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“I really believe with heart, and belief, and teamwork, and love, the impossible really is possible,” Jon Bernthal declared in a speech to celebrate the end of filming on the Punisher’s upcoming Special Presentation (via @stevesandsync on Instagram). “And this motherf***er was impossible, but we really f***ing did it, we really f***ing did it, and this street right here has been magic to us. Everybody gave their all here.” He also thanks the Special Presentation’s crew, including director Reinaldo Marcus Green, who was no doubt essential at bringing Jon Bernthal’s vision for the TV special to life.
Jon Bernthal originally debuted as Frank Castle in the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil series, and his popularity led to the development of his own Defenders Saga spinoff, The Punisher, which released two seasons in 2017 and 2019, respectively. The Defenders Saga was confirmed to be MCU canon in early 2024, allowing Bernthal to reprise the role of the Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, which saw him team up with Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock to take on the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, culminating in him becoming imprisoned in the Kingpin’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) Red Hook facility, but his escape was teased.
