Jon Bernthal returning as The Punisher in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

Hollywood star Jon Bernthal will reprise his fan-favourite Marvel character of The Punisher in Tom Holland-led "Spider-Man 4".

The actor, known for featuring in movies such as "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Sicario", "The Accountant", "Baby Driver", "Ford v Ferrari" and "The Many Saints of Newark", will feature alongside Holland, who is reprising his character of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man, which he played in several MCU movies.

Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are also returning as MJ and Ned in the fourth chapter, which is officially titled "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", according to entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter.

The story takes place after the events of the previous movie, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021), in which the entire world knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man and then had that knowledge erased.

Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the feature, which will shoot in England this summer. The movie will be released in the US theatres on July 31, 2026.

Bernthal first took on the role of Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, in 2016, debuting in the second season of Netflix's "Daredevil" and owing to his popularity, he was rewarded with his own solo series. The two shows and many other Marvel-centric projects were cancelled by Netflix in 2019.

He made a return with the character in Marvel Studios' most recent series "Daredevil: Born Again".