I’m working on The Punisher now. You know, this whole superhero-comic-book thing is something I had zero interest in being a part of. The guys that I really, really respect as actors seem to have kind of purposely stayed away from that. I don’t mean that I’m above that or anything, just that it was not for me. But then when I got to know a little bit about this character… He ain’t got a fucking cape. He ain’t got any superpowers. He’s a fucking tortured, angry father and husband who’s living in this unbelievable world of darkness and loss and torment. Frank Castle resonates with me. And comic-book fans are the greatest fans on earth. It’s not like their insane fervor isn’t based on anything. This is a super-intelligent fan base, because reading a comic book requires you to do a lot of work. You’ve got to fill in all these fucking gaps. I’m respectful of that. These characters exist in their minds and hearts.
Jon Bernthal doesn’t like superheroes, but explains why he loves The Punisher
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Well it’s his opinion, who cares? As long as the actor playing the part does a good job it doesn’t really matter. Is it nice to have an actor passionate about the role particularly in the case of comics? Yes but if not it doesn’t really matter as long as they do a good job.
I don’t care for The Punisher at all but Bernthal is a very good actor and perfect for the role, Punisher fans are fortunate to have him as the character.-
Why don’t u like the punisher?
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So glad he got cast as the punisher, idk y but everytime he called daredevil red I loved it..
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I’ll give him credit for realizing midway through his comments, “oh sh*t, let me stop offending comic book fans, and quickly praise them, before anyone notices”. LOL
All Bernthal needed to say was that he wasn’t a big superhero fan, but he loves The Punisher. Now he has to hope that his TMI remarks, end up fading away, and not becoming a PR disaster.
