Daredevil: Born Again

Six years after the end of his eponymic Netflix series , Jon Bernthal ’s Frank Castle / Punisher will return to the MCU inDaredevil : stomach Again . This loop of the role debuted inDaredevilseason two as an antihero who contrasted with the strict Catholic ethical motive of Daredevil / Matt Murdock ( Charlie Cox ) . Due to the positively charged reception of Bernthal ’s performance , Punisher was given a spinoff , which lasted for two seasons . The Punisher’sshowrunner was Dario Scardapane , who Marvel later recruit to giveDaredevil : Born Againa originative renovation to more closely match its Netflix predecessor .

Numerous actor from Netflix’sDaredevilwere brought back , include Cox and Bernthal as well as Vincent D’Onofrio , Deborah Ann Woll , Elden Henson , Wilson Bethel , and Ayelet Zurer . Bernthal ’s return is a extremely anticipated ingredient ofDaredevil : Born Again , specially because the series reunites him with Scardapane . Speaking withTVLine , the writer fluff bringing Punisher back into the fold : " He come in for a very , very picky reason , he is add in by a very , very particular soul , and I think that it will be immensely hearty — and a mo like , ' Oh , my God . ' "

Per Scardapane , " whenever Frank come into the account , hijinks ensue , and in this story , that is very , very reliable . " Beyond the general shenanigans of Punisher , his personality clashes with Daredevil also lend themselves to engagement . This is not lost on Scardapane , who added : " Whenever you put Frank and Daredevil together , all bets are off . It ’s a crack cocaine — I mean , we break some stuff ! "

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What Dario Scardapane’s Comments About Jon Bernthal’s Punisher Mean

Scardapane teased a worthwhile return for Bernthal ’s Punisher , with some surprise tossed in . give his assertion that a " particular character " bring Frank into the story , there is room for surmise on how he factor in in . The most probable candidate — who is n’t Matt — would be Karen Page , who had a unequalled , unattackable friendly relationship with Punisher . However , Karen has relocated to California , so it ’s uncertain how and if she ’ll factor out into the season - long arc . Additionally , round-backed cops bearing the Punisher logotype have been antagonists in episodes two and three , making that a possible entry point for Frank and Matt to cross course .

The Punisher is loom in the background of lunatic : Born Again , with the show setting up the sodding rejoinder story in the meantime .

Regardless of how Punisher factors intoDaredevil : bear Again , his recurrence is exciting for long - terminal figure fans . Bernthal himself count among the audience extremity reckon forward to the character ’s appearance and his subsequent special . Previously , the actorstatedthat he " care[s ] very profoundly about Frank " and is " really grateful that [ he ’s ] getting the opportunity to tell the story that [ he ] think[s ] the fans deserve . "

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Our Take On Dario Scardapane’s Comments About Jon Bernthal’s Punisher

Bringing back Punisher is no simple labor , specially now that the quality will be appearing on DIsney+ . However , the otherwise family - friendly streaming platform is n’t pulling its punches withDaredevil : contain Again , which auspicate well for Frank ’s restitution . Moreover , Scardapane ’s history of writing for Punisher means the fictitious character will likely quell true to his core .

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