I tell you what and let me ask you something, can you think of a better casting announcement than the one I'm about to tell you about? Jon Bernthal, best known for playing hothead Shane from The Walking Dead, has been cast as the Punisher in Season 2 of Netflix's Daredevil, Marvel announced Tuesday.

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Now THAT is some quality casting there, Marvel. For those that don't know, the Punisher, a.k.a. Frank Castle, is a vigilante from the Marvel universe who uses guns, guns, and more guns to clean the streets of scumbags and lowlifes. He's also not above murder, kidnapping, and torturing folks to get what he wants (which means he has at least a few things in common with Daredevil himself). Given what we've seen of Bernthal's intense performances, he should be pretty perfect for the job. We've been waiting for Bernthal to have that big role after The Walking Dead, and this looks like it can be it. It sure wasn't Mob City.

In addition to having his own line of violent comics, the Punisher character has appeared in several films, played by the likes of Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Jane, and Ray Stevenson. And for a wacky Walking Dead connection, the character was voiced by The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus in the anime film Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.





Daredevil, a series about blind lawyer Matt Murdock and his vigilante superhero alter ego Daredevil, is Netflix's latest breakout original hit. It's part of a deal between Marvel and Netflix to produce five Marvel-branded series, and Season 2 will premiere next year.

What do you think about this casting? And don't say it's bad, because that's wrong.



