Marvel’s Punisher will be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026

Christopher Nolan is just one step away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That Tom Holland, Zendaya and even Charlize Theron (whom we haven’t really seen since the post-credits scene of Doctor Strange 2) are gearing up to cross paths with The Odyssey, Oppenheimer’s Oscar-winning adaptation of Homer’s famous epic poem. But they won’t be alone, as Jon Bernthal, the MCU’s Punisher, is also joining the cast of the film, which is expected to hit our theaters on July 15, 2026.

The role of the actor, who can also be seen in The Wolf of Wall Street, Sicario, Baby Driver or even Night at the Museum 2 (alongside Alain Chabat, who became his friend), was not disclosed. termTo whom do we owe the information? But that’s already the case with the rest of the cast (which also includes Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson), even if many envisioned Tom Holland playing Telemachus, the son of Ulysses once voiced by Matt Damon. As a headliner, it will add its own characteristics.

Except today it’s rumored that the Spider-Man and Uncharted star will star in a feature film centered around Ulysses’ long-awaited return to his island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. A few questions. Because the English actor, 28, is too young to play a character who has been involved in a decade of conflict while his teenage son faces off against the suitors who surround his mother Penelope.

Filming will begin in February 2025

As subjectivity is part of Christopher Nolan’s cinematic grammar, it is also possible that his odyssey follows Telemachus’ point of view, even if this raises other questions, since the young man is not at his father’s side when the latter meets him. Sirens or Cyclopes Polyphemus. As usual with a director who manages to create mystery with a story we think we already know, we’ll have to wait until we learn more about the film, which will shoot between February and August 2025, with the faithful Hoyt van Hoytema (an Oscar winner for Oppenheimer as well) as cinematographer.

Scenes are also set in Morocco near the Ouarzazate studio (which notably hosted the filming of Mission Cleopatra and Kingdom of Heaven), where the scenery and building architecture are ideal for period films. Which therefore suggests that Christopher Nolan’s version won’t be modern or futuristic, but then again we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out what’s already shaping up to be one of the most anticipated films of 2026.

Meanwhile, we’ll find Jon Bernthal on the small screen as he reprises his role as the Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, which airs March 5 on Disney+.