OFFICIAL: Jon Bernthal To Play THE PUNISHER In Season Two Of DAREDEVIL

In perhaps Marvel's best casting decision to date, The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal has been cast as Frank Castle/The Punisher in the highly anticipated second season of Daredevil. We also have the show's new logo, and it's...wait for it...riddled with bullets!

By JoshWilding - Jun 09, 2015 01:06 PM EST

Filed Under: Daredevil

While we anxiously wait for news on who will play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel has dropped one hell of a piece of casting news. They've announced today that Jon Bernthal (Wolf of Wall Street, The Walking Dead, Fury) has joined the upcoming season of Daredevil! Bernthal will portray The Punisher, one of Marvel’s most popular characters. He is a vigilante who aims to clean up Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results.

"Jon Bernthal brings an unmatched intensity to every role he takes on, with a potent blend of power, motivation and vulnerability that will connect with audiences," said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television in a press release today. "Castle’s appearance will bring dramatic changes to the world of Matt Murdock and nothing will be the same." Daredevil is Executive Produced by Doug Petrie (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Marco Ramirez (DaVinci’s Demons) and Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods), along with Marvel TV's Jeph Loeb (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Thoughts?

Thanks for the love yall. Let's get it. Honored. pic.twitter.com/ZQ4xNfocHH
— Jon Bernthal (@jonnybernthal) June 9, 2015

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Reasonnnn - 6/9/2015, 1:20 PM

HAVE FUN MURDOCK!

This is [frick]ing perfect casting.

TronVin - 6/9/2015, 1:21 PM

Not really a huge fan of Punisher but this is great casting.

MisterBatfleck - 6/9/2015, 1:25 PM

[frick] YES!!!!!!!!

Sxcory - 6/9/2015, 1:26 PM

Shitttttts about to get real in Season 2!

DrKinsolving - 6/9/2015, 1:27 PM

[frick] Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JamesMann - 6/9/2015, 1:27 PM

This is great! Been waiting forever to see Bernthal get a CBM role and this is perfect for him!

Pheezmatic - 6/9/2015, 1:28 PM

ARE U F*CKIN KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARVEL DUN DUN IT AGAIN.....

SauronsBANE - 6/9/2015, 1:29 PM

Wow, goddammit webhead125 =P

batz11 - 6/9/2015, 1:29 PM

Nice casting Marvel!

Manta4000 - 6/9/2015, 1:30 PM

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ghostyy - 6/9/2015, 1:30 PM

Great casting, can't wait!

Reasonnnn - 6/9/2015, 1:31 PM

@SauronsBANE @webhead125 lmao

NELLOGISTICS - 6/9/2015, 1:33 PM

Wow, okay. Brilliant casting. I anticipate Marvel to showcase Frank as the superior vigilante, while inferior in combatant skills I mean feared among New York's corrupted gangs. Ex-Convict, blood thirsty, redemptive and adhere to his brutal philosophies, Punisher can be an outstanding addition.

Desr0w - 6/9/2015, 1:33 PM

My boy Jon Bernthal from one of my favorites shows ever (TWD) gonna play one of my favorites Marvel characters??

TheEpicJuicebox - 6/9/2015, 1:33 PM

kind of wish Tom Hardy got the role just to see him as a comic book character but I like this casting

XelCorp - 6/9/2015, 1:33 PM

OOOOOOHHH MMYYYYYY [FRRRIIIICCCKKKKK]]!!!!!

Ofniee - 6/9/2015, 1:33 PM

WOW, AWESOME, was not expecting this, AT ALL.

AlexdoxA - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

AWESOMENESSS

SauronsBANE - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

@webhead125

Mercwitham0uth - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

[frick]ing awesome!!

ATrueHero1987 - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

HELL YES!!!!

TheBeard - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/257423i450CA8BFA1A9D844/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1

imkennypowers - 6/9/2015, 1:34 PM

Great casting!

Bernthal is a helluva choice!

DrKinsolving - 6/9/2015, 1:35 PM

TheBeard - 6/9/2015, 1:35 PM

CherryBomb - 6/9/2015, 1:35 PM

I read the short summary and instantly knew it was a Wilding article.

Anyway, fantastic news! He was born to play Punisher

0bstreperous - 6/9/2015, 1:35 PM

Guy was weird in Fury

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