Jon Bernthal Says He Will Do His “Absolute Best” To Get Punisher’s MCU Return Right
The arrival of Echo on Disney+ not only saw the debut of the new Marvel Spotlight banner but also marked Marvel’s return to “street-level” stories.
Echo is set in the same underworld occupied by the likes of Kingpin and Daredevil. It is the world that Marvel mined so fruitfully on Netflix for almost a decade.
In fact, the Marvel Netflix series, collectively known as the Defenders Saga, seems primed to once again lead the studio’s streaming strategy going forward.
With the re-introduction of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin into the mainline MCU and the revelation that the Defenders Saga series is indeed canon, more characters from the Marvel Netflix series seemed poised to make a comeback.
Here Comes Punisher
One character who has been confirmed to appear again soon is Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle/Punisher.
Bernthal first played the vigilante anti-hero in 2016’s Daredevil before starring in his own series, The Punisher.
In a recent interview with Collider, Bernthal discussed his possible MCU return and assured fans that he wants to make sure it’s done right.
“I think there’s a reason why that character has resonated as deeply and strongly as he has, in the hearts and minds of comic book fans and first responders and people in the military and people all over the globe,” Bernthal said.
A Daredevil Reunion?
With Daredevil: Born Again set to arrive next year, fans may not have to wait long to see Punisher again.
“I think there’s a little bit of Frank Castle in everybody. He exists very strongly inside me and I care about that character deeply. I also know that it’s absolutely essential that if we do it, we do it right and we have real sacred integrity to the source material and to what is at the core of Frank,” Bernthal said.
“I’m gonna do my absolute best to make sure that, if and when we do it, we do it right.”
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