Marvel has released a new poster for Daredevil season two which puts the spotlight firmly on Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle/The Punisher, and he looks none too impressed with the hero's mask. Is this a sign that the vigilante will unmask The Man Without Fear in the series? We'll have to find out when the show premieres on March 18th! The full interview can be found by clicking on the link below, but here's what Bernthal had to say about the similarities between Frank Castle and Matt Murdock.
Look, I think what makes this show so special is what Charlie’s done with Matt and with Daredevil; what he’s done with that is highly unique and they did not want a guy playing just another super hero. I mean, he’s created a fully realized, fully nuanced character and I think that’s what you need to do with Frank Castle as well. So yes, I think both these men have gone through real trauma in their lives and they’re out for justice in their own very, very unique and different ways.
A big part of Matt Murdock is he needs to be one very bad day away from being Frank Castle. That’s the crux of their conflict: “You don’t know what I’ve been through. You don’t know what I’m all about. Get out of my way.” And this sort of concern for the greater good is something that I think is secondary to this man at this point. What’s interesting is you find these two characters that are so alike and so different and then when they collide, they just learn from each other.