Movies SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (Jon Bernthal's Punisher to Appear, post #94)

[TKing]

Like others im meh on Hulk as the possible villain, also not the biggest fan of Ruffalo as Banner/Hulk.

I did see rumors of Scorpion, Tombstone and Mr Negative recently as well.

 

[Streeter]

What is spiderman doing to the hulk. Try and make him laugh so hard he passes out ?

 

[Starck]

The new Falcon movie just had a hulk clone as the bad guy. Doing it again so soon?

 

[kingkokong]

Shang Chi was shit!

Though I guess you can only blame the stupid ass script and producers

 

[Cole train]

I vote pedro pascal to play hulk

 

[horc00]

So is Peter gonna beat Hulk using the power of friendship or the "this isn't you" chat?

 

[Adamant]

Meh. They've completely ruined The Hulk.

I'd like another Spiderman movie with all three Spidermans again.

 

[Thrawn33]

Wish they had the balls to do Spiderman vs Punisher, but no way would they take the Spidy franchise that dark, and it'd take some good writing to give Frank a chance against a Spiderman.

 

[revoltub]

Scorpion is the only major villain they haven't done yet

 

[KnightTemplar]

I vote pedro pascal to play hulk

All Marvel had to do was have Galactus kill Pascal and FF: First Steps would have made a Billion dollars.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Tarantula is supposed to be one of the Villains in this movie. At least that makes sense, since he's a Spider-Man villain in the comics.

 

[PBAC]

Scorpion is the only major villain they haven't done yet

the venom movies pretty much ruined introducing him to the series

 

[Fluffernutter]

Update: May 27, 2025

Rumor: Mark Ruffalo to Return as Hulk in SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, Possibly the Villain of the Film

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ruffalo Is Set To Return As Bruce Banner in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

Nexus Point News can exclusively report that Mark Ruffalo is set to reprise his role as Bruce Banner in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

www.nexuspointnews.com

Nah. I'm good.

I loved Hulk as a kid. But, I'm kind of done with the Hulk saga. We've got enough of them now

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: June 20, 2025

Jon Bernthal's Punisher to Make His MCU Movie Debut in SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Jon Bernthal has appeared in several Marvel television series as the stone-cold vigilante known as the Punisher, even headlining his own series.

Now he’s taking his guns to the big screen.

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.

Much of the movie remains shrouded in mystery. Movie rumor websites have listed upwards of a dozen possible villains, from crime bosses to alien symbiotes, who could appear in the feature, as well as a couple of different versions of the Hulk.

The only thing clear at this stage is that Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are reprising their roles as MJ and best friend Ned, although how substantial those roles will be remains unclear. And Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is the big new addition so far. The story takes place after the events of the previous movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which the entire world knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man and then had that knowledge erased.

Having Bernthal as the Punisher seems to point to a slightly more grounded angle on the story as the character hails from the gritty street corner of Marvel’s universe and, in the comics at least, uses fists, knives and guns to tussle with bad guys, rather than spells or fancy tech. But hey, having him square off against a rampaging Hulk could be fun, too.

Bernthal first showed up as vigilante Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, 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+.

Marvel is betting on more Punisher and Bernthal in the months and years to come. The character is set to return for season two of Born Again and Marvel is bringing Bernthal back for a Punisher stand-alone feature for Disney+. Bernthal is co-writing the latter. Curiously, one nonnegotiable he had for his return to Daredevil was maintaining the character’s violent, R-rated feel. It will be interesting to see how that translates into the more kid-friendly tone of the Spider-Man movies.

Bernthal and Holland have a charmed history together when it comes to Marvel. The duo were working on the 2017 feature Pilgrimage when prepping to audition for their Marvel roles. The actors helped each other with their audition tapes.

Jon Bernthal Joins Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

The Punisher is back.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[milliniar]

Punisher in pg-13?

 

[GoodBadHBK]

I hate when they reveal stuff like this. Imagine how better the movie would be if you didnt know this and then you see it.

It's a million times better when you dont know

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Wish they had the balls to do Spiderman vs Punisher, but no way would they take the Spidy franchise that dark, and it'd take some good writing to give Frank a chance against a Spiderman.

You could do it with the black suit. Spidey goes too far, Punisher goes to track him down. With the black suit on you could have punisher riddle him with bullets.

 

[frankmorris1]

Scorpion is the only major villain they haven't done yet

He was in spiderman homecoming as the cartel guy from better call Saul and I think was even in the end credits but ended up not going anywhere in the sequels

 

[KnightTemplar]

Update: June 20, 2025

Jon Bernthal's Punisher to Make His MCU Movie Debut in SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Jon Bernthal has appeared in several Marvel television series as the stone-cold vigilante known as the Punisher, even headlining his own series.

Now he’s taking his guns to the big screen.

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.

Much of the movie remains shrouded in mystery. Movie rumor websites have listed upwards of a dozen possible villains, from crime bosses to alien symbiotes, who could appear in the feature, as well as a couple of different versions of the Hulk.

The only thing clear at this stage is that Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are reprising their roles as MJ and best friend Ned, although how substantial those roles will be remains unclear. And Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is the big new addition so far. The story takes place after the events of the previous movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which the entire world knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man and then had that knowledge erased.

Having Bernthal as the Punisher seems to point to a slightly more grounded angle on the story as the character hails from the gritty street corner of Marvel’s universe and, in the comics at least, uses fists, knives and guns to tussle with bad guys, rather than spells or fancy tech. But hey, having him square off against a rampaging Hulk could be fun, too.

Bernthal first showed up as vigilante Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, 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+.

Marvel is betting on more Punisher and Bernthal in the months and years to come. The character is set to return for season two of Born Again and Marvel is bringing Bernthal back for a Punisher stand-alone feature for Disney+. Bernthal is co-writing the latter. Curiously, one nonnegotiable he had for his return to Daredevil was maintaining the character’s violent, R-rated feel. It will be interesting to see how that translates into the more kid-friendly tone of the Spider-Man movies.

Bernthal and Holland have a charmed history together when it comes to Marvel. The duo were working on the 2017 feature Pilgrimage when prepping to audition for their Marvel roles. The actors helped each other with their audition tapes.

Jon Bernthal Joins Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

The Punisher is back.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

This sound like a hot mess. Tombstone, Hulk, Madam Hydra - aka, Trans Red Skull - Tarantula, Punisher...way too many characters. At this rate, Spidey will be an extended cameo in his own movie.

Not every MCU film needs to be Infinity War. Most are better done with a relatively small cast. This sounds like Marvel throwing as much shit at the wall as they can in the hope something will stick.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Also, The Punisher in a PG-13 Spider-Man film? What's he going to shoot the bad guys with, a Taser?