Posted in : Disney+,Movies , TV| Tagged : madcap , punisher
Jon Bernthal discusses how conscientious objector - writing the upcoming Frank Castle , aka Punisher , " Special Presentation " came about and who he has consulted .
It was a fiddling more than a month ago when Marvel Television and Marvel Animation headBrad Winderbaumconfirmed thatJon Bernthal ’s Frank Castle , aka Punisher , would be making the parachuting from ShowrunnerDario Scardapane’sCharlie Cox(Matt Murdock ) andVincent D’Onofrio(Wilson Fisk / Kingpin)-starringDaredevil : Born Againto his own Marvel " Special Presentation " penned by Bernthal andReinaldo Marcus Green(We Own This City ) , with Green also tap to target . " I ’ve said it a million meter : Frank is in my bones , is in my heart . I care about him , " Bernthalshared with Colliderduring an audience at CinemaCon 2025 ( where he was support his andBen Affleck ’s new flick , The Accountant 2 ) when asked how his co - writing the peculiar came about .
" In hash out what this thing could be and this sort of version of Frank that I really felt that the audience was hungry for , that the military community was hungry for it , the first responder biotic community , the risible book fans , they were really hungry for it . I presented that version to them , and they encouraged me . They encouraged me to keep coming to the board , " Bernthal add . " As we were talking with unlike writer , the ideas that we were coming up with depart to vibrate , and I think they see how much they resonated with me . I got a not bad group of vets that I work with . One in particular , my booster Nick , he ’s just been incredible . I desire that it goes O.K. . I do n’t wish verbalise about these things because it ’s a slight bite of barque before there ’s a bite , you know ? I ’m honored , and I ’m thankful . It ’s an incredible group of mass that we ’re assembling . "
Daredevil: Born Again: Bernthal on Turning Down Punisher Return
Speaking withEWfor an interview that went live shortly after tonight ’s premiere , Bernthal share that he originally turned down the offer to return as Frank , revealing the grounds why . From there , he notes what it was that brought him back to " Born Again " and who help him ready for his return .
Before the originative overhaul that land Scardapane on add-in , Bernthal was approached about a possible takings in a series that he felt was too " hebdomadal procedural " and too detach from the original Netflix series . " at last , I did n’t see it . I did n’t see the version of Frank , and what they wanted from Frank [ did n’t ] really make sense to me and I thought it would not invoke to the fans and would n’t be congruent . It was not something I was really concerned in doing . So we had to walk away , " Bernthal shared .
That switch after Marvel Studios shoot the brakes and brought on Scardapane to take the reigns ofDaredevil : Born Again – especially believe the prison term that Bernthal spent withThe Punisherwriter and executive manufacturer during their run together . For this go - around , Bernthal was bring in the aid craft the character he had successfully bring to alive - natural action life in the past . They really brought me into the conversation , " he explain . " We really got specific about where Frank is psychologically , where Frank ’s at physically . " Bernthal goes on to cite Scardapane , 2nd unit of measurement directorPhil Silvera , his stunt dual , Eric Linden , and trainerNick Koumalatsosfor helping to train and prepare him for his return .
As Bernthal sees it , it ’s this spirit level of care and business organization about a character and how they ’re portrayed that have the divergence between bringing back a persona just for rooter - service as counterbalance to bringing them back in a way that stays dead on target to the character and give the viewers a meaningful experience . " Sometimes you have to be very , very clear with your intention in this business . You ca n’t get confused with how much you love something , how much you love roleplay something , how much you want to do something . You got to ensure you ’re serving it . You got to verify you ’re doing DoJ to the masses that believe in it and doing justice to the looping that have derive before you , " Bernthal explain .
Enjoyed this ? Please share on social medium !
