Jon Bernthal has been confirmed to join the cast of the forthcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The Accountant 2 star will reprise his role as the Marvel character Frank Castle/The Punisher for the forthcoming fourth movie starring Tom Holland, according to Deadline.
Along with Holland, Bernthal joins the likes of Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink for the new Spider-Man film, which is released on July 31, 2026.
The story takes place after the events of the previous movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Bernthal first showed up as Castle in Marvel’s Daredevil Netflix series, then starred in his own series that ran for two seasons. He recently returned for a few episodes in Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.
He also recently revealed that he initially turned down the opportunity to reprise his role as the Punisher in the series until an intense creative overhaul midway through production changed his mind.
Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ CREDIT: Sony / Marvel Studios
Bernthal is also set to return for a standalone Punisher TV special, similar to the MCU’s previous one-off outputs Werewolf By Night or The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special.
Daredevil: Born Again landed a five-star review from NME, with Ali Shutler writing that it “does a brilliant job of embedding itself into that shared universe. Events from across the MCU are naturally referenced and there are also a few tantalising teases about what comes next. Thankfully, a second season is already in the works. None of that distracts from a tightly wound plot that makes space for emotional growth and more than a few big swings. Nostalgia be damned.”
Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s release date was confirmed last month by Disney at the same time that it was announced that the release of the next two Avengers films would be delayed.
Avengers: Doomsday, which sees Robert Downey Jr return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), this time playing villain Doctor Doom, has been moved from May 1, 2026, to December 18 that same year. The follow up, Avengers: Secret Wars, had moved from May 7 to December 17 in 2027.
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