Some people wanna know everything, and some people don’t,” he said.
The director said he personally avoids trailers when he knows he is going to watch a movie. He added that viewers would understand the secrecy after seeing the film: “You’ll see when you watch the movie that there’s a very real reason not to tell people who Sadie Sink is playing.”
Cretton also said he was not focused on controlling fan anger if the reveal worked in context. “If people are gonna get mad, I can’t control that,” he told Rolling Stone, adding that he believed viewers would be glad they did not know the answer in advance.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens Friday, with Sink’s mystery role now at the center of an accidental promo-cycle flare-up. For spoiler-averse fans, the safest move is the oldest one in the Marvel playbook: mute fast and scroll carefully.
This story draws on original reporting from Rolling Stone.