Jon Bernthal’s portrayal of Frank Castle (aka The Punisher) still has people ranting and raving. He brought emotion, rage, and a ferocity to the role that’s never been done in terms of live action adaptations.
In an interview with Awards Daily, Bernthal explains that The Punisher we witnessed in the second season of “Daredevil” isn’t even his final form*.
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. 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.
Remember, The Punisher is a vigilante who goes after criminals that somehow evade the justice system. He is ruthless and doesn’t give second chances. Considering we only saw him in his character arc’s infancy, I’m guessing that Bernthal has a very exciting path set up when it comes to his own show.
Still, that show is itself in infant stages. “We are going to do a show with him next year. I’m really excited about that. We’ll have to see,” Bernthal explains.
To give you a taste of just how vicious The Punisher is, check out this clip from “Daredevil” which proves that Netflix is doing things right.
*I’m on that dank meme kick today, apparently.