THE PUNISHER Actor Ben Barnes Reveals Billy Russo Won't Be Referred To As Jigsaw In Season 2

THE PUNISHER Actor Ben Barnes Reveals Billy Russo Won't Be Referred To As Jigsaw In Season 2

Season 2 of The Punisher is set to arrive next month, and thanks to actor Ben Barnes, we now have some new details how the Season 1 finale has affected the villainous Billy Russo. Hit the jump for more.

By VHernandez - Dec 29, 2018 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: The Punisher
Though the days of Marvel's Netflix series are numbered, the streaming platform is still set to release the second season of The Punisher in January 2019, with Jon Bernthal and Ben Barnes returning as Frank Castle and Billy Russo respectively.

But while the Season 1 finale saw Russo receive a brutal beatdown at the hands of The Punisher that severely damaged his face, it looks like the character won't be adopting the Jigsaw moniker in Season 2.

According to a set report from Collider, actor Ben Barnes revealed that they "don’t refer to the character, in the series, as Jigsaw." However, the star did note that we'll still see Russo's defeat affect his personality, saying "he very much has a jigsaw puzzle in his brain. It’s not necessarily about his face, it’s about the psychological, which is how they try and approach everything. Particularly this season, even more than last season."

While this will certainly disappoint a few fans, creative decisions like this aren't exactly unheard of in the Marvel/Netflix shows. After all, even The Kingpin was largely referred to as Fisk in Daredevil

Aside from discussing the name Jigsaw, Barnes also provided some interesting details on the design of his character's scars, a design that didn't go over too well with some fans when set photos from Season 2 surfaced online.


"They tried quite carefully to figure out all the specific injuries from exactly what happened to him designated to leave a scar. He gets shot in the cheek, a ricochet into the cheek, so there’s a bullet wound hole in the cheek. We hear the doctor saying he’s undergone many surgeries, obviously for the stab wound in his stomach but also on his face. He’s had a plastic surgeon try and fix him. With all these stories, they’ve gone for a more grounded version of what that imagery would be."

Whether your pleased with the show's decision to go with a look that's less extreme than his comic book counterpart or the design in Punisher: War Zone, there's no denying that the folks behind the camera put a lot of thought into Russo's appearance.

But what do you folks make of all this? Does it make you more interested in Season 2 of The Punisher? To share your thoughts, leave a comment below.
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blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 12/29/2018, 2:45 PM
Maybe he'll team up with Bullseye in S4 of Daredevil.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/29/2018, 2:51 PM
@blackandyellow - Not funny, you are going to get attacked!

Actually it is funny...
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 12/29/2018, 3:02 PM
Nah, Season 3 of punisher will truly have him called Jigsaw.


Also, Thanos will be in Season 3. And Joker will be teased
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 12/29/2018, 2:47 PM
How long until you cancel this one too, Netflix?
dracula
dracula - 12/29/2018, 3:10 PM
@WakandanQueen - probably after this season, same with Jessica Jones
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 12/29/2018, 3:36 PM
@WakandanQueen - After it’s released
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 12/29/2018, 8:41 PM
@WakandanQueen - A month after release.
TheCantilope
TheCantilope - 12/29/2018, 2:50 PM
-.-
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/29/2018, 2:51 PM
Well that is one of Punisher's main baddies....come on!
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 12/29/2018, 2:52 PM
Is Karen showing up in this season? I hope not. I love Karen and the folks over at Daredevil did such a good job of tieing up all her lose ends. She ended so well over there it would be a shame to muddy that up with the (imo lacklustre) plotters at The Punisher can come up with.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 12/29/2018, 2:53 PM
I think this is a perfect example of why the Netflix shows have struggled. His name is Jigsaw for a reason. It’s a minor thing that they don’t call him that but something is lost on the character and the interpretation. It’s similar to the costume issues with these shows. Enough of these little changes and things start to snowball. Daredevil hardly ever wearing the suit. Iron fist never really wearing a suit.
DaHyro
DaHyro - 12/29/2018, 2:56 PM
@Gmoney84 - ? I don’t see how that has any correlation to the quality of the series

Iron Fist not wearing a suit was not why the show was bad. And Daredevil wore his suit for nearly all of Season Two and Defenders
Origame
Origame - 12/29/2018, 3:04 PM
@DaHyro - its definitely something for iron fist at least since a) there was no reason storywise to not have it and b) its clear they werent casting a martial artist and the mask is a perfect way to hide a stunt double.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/29/2018, 3:52 PM
@Gmoney84 - I don’t think Bullseye lacked anything in DD Season 3 by not being called by that name.
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