Scorpion gets more than a cameo: Jean Grey hijacks his mind in Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Michael Mando returns as Scorpion in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, out 31 July 2026 via Sony. Director Destin Daniel Cretton gives the character a plot function: Sadie Sink's Jean Grey takes control of Scorpion's mind to use him as muscle rescuing her sister from the Department of Damage Control. One fight scene pits Spider-Man against a mind-controlled Scorpion, per The Hollywood Reporter.