Fans weren't too crazy about Iron Fist, but don't think Netflix lost its mojo just yet. The Punisher is set to arrive later this year and some new images have emerged via Getty to show what actor Jon Bernthal, who will play Frank Castle himself, has been up to.
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The fresh pictures from a film set with a New York City backdrop feature a gritty Castle with bruises and cuts on his face. Obviously, The Punisher has been through some shit.
According to Bernthal, the Frank Castle we've seen isn't The Punisher just yet and we're still exploring an origin story Castle will face a couple more hurdles in his early days into vigilantism before we can finally see the end to the dark and gritty journey to become The Punisher.
“I think when you’re talking about characters like these, the way they fight, what’s motivating the fight is very important," said Berthal. "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.”
We first saw Bernthal's awesome performance as The Punisher in some of the darkest, most violent and memorable moments in the Netflix's Daredevil series, so we definitely can't wait to see where Bernthal will bring this character in his own standalone series.
The Punisher is expected to arrive to Netflix later this year, although an official release date has yet to be announced. Netflix's other Marvel original, The Defenders, is expected to arrive this summer.
Check out all the latest set images of Jon Bernthal in The Punisher via Getty here.
