Jon Bernthal to return as Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Reborn is one of the most anticipated Disney+ series ahead of its 2024 premiere. And the production just got more exciting as, according to Hollywood Reporter, Jon Bernthal joins the project to put himself in the Punisher’s shoes again.

According to the aforementioned media outlet, the actor will once again face Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, who have so far been the only ones confirmed to reprise their roles as Daredevil and Wilson Fisk, respectively. shooting Daredevil: Reborn starts this month in New York.

The return of Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher will be a very interesting element to keep in mind in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though it also increases doubts about what the tone of the new Disney+ production will be.. Especially when you consider that everything indicates that it will be less dark and violent than daredevil And chastenerfamous Marvel series originally created for Netflix.

Another important point is that in theory Daredevil: Reborn It will be reload from the story of the Man Without Fear. Signs of this were the appearances of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin Hawkeyewhere the tonic was different from what we knew before.

It is also a reality that the involvement of the characters played by Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, was in minor roles. While it is impossible to know today how much the approach may change in Daredevil: Reborngiven how the introduction of both into the UCM was suggested.

What role will Jon Bernthal’s Punisher play? Daredevil: Reborn?

The return of The Punisher by Jon Bernthal raises many questions. The first, as we have already said, to handle the character’s violence and temperament in general terms.

The last time we saw the character was at the end of the second season. chastener, shot through two groups of gang members with a machine gun in each hand. Lowering a character’s decibels to make them more Disney-friendly seems impossible today. Although you can never say never when it comes to the Mickey Mouse house.

Another element to take into account is that as the second season daredevillike two seasons chastenerThey did a great job telling the story of Frank Castle and why he went on a crusade against the underworld. Thus, the question arises again about Will the Netflix series be canon or not? For Daredevil: Reborn. In addition to what has been said, what is issued for reload.

When it became known that Charlie Cox would once again become Daredevil with the appearance of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there were no rumors about the Punisher. At the time, Jon Bernthal himself left the door open to return to the role. although he realized that it would be a mistake to change the dark tone.

“This character in particular has a very deep meaning and it resonates a lot with me. It’s really in my heart, man. It’s really in my bones. I am very protective of this character. I have already said that nothing is more important to me in this world than my wife and children, and only until you understand what love is and what it really means to voluntarily die for someone, you understand what you would do if someone took them away from you. It’s the path, the darkness and the anger that really scares me and leads me to the places I’ve been working from for the last 20 years to escape. […] As they say, that’s where this character should be. It must be the level of darkness. I think if you downplay the character, you’re doing him a disservice, like every other version that has ever existed, to every comic book that has come before him, and to all the great Punisher fans. This character means a lot to people in the military. So like I said, it’s not about whether you play the character, it’s about whether you can do it well. And I’m just interested in doing it right.”

Jon Bernthal, The Hollywood Reporter (2021).

Another important point is that The Punisher does not appear in the comic born again since 1986, which will serve as the basis for the new series. It is understood that this will not be a frame-by-frame adaptation, which means that the writers will be able to take some licenses to deviate from the original plot. But it will be interesting to see how Frank Castle is presented in this story.

Daredevil: Reborn Coming to Disney+ in spring 2024. The first season of the series will consist of 18 episodes. We will closely follow the news.