Marvel Studios Unveils Its First-Ever Punisher Movie Poster
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day received a stunning new poster for the Chinese market that notably highlights Jon Bernthal's Punisher. This marks the Punisher's first appearance on a Marvel Studios movie poster as he makes his big-screen debut in Brand New Day , having previously only appeared in streaming projects.
Adding to this, Frank Castle's theatrical MCU debut in Brand New Day is rather fitting, as the Punisher's first comic appearance came in 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #129. The Walking Dead alum received fifth billing for Spider-Man 4 , signaling that his role is crucial and justifying his central place on the latest poster.
Meanwhile, Bernthal donned the Punisher's iconic skull for the first time over a decade ago in Daredevil Season 2 before he received a two-season Netflix spin-off. The crime-slayer made his vengeful presence known in the MCU for 11 years in four seasons of TV and a Disney+ special, although Brand New Day will arguably put the Punisher in front of more eyes than ever before.
Notably, The Punisher received his first-ever Marvel Studios poster for Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 , in which he appeared in Episode 4, "Sic Semper Systema," and Episode 9, "Straight to Hell," to team up with the Man Without Fear. The TV-MA Disney+ series marked Frank Castle's MCU comeback after a six-year absence, following the cancellation of his solo Netflix series in 2019.
As per the latest buzz, Bernthal was absent from Born Again Season 2 and the final clash with Kingpin due to his other MCU filming commitments, including The Punisher: One Last Kill , which premiered on Disney+ in May. The sub-one-hour special may be the closest the Punisher has come to a Marvel Studios movie until now, although the character already has a storied pre-MCU theatrical legacy.
In further updates, Almost four decades ago, The Punisher marked the legendary vigilante's live-action debut in a 1989 movie starring Rocky IV star Dolph Lundgren, which was rolled out direct-to-video in the US and theatrically overseas. The movie's poster perfectly summarized the Punisher's mantra with the tagline, "Judge. Jury. Executioner. All in a day's work."
On top of that, Fifteen years later, The Punisher rebooted Frank Castle in 2004, with Thomas Jane sporting the white skull and duel-wielding pistols in badass fashion on the poster. Jane later reprised the role in 2012's The Punisher: Dirty Laundry , a fan movie short that acted as an unofficial sequel to the 2004 movie.
While Lionsgate Films was originally cooking up its own official sequel to Jane's The Punisher , it was later abandoned in favor of a reboot that cast the late Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone .
Source: The Direct