Bernthal has joined Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest Spider-Man movie from Sony and Marvel. Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the feature, which will shoot in England this summer and has a July 31, 2026, release date.

Bernthal plays vigilante Frank Castle aka The Punisher, initially in the Marvel/Netflix series, and then recently in Disney’s Daredevil: Born Again. He’ll be starring in season 2 and he’s getting his own Disney+ special, which Bernthal is co-writing.

The recent news that Jon Bernthal will appear as Frank Castle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day was met with a lot of excitement, but there are concerns that the character will be "neutered" in a PG-13 movie.