Marvel Tv has formally introduced that Jon Bernthal will reprise his function as Frank Fort aka The Punisher for a particular on Disney+ after starring within the first season of Daredevil: Born Once more.
In an interview with Leisure Weekly, the top of Marvel Tv, Brad Winderbaum, stated, “It is like a shotgun blast of a narrative, but additionally has all of the pathos and emotion that you really want out of a Frank Fort story. It is so thrilling.”
Bernthal will return to play Frank Fort, aka the Punisher, adopted by his comeback within the new Daredevil collection. The challenge is alleged to take the format of different Marvel specials corresponding to Werewolf by Evening and The Guardians of the Galaxy Vacation Particular, as per the outlet.
The Strolling Useless star is reportedly co-writing the script alongside Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced. Winderbaum praised the actor, saying, “Bernthal is a generational actor. He is unbelievable what he brings to all of the roles he performs, however significantly Frank Fort. And he is an awesome author. He is aware of the character inside and outside.”
Bernthal initially introduced his interpretation of the anti-hero, Frank Fort to Netflix’s Daredevil adopted by his personal Netflix collection which ran for 2 seasons with 26 episodes from 2017-19. Alongside Bernthal, The Punisher starred Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Daniel Webber, Paul Schulze, and extra.
Winderbaum gushed, “I really like Punisher, however I really like Jon’s Punisher particularly. The concept that he is within the MCU and might convey that to the larger universe, particularly the extra grounded street-level stuff, is a large alternative and, as a fan, the best factor ever.”
Marvel Studios can also be actively contemplating reprising The Defenders characters together with Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). Winderbaum has beforehand talked about to the outlet, that they’re very a lot exploring bringing these characters again to life after their premature finish on Netflix.
In the meantime, it is official that Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher particular will arrive in 2026 on Disney+ in tandem with season 2 of Daredevil.
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