Jon Bernthal Believes Punisher Wasn’t In Daredevil
One of the biggest additions to the Daredevil Netflix series in season two was the casting of Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher. He was in fact one of the biggest storylines, and got much screen time because of it. Eventually evolving into the Punisher, complete with skull shirt, by the end.
However, according to Bernthal, the Punisher wasn’t exactly in Season 2:
“I think when you’re talking about characters like these, the way they fight, what’s motivating the fight is very important. Beating someone up to drag them into jail is different than someone who is exercising his rage on people. The Frank Castle you find in this story is not The Punisher,” Bernthal told ADTV. “He’s reeling from the loss of his family. He’s driven by rage and is on a singular mission to find these people who took his family from him, and do it as brutally as possible.
“This team that’s been assembled, they’re unbelievably ambitious. The fighting in this show everybody working together. I also believe the way in which he fights tells you volumes about the character. There’s a story with each and every punch, and they allow us to approach it like that. These guys are good enough to choreograph in that way.”
And what can he share about The Punisher series? “I have no idea. We are going to do a show with him next year,” he said. “I’m really excited about that. We’ll have to see.”