New details have emerged for the Marvel Studios Special Presentation featuring Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle/. It was announced on Monday, February 24, 2025, that Bernthal’s Punisher character will headline a Marvel Studios Special Presentation set within the MCU.
Thus far, the studio has released two of these specials: Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, both of which arrived on Disney+ in 2022.
Per Entertainment Weekly, the Punisher special will be directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who is also writing the script with Bernthal.
The two of them previously worked together on We Own This City, an HBO miniseries that premiered in 2022. “It’s like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story,” said Marvel’s Brad Winderbaum. “It’s so exciting.” Winderbaum also said, “Bernthal is a generational actor.
He’s incredible what he brings to all the roles he plays, but particularly Frank Castle. And he’s a great writer. He knows the character inside and out…Also, I love Punisher, but I love Jon’s Punisher in particular.