THE PUNISHER Star Jon Bernthal Gives Impassioned Speech As SPECIAL PRESENTATION Wraps "Impossible" Shoot

THE PUNISHER Star Jon Bernthal Gives Impassioned Speech As SPECIAL PRESENTATION Wraps "Impossible" Shoot

Filming has now officially wrapped on Marvel Studios' The Punisher Special Presentation, and a video featuring star Jon Bernthal giving a speech to his cast and crew has been shared online...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 07, 2025 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Punisher

Marvel Studios' The Punisher Special Presentation has now officially wrapped filming in New York, and a video featuring star Jon Bernthal giving an impassioned speech to his cast and crew has been shared online via photographer Steve Sands.

The video sees Bernthal, who reprises his role as Frank Castle from the recent Daredevil: Born Again, thanking those around him for coming together to complete what he describes as an "impossible" 12-day shoot.

The crew was most likely under some pressure to get the Special in the can as quickly as possible, as Bernthal is expected to leave for London this week to begin filming his scenes as the Punisher for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The Odyssey actor is covering his costume here, but we got a close-up look at Castle's new tactical skull vest yesterday (the photo is included below).

Plot details are still mostly under wraps, but some previous set photos seemed to confirm that Castle will indeed be facing off against Isabella Carmela Magdalena Gnucci, aka "Ma Gnucci." Judith Light is believed to have been cast as the villain, but this has yet to be made official.

Gnucci was the ruthless head of a crime family who made her debut in the fourth issue of Garth Ennis' Marvel Knights run. She came close to ending The Punisher's crusade on a number of occasions, hiring formidable henchmen such as The Russian to track down her relentless enemy.

Bernthal also co-wrote the script with his We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will helm the Special.

"It's like a shotgun blast of a story, but also has all the pathos and emotion that you want out of a Frank Castle story," Marvel's head of streaming Bard Winderbaum said after the project was made official. "It's so exciting."

Winderbaum went on to reveal that the idea for a Punisher standalone story manifested during production on Born Again, which saw Matt Murdock team-up with his old frenemy to take down members of Wilson Fisk's anti-vigilante task force.

"Bernthal is a generational actor," Winderbaum added. "He's incredible what he brings to all the roles he plays, but particularly Frank Castle. And he's a great writer. He knows the character inside and out.... Also, I love Punisher, but I love Jon's Punisher in particular. The idea that he's in the MCU and can bring that to the greater universe, especially the more grounded street-level stuff, is a huge opportunity and, as a fan, the greatest thing ever."

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BringFFtoMCU
BringFFtoMCU - 8/7/2025, 8:13 AM
Ditch the beard.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/7/2025, 9:09 AM
@BringFFtoMCU - But not the mustache.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 8/7/2025, 8:17 AM
Don’t ditch the beard.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 8/7/2025, 8:20 AM
Just trim it down to a stubble, man.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 8/7/2025, 8:30 AM
They better cgi that beard off
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/7/2025, 8:31 AM
I love Jon’s passion for the character and you can feel it in that speech from what I could hear of it…

Hell , he co-wrote the special which is his first writing credit so that shows his level of investment in the character or his version atleast.

Also a 12 day shoot is crazy (WBN took 18 days to shoot) so the already hectic nature of filming might have increased tenfold I feel so I’m glad Bernthal is giving props to the crew there.

Anyway , can’t wait to see the special next year most likely!!.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 8/7/2025, 8:34 AM
Will be more of him punching and kicking people rather than blowing their faces off with a shotgun.
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 8/7/2025, 8:35 AM
I legitimately believe that Jon is probably the only person at Marvel who cares about the Punisher, I can't wait to see this special.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 8/7/2025, 8:46 AM
The first four comments being different feedback on the beard made me laugh
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/7/2025, 8:47 AM
I guess we have a bunch of hairdressers in the chat
supermanrex
supermanrex - 8/7/2025, 10:00 AM
@bobevanz - this place is NEVER happy about shit.
Laridian
Laridian - 8/7/2025, 8:51 AM
Jon Bernthal is a [frick]in' REAL ONE, no joke. That MAN is what masculinity should be. Taking the responsibility to be kind to everyone. That's what a REAL man does. Men who shit on others have tiny pricks. It's just science, don't get so mad.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/7/2025, 9:10 AM
Wow they really made Glasgow look like New York. Feels like it too. There's a real genuine authenticity to how New York everything feels in these set photos and that insta vid.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 8/7/2025, 9:30 AM
Beard
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 8/7/2025, 9:44 AM
LETS GO!! SENSELESS VIOLENCE!! I WANNA SEE SOME BLOOD, SOME GUTS!!! I WANNA SEE BRAIN FRAGMENTS LEAKING OUT SKULLS!! KILL SOME KIDS!!
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 8/7/2025, 9:45 AM
Ditch the beard
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 8/7/2025, 10:24 AM
Billy "Ketchup" MulHaney

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