Overview

• Jon Bernthal will reprise his role as Frank Castle, marking the Punisher’s first appearance in a Spider-Man feature.
• Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the fourth Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film, which begins filming in England in summer 2025 and opens on July 31, 2026.
• Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are confirmed to return as MJ and Ned, while Stranger Things star Sadie Sink joins the ensemble in an undisclosed role.
• Bernthal’s casting follows his recent appearances in Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again and an upcoming standalone Punisher special that he is co-writing.
• The addition of the Punisher suggests a move toward a more grounded, street-level narrative after the multiversal scope of the previous installment.