As someone who was horrifically, irreparably scarred by the
Daredevil movie, Netflix and Marvel’s
Daredevil series came as such a welcome gift last year.
Dark, violent, morally questionable, it was damn near everything I love from
the comics, and all of those elements are set to get cranked way up in Season 2
with the introduction of the Punisher. Check out the latest trailer for
Daredevil Season 2 and try not to squeal with glee.
Comic book fans everywhere are getting psyched that we’ll
see Frank Castle, better known as the Punisher, in Netflix’s upcoming
Daredevil Season 2. I’ve been waiting for decades for
someone to get the character right (Punisher: War Zone is as
close as anyone has come), and with the dark, gritty episodic nature of
Daredevil, there’s hope this could be the one. But now
there’s more, as Netflix and Marvel are reportedly working on a new, solo
Punisher series.
We all know that the Punisher has a sweet arsenal to use
when it comes to dispensing his particularly brutal form of vigilante justice.
We also know that the Punisher is going to appear in Season 2 of Marvel’s
Daredevil series on Netflix. And just to tease what we’re
going to get, Jon Bernthal, who plays Frank Castle, gave us a glimpse of what
to expect. It’s enough to make fans of the comics pee themselves a little.
The Punisher is one of my favorite comic
books, but it has not fared well when it comes to big screen adaptations. Part
of this is because the overtly violent, morally questionable (or repugnant if
you like) stance makes any adaptation a hard-R by necessity. Since
Daredevil became a hit on Netflix, with a darker, grittier
tone rather than the bright fun of Marvel Cinematic Universe, many have
wondered if the character could show up there. And now we know he will, and who
is going to play him. Get more after the jump.
