Jon Bernthal will likely be suiting up as The Punisher once more for Daredevil: Born Again.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed Tuesday that he can be becoming a member of Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio for the Disney+ revival.
The 18-episode (!) sequence is ready to enter manufacturing in New York later this month.
Bernthal initially performed Frank Castle in 12 episodes of Daredevil earlier than happening to headline The Punisher for two seasons.
The sequence was canceled in 2019, across the time Netflix grounded its complete slate of Marvel sequence.
At that time, there have been considerations that the entire superheroes that fashioned a part of Netflix’s slate would not return.
But all of the reveals left Netflix final yr and moved to Disney+ across the globe, paving the best way for some heroes to return.
Daredevil: Born Again obtained an expanded episode order, a surefire affirmation that followers will get updates on a few of their most beloved characters.
Many returns will doubtless be saved beneath wraps till nearer to transmission or till followers watch the brand new episodes.
Daredevil: Born Again is on observe for a 2024 bow, however some huge names will likely be lacking.
THR notes that Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson, who performed Karen Page and Foggy Nelson, usually are not returning.
Furthermore, there isn’t any telling whether or not their roles will likely be recast.
Undoubtedly, Born Again can have a special focus than the preliminary three-season sequence, however we’re positive it’s in good palms.
Deadline revealed late final yr that Revenge veteran Margarita Levieva had joined the forged as a possible love curiosity for Matt Murdock.
Also reportedly becoming a member of the forged are Michael Gandolfini and Sandrine Holt.
Cox revealed in an interview with NME final yr that he would not count on the present to be as darkish as it was on Netflix.
“My opinion is this character works best when he’s geared towards a slightly more mature audience,” Cox defined.
“My intuition is that on Disney+, it is going to be darkish, nevertheless it most likely received’t be as gory.”
“I would say to [people hoping the Disney+ show copies the Netflix show], we’ve done that.”
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