While Disney+ has had no downside placing out MCU exhibits this 12 months, there’s nonetheless a vocal legion of followers who yearn for the celebs of the as soon as mighty Netflix sequence to get their due. Primarily, this hope has reserved for Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, and whereas Cox has somewhat gracefully talked about MCU Daredevil whereas additionally reminding people that he’s simply an app away, Bernthal’s made a reasonably extra decisive assertion.

In a latest interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bernthal talked about how he nonetheless carries a passionate torch for the position that helped catapult him to his present stardom. “He’s really in my heart, man. He’s really in my bones,” he stated, describing himself as “enormously protective” of Frank. Though he hasn’t performed the character since 2019, he’s nonetheless discovered himself grateful for attending to discover Frank’s darkness within the restricted time he had, and he described Frank as having a “deep meaning and resonance” in him. 

When requested about the potential for returning to Frank’s bloody fight boots within the MCU correct—since that’s a factor anybody can do now—Bernthal was emphatic in that it couldn’t be sanded down to suit the standard MCU tone. “I think if there’s any let up on that character, you do a disservice to the character, to every iteration of the character…and to all of the unbelievable fans of the character,” he stated. “It needs to be that level of darkness…it’s not about whether you do the character; it’s about whether you can do it right, and I’m only interested in doing it right.”

Even although he’s not saying it straight, it’s evident that Bernthal has some skepticism in how the MCU will sort out the Punisher when he ultimately exhibits up. Thus far, the movies and exhibits have largely been household pleasant affairs, and even a few of their heavier materials like What If or Eternals generally brushes these situations off or loops them again round to straightforward completely satisfied endings that additionally arrange sequels. Time will inform if Disney is keen to let the MCU actually stew within the darkness that made Daredevil, Punisher, and Jessica Jones compelling to look at for a number of seasons, or if their rendition of Frank Castle will simply be man with a gun.

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