Things are coming up the Punisher today as earlier it was reported that Netflix is seriously considering a spin-off series for THE PUNISHER. And now, actor Jon Bernthal has finally broke his silence (via EW) about being the Marvel vigilante.
"[Frank Castle is] a man who put his on the line and really went through the ultimate sacrifice for this country in his involvement in the military. He’s a guy who brought the war home with him [in] the worst possible way. There are a lot of iterations of this character and in all of them it’s a man who’s gone through this unbelievable trauma and what’s interesting about our take on him is how this trauma reshapes his own philosophy. I can’t give too much away, but what’s interesting is the way [showrunners Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez] have made his story a slow burn. It’s interesting to find this guy at the point we find him. You want an evolution and a process. He starts in one place and will end up in another.
"As this character develops into what he becomes, he becomes more violent and more raw."
Bernthal, then, spoke about his physical and mental preparation for the role.
"Especially at the beginning, what was powerful was a lot of isolation.
"The training and physicality is extremely important in whatever I do. Luckily I know guys in the military branch he was in. I trained with them and trained a lot with weapons. But with Frank, what was important was the emptiness inside him. He’s dealing with this unbelievable loss. There’s unbelievable anger and hatred and shame. There’s a sense of responsibility and as a father and husband, if I were to lose my family on my watch … I had to put myself in as dark of place as possible the last six months."
The actor goes on to tease Frank Castle a little bit.
"This is a guy who pushes the envelope. He’s brutal, but he’s coming from a place of unbelievable hurt. And the best thing about the character is he just doesn’t care. It’s a highly personal mission he’s on and if he offends you, it’s completely unimportant to him.
"I can tell you that this guy, horrible tragic things happen, and we will see how he goes through that. The effect the other characters have on him will push him certain directions."
DAREDEVIL Season 2 premieres exclusively on Netflix on March 18.
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