Punisher Star Jon Bernthal Reveals Why He Almost Didn't Return For Daredevil: Born Again

Since the 2015 Netflix series, it's become almost unthinkable to envision Charlie Cox's portrayal of Daredevil without Jon Bernthal's compelling performance as The Punisher. However, Bernthal recently shed light on why he initially opted out of the Disney+ revival, "Daredevil: Born Again."

Known for his role in "The Wolf of Wall Street," Bernthal expressed his reservations about the initial creative direction for Frank Castle, The Punisher, in the new series. "Ultimately, I didn't see it. I didn't see the version of Frank, and what they wanted from Frank [didn't] really make sense to me," he revealed to Entertainment Weekly. He felt that the proposed path would neither resonate with fans nor stay true to the character. "I thought [it] would not appeal to the fans and wouldn't be congruent. It was not something I was really interested in doing. So we had to walk away."

Warning! Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again follow.