Jon Bernthal Says ‘The Punisher’ Special Presentation Will Premiere Around the Same Time as ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (July 31, 2026): “I think it will be as high-octane Punisher as you’ve ever seen”
>”Around that same time [of Spider-Man: BND], there will also be this Punisher special that's coming out, that I think will be as high-octane Punisher as you've ever seen. I think what was really important to me and to Destin and to Tom is that we believed that The Punisher could walk off of the Spider-Man set and could walk onto the special set, and I do believe that we achieved that.”
JANTlvr2025-12-05 16:06
I don't think this necessarily confirms that the Punisher special is set after BND, but I'd probably prefer if that were the case. If for no other reason than that, no matter what he does in BND, people will complain that Punisher got "nerfed!" in it, and having the special come out a few months *after* that could shut them the hell up. If it comes out before, I could see it drowning in the "nerfed!" noise.
Regardless, I can't fucking wait to finally see Spidey and Punisher on screen together and for him to finally take on Ma Gnucci in the special.
SUP_DREW2025-12-05 16:15
Good point. There’s also the chance he kills it in BND and the audience is left wanting more of him and, oh hey look? There’s a special just a few months after
SeniorRicketts2025-12-05 16:20
Remember Punisher in Spider man 2?
logicstatement2025-12-05 18:53
No because that wasnt the Punisher.
SeniorRicketts2025-12-05 19:34
He was
Kdoubleaa2025-12-05 21:15
I think this is the point of the quote. He’s not talking about timeline, he’s talking about believing that it’s the same character in both properties even though they’ll have vastly different budgets and tones.
Nonadventures2025-12-05 16:38
As much as I don't care for the weird "Who is Spider-Man's MCU Dad" in every film, the Spidey films do mesh better with the MCU than they seem like they would on paper.
Funmachine2025-12-06 14:15
So it makes less sense that he's not in season 2 of Born Again.
CaptHayfever2025-12-05 15:24
Hopefully, the special is out first; otherwise, it's just gonna be swallowed up in the movie noise.
KwisatzHaderach942025-12-05 17:13
since the punisher's first appearance was in a spiderman comic, this makes sense
Doright362025-12-06 06:17
Since Disney doesn't have full control on when/where a new Spider-Man movie can come to streaming (I don't think they even have No Way Home yet).... I could see them having it come out soon after to try and use the buzz from the movie to sell it and their service.
lanubevoladora2025-12-05 15:30
He Will scream and be reckless, without any kind of tact or strategy beceause apparently Punisher's tactics are too boring for an audience.
Million-dollar-man2025-12-05 15:54
I, for one welcome the Summer of Bernthal (Punisher, BND and the Odyssey!)
Commercial_Site6222025-12-05 16:17
He’s gonna have a fantastic few months. I still think he’ll be in Daredevil season 2 somewhere. We’ll see.
YordleTop2025-12-05 16:21
He plays a certain type of character, but damn it he does it so well that he's one of my favorite actors atm!
Delicious_Series38692025-12-05 16:34
You can tell how much he loves playing these types of characters, and it shows in his performance. I often go back to the court scene in season 2, he put his soul into that speech.
djord172025-12-06 14:55
There are some actors I see do a type of character multiple times and it doesn’t get old to me. As long as they put the work in to make it feel like a new character that is just the same kind of person. That is Bernthal to me, and he does it so well. Then there are some actors who do the same shit and phone it in because they found success with a character and keep trying to repeat it. That drives me up a wall.
myrevolver2025-12-06 20:48
To the point that he’s twice played a tough but broken Italian American who’s best friends with a character played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach
DarkArmyLieutenant2025-12-05 19:22
For real. The dude is electric in every role. He's almost always the most charismatic person on screen at any given time. He was holding his own effortlessly with DiCaprio and Hill in the Wolf of Wall Street as well.
Trauma_Hawks2025-12-05 19:57
Dude just had a presence that eats the scene. I don't know what it is, but he's absolutely perfect for the Punisher. Who himself, let's face it, is a bit of a dramatic little girl sometimes, and chews up the panels.
Dell0c02025-12-05 16:05
A month or 2 before Spider-Man 4 would be ideal.
KostisPat2572025-12-05 20:52
Probably in late June or early July is my guess
Lord_Marinus2025-12-06 13:11
July the 4th Independence Day 250th Anniversary
Unused_Icon2025-12-05 17:20
I’m excited. We’ve gotten two Marvel Special Presentations so far, and I thought both were excellent.
BKWhitty2025-12-05 17:29
I'm excited for it but also have high doubts about his claim. I wasn't a big fan of how much slow mo they used in his fights in Daredevil. And it's hard for Disney to commit to making him as rough as he was on Netflix.
tumblrgirl20132025-12-05 18:34
I’m guessing this is after Born Again season 2 in universe as well. So they free Frank and these events happen sometime after.
ManeBOI2025-12-05 20:49
So maybe it'll come out late may?
Gilded-Mongoose2025-12-05 22:28
"High-octane" suddenly makes me think of how insanely incredible it would be to make a Punisher movie that's essentially Mad Max.
OjamasOfTomorrow2025-12-05 23:07
Hell yeah
Sql_master2025-12-06 00:03
Hi octane is German for low performance.
This can only suck
Redsoxmac2025-12-06 00:07
CaptCumQuick2025-12-06 00:12
Damage control for how much they're going to nerf him for the Spider-Man appearance.
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>”Around that same time [of Spider-Man: BND], there will also be this Punisher special that's coming out, that I think will be as high-octane Punisher as you've ever seen. I think what was really important to me and to Destin and to Tom is that we believed that The Punisher could walk off of the Spider-Man set and could walk onto the special set, and I do believe that we achieved that.”
Regardless, I can't fucking wait to finally see Spidey and Punisher on screen together and for him to finally take on Ma Gnucci in the special.
This can only suck