The Punisher Will Join The MCU In Phase 5

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With Daredevil coming back through Disney+, many people have been wondering and asking if The Punisher would return as well, considering his “counterpart” is now. Quite honestly, this question of “Will Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher return?” has been answered, but today, we will dive in more on this topic. Jon Bernthal is widely known for his roles as Shane Walsh in The Walking Dead. Soon after that role, he took on the role of Frank Castle, who first appeared in Daredevil season 2, before getting his own show as a Netflix original, Marvel‘s The Punisher. Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher Will Join The MCU In Phase 5.

[Updated August 24, 2024 – Added images]

Daredevil Is Returning…Will Marvel’s The Punisher Join Him?

The sad part of this story is that Netflix canceled all of The Defenders’ shows, including The Punisher and Daredevil, along with any other Marvel series. This was due to Disney having different plans with the franchise and soon moving them all to Disney+. In the meantime, Jon Bernthal has played other roles in movies like King Richard, The Many Saints of Newark, and series like We Own This City and American Gigolo. Bernthal has also started his own podcast called Real Ones, where he has a different guest every week.

Charlie Cox, Berthnal’s co-star from Daredevil, just recently jumped into the MCU by having a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Now, even more recently, having been in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law for multiple appearances. Charlie Cox’s character, Matt Murdock, will also be having a cameo in Echo, a Hawkeye spin-off, before returning completely in his own series once again, Daredevil: Born Again, which will be arriving on Disney+ in 2024.

The Punisher’s Return Is Coming

Since yesterday, the talk of Jon Bernthal returning as The Punisher has resurfaced after a post on social media was posted just yesterday. Phase 5 of the MCU starts with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which releases on February 17th, 2023. The post was uploaded to Instagram by an unknown actor named Kasey O’Keefe. The picture was of O’Keefe and Bernthal together. In the Instagram caption of this photo, O’Keefe praises Bernthal as a “tremendous actor” and writes the following: “looking forward to working with you during Marvel Phase 5!” So…that pretty much confirms even more when The Punisher, Frank Castle, will be returning to the Marvel franchise. This is all the new information that we have on The Punisher returning. We are unsure whether or not he will return to Echo along with Daredevil, make an appearance in Daredevil: Born Again, or be given his own series on Disney’s streaming platform. Many more street heroes are taking the spotlight, like Ms. Marvel, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Spider-Man, and more…so we don’t know what to expect quite yet, but we will keep you updated. But until then, rest assured, Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher Will Join The MCU In Phase 5.