M arvel Cinematic Universe fans were treated to some major news this past week, as it was reported that Spider-Man: Brand New Day added a major star. TV fan-favorite Jon Bernthal

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton will direct “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who play Peter Parker’s besties MJ and Ned, are expected to return. “Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink will also appear in the film.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is starting to take shape at last with a key bit of casting news. Destin Daniel Cretton’s summer 2026 release—the fourth entry in the series centered around Tom Holland’s Spider-Man—has just added Jon Bernthal’s Punisher into the mix.