Marvel followers will quickly witness an occasion that is been rumored, mentioned, clamored for, argued about, and all the opposite verbs. We’re speaking Daredevil: Born Once more making its long-awaited debut on the 2025 TV schedule, which additionally marks the small-screen returns of fan-favorite characters like Karen Web page, Foggy Nelson, and Frank motherfluffing Fort! And guess what? It will not be the final we see of Jon Bernthal’s Punisher.
Seemingly taking a word from my entrails-emblazoned dream journal, Marvel has already confirmed a future journey for Fort’s bone-shattering vigilante, with Bernthal locked in to reprise the position as soon as extra. It will not be a full-on extension of Netflix’s Punisher collection, nevertheless it’s actually the subsequent smartest thing in my eyes, and would possibly even be a better transfer than an outright restricted collection.
The Punisher Will Return For A Marvel Particular Presentation
As defined by Marvel’s more and more extra vocal Head of Tv, Brad Winderbaum, the impetus for persevering with The Punisher’s small-screen influence was fashioned as Daredevil: Born Once more was in manufacturing and it grew to become clear that this should not be the top for the widower. And it sounds prefer it’ll be simply as explosive as followers are hoping for. Here is how the exec put it to EW:
It is like a shotgun blast of a narrative, but in addition has all of the pathos and emotion that you really want out of a Frank Fort story. It is so thrilling.
I imply, they may as properly simply name the Particular Presentation “Shotguns and Pathos,” amirite? I can not think about regardless of the ultimate title is will likely be any extra spectacular and on the nostril.
Jon Bernthal Is Co-Writing The Punisher Particular
Not solely is theStrolling Lifeless vet going again in black in entrance of the digital camera, however he is additionally as invested as will be behind the scenes. It was confirmed that Bernthal will likely be dealing with co-writing duties for The Punisher’s one-off storyline, which can assumedly add that rather more natural badassery to what viewers will finally watch.
Brad Winderbaum lauded the We Personal This Metropolis star for his signature protrayal and for what he brings to the position of Frank Fort, saying:
Bernthal is a generational actor. He is unbelievable what he brings to all of the roles he performs, however notably Frank Fort. And he is a fantastic author. He is aware of the character inside and outside. . . . Additionally, I like Punisher, however I like Jon’s Punisher specifically. The concept that he is within the MCU and might deliver that to the higher universe, particularly the extra grounded street-level stuff, is a large alternative and, as a fan, the best factor ever.
Hopefully no matter this Particular Presentation is will join sufficient dots to get Frank Fort invested sufficient within the bigger multiversal story that we’ll get to see him blasting holes in folks’s faces for the Russo brothers’ upcoming Marvel motion pictures like Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. I do not anticipate it, however would welcome all of it the identical.
It is unclear in the intervening time precisely when Punisher’s post-Daredevil return will go down, or when it’ll go into manufacturing, however you may wager our eyeballs will likely be coming out of our cranium emblems whereas awaiting extra info.