Jon Bernthal Talks Potential 'Punisher' Inspirations And Secrecy About The DAREDEVIL Role

Jon Bernthal Talks Potential 'Punisher' Inspirations And Secrecy About The DAREDEVIL Role

Before weighing in on the Punisher teasers that he's been posting on social media, Jon Bernthal talks about previous movies about Frank Castle and how they may or may not have inspired his portrayal of the antihero. The Walking Dead actor also touches on Marvel's strictness.

By DCMarvelFreshman - Oct 02, 2015 04:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: Comic Book Resources


During another interview promoting his crime thriller Sicario, this time with Comic Book Resources, Jon Bernthal was asked more directly about playing Frank Castle, the Punisher, on the second season of Marvel's Daredevil series. The actor was also asked about past live-action iterations of the character, and whether or not there are elements he's borrowing for his portrayal of the antihero.

"I pretty much can’t tell you anything at all, to be honest with you," he said, before expressing his appreciation for the Marvel role. "I can say it’s a responsibility that I take really seriously and I’m honored to be on Daredevil. I love the script. There’s great actors, great writers. And if I can just say that I’m grateful and honored to have this opportunity and I’m going to give it my best."

Jon Bernthal later revealed that he has seen two of the original Punisher movies, both Thomas Jane's in 2004 and Dolph Lungren's in 1989, but is there anything from them that he's bringing to Frank Castle? "Uuuuuuuuuh. I can’t say," he replied. "They’re so strict about this stuff, like what you can talk about and what you can’t. I know that sucks. But it’s just the way it is. That’s all I can really say about it." Despite not being able to discuss the Netflix series, Bernthal has been teasing fans with non-revealing images on social media; or so we thought. "I mean — uh — whether you think that has anything to do with the show or not, that’s up to you," he said of the two Twitter images that seemingly showed his Punisher's wall of weapons as well as a basketball jersey with the iconic skull logo. "That jersey wasn’t anything to do with the show. That was just a guy on the streets of New York that I took a picture of. That’s all that was." Fair enough! What do you think?
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Mike89
Mike89 - 10/2/2015, 4:17 PM
this guy is gonna kill it as the Punisher. cant wait for DD season 2.
AFiveStarMan
AFiveStarMan - 10/2/2015, 4:21 PM
I think I'll actually be rooting for him more than Daredevil when the two face off this season. But seriously, season two cant come soon enough!
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 10/2/2015, 4:35 PM
Bring on Punisher man!
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 10/2/2015, 4:36 PM
Even though Marvel was ballsy enough back then to do Avengers I never thought they would do Punisher for some reason...the Marvel empire continues to impress and surprise me.
XelCorp
XelCorp - 10/2/2015, 4:37 PM
@Jollem- I thought you said that you already watched Daredevil?
XelCorp
XelCorp - 10/2/2015, 4:39 PM
@AFiveStarMan- No! You can't stoop down to the level of your enemies!
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 10/2/2015, 4:40 PM
C'mon Feige. Show some balls and announce this film and let it be directed by John Woo.

JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 10/2/2015, 4:44 PM
I just hope they spin off The Punisher into his own show. Punisher always made more sense in a serial format anyway.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 10/2/2015, 4:46 PM
MexicanSuperman - I don't know, can Netflix really pull off a CG-heavy character?
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/2/2015, 5:43 PM
Gonna have to watch Daredevil again,it'll tide me over until Jessica Jones.



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Yeah I know they aren't in the right order but still f*ckin awesome.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/2/2015, 5:44 PM
F*ck some of them didn't even show.
kakinurmawth
kakinurmawth - 10/2/2015, 5:46 PM
They totally need to bring Spider-Man into guest star in DD. They have to now....right?

I mean CMON! DO IT MARVEL
kakinurmawth
kakinurmawth - 10/2/2015, 5:48 PM
@marvel72 - yeah it weird here. Upload them to imgur first and then use the imgur url.

marvelnut123
marvelnut123 - 10/2/2015, 7:07 PM
Can't wait.
pharoahe22
pharoahe22 - 10/2/2015, 7:16 PM
As much as I like the Punisher (and the casting), if I'm Marvel and I'm giving the greenlight to another show for Netflix, I would go with MOON KNIGHT before the Punisher. Bat-shit insane Batman archetype who fights street thugs and the supernatural? That's a goldmine. Plus, you could have Daredevil and The Punisher guest star on an episode, and even introduce Werewolf By Night and Blade into the MCU here. Moon Knight would be AMAZING. You could pull from the Charlie Huston stories, the Warren Ellis and the "Mr. Knight/Detective" thing, and of course Moench's work. I just think that there's so much that you could do with the whole "avatar of the Egyptian God of Vengeance" thing...and with his power and strength changing based on the lunar cycles. And of course the psychosis. He's one of Marvel's more interesting characters...and he has the best costume in comics in my opinion.
EastOfWest
EastOfWest - 10/2/2015, 10:15 PM

marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 10/2/2015, 10:41 PM
He revealed literally nothing. Still excited for this though. I can't wait for the inevitable Daredevil v Punisher fight.
LMB10
LMB10 - 10/3/2015, 12:34 AM
So Jollem said DD was a bit crap without even watching it....

K den
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