THE PUNISHER Will Not Feature An Appearance From Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple
It looks like The Punisher will be the first Marvel Netflix show not to feature an appearance from Miss Claire Temple. Find out what actress Rosario Dawson had to say about this after the jump...
Claire Temple was introduced during the first season of Daredevil as the character that would wind up linking all of the Marvel Netflix shows (and heroes) together, and that worked out just fine... for a while. Claire was quite popular with fans at first, but by the time she popped up training at Colleen Wing's dojo in Iron Fist, it was definitely starting to feel like she was being shoe-horned in with little to no explanation.
Temple will return for The Defenders, but Rosario Dawson confirmed that she'll be sitting out The Punisher during an interview with Collider:
"People are busy! There are so many times where I really want it to happen. I really wanted to do a cameo on The Punisher, but it doesn’t always work that way."
I still think Claire has and will again be a great addition to the Marvel/Netflix universe, but must admit I'm relieved to hear she won't randomly turn up next to Frank Castle as his firing Range or something.
What do you guys think? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place, and keep an eye on CBM for some official The Punisher news very soon.