![RUMOR: Liza Colón-Zayas's SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Character Gets A Name; Will Be An Ally To [SPOILER]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/68579754/cf3651324cbf35d77bbab23a1e57c5e1ba5ab6ec9c0429d5d897fd66b67a550d)
Overview
- Scooper Daniel Richtman reports that Liza Colón-Zayas is playing a character called Cathy who will ally with both Spider-Man and The Punisher, though the studio has not confirmed this.
- The report contradicts earlier fan speculation from on-set images suggesting Colón-Zayas might be Jean DeWolff or another police figure.
- ComicBook.com argues that fan theories tying Sadie Sink to Punisher protégé Rachel Cole-Alves are unlikely, citing the film’s Spider-Man focus and a separate Punisher special in development.
- ComicBookMovie.com notes that “Cathy” could signal an MCU take on Kathryn O’Brien from Garth Ennis’s Punisher run, which remains speculative.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers for a July 31, 2026 theatrical release, with a cast including Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Jacob Batalon, and Liza Colón-Zayas.