While followers and speculators are already shortly writing off Phase 5 of the MCU after the lower than stellar reception of Quantumania, there’s nonetheless hope that Marvel Studios can course appropriate. Case in level, the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again Disney+ series will see not solely Charlie Cox return because the titular Man Without Fear however Vincent D’Onofrio additionally returned as Wilson Fisk a.ok.a. Kingpin. It seems they received’t be the one actors to make the leap from Netflix into the MCU correct as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jon Bernthal shall be suiting up as soon as extra as Frank Castle higher generally known as The Punisher in the Born Again series.
The inclusion of The Punisher is a little bit of a shock, not the least of which is the truth that the character has turn out to be considerably controversial in latest years due to his iconic cranium brand being adopted by fringe teams. Gerry Conway, co-creator of the character, who vocally criticized police use of the Punisher’s cranium emblem in the previous, labored with a gaggle of artists to put collectively a Skulls for Justice marketing campaign that to reclaim the cranium brand. Moreover, in Punisher #13 from author Matthew Rosenberg and artist Szymon Kudranski featured a scene the place Frank Castle chastised two law enforcement officials for co-opting his emblem and picture for the Blue Lives Matter motion.
Whether or not Jon Bernthal will put on something bearing the cranium brand or how the character shall be depicted in the series stays to be seen. Let the hypothesis start how lengthy earlier than Mike Colter or Krysten Ritter return as Luke Cage and Jesssica Jones.
Overseeing the Daredevil: Born Again series are writers and and government producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord. Inspired by the eponymous comedian storyline by author Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, Born Again is taken into account probably the most quinessential Daredevil tales. Planned for 18-episodes, the series is predicted to premiere in the spring of 2024. Hopefully Marvel Studios has discovered from the errors of Phase 4 and can correctly area out the discharge of its tasks higher this time.
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