Production is about to get underway for The Punisher season 2 and Jon Bernthal hopes his character will have a reunion with Wilson Fisk and another villain he hopes to cross paths with.

We’re a long way away from seeing The Punisher season 2 on Netflix as it has to wait for new seasons from Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, but Jon Bernthal is putting together his wish list for the sophomore season.

Details are scarce for the follow-up to the incredibly good first season but Bernthal hopes one of the storylines will see his Frank Castle cross paths again with Wilson Fisk. Castle and Fisk famously crossed paths in Daredevil season 2 inside prison. Kingpin set Castle up, so he’d kill for him, thinking it was because of his role in the murders of his family. Kingpin then locked Castle behind bars so the rest of the inmates on that row could have at Castle. Kingpin may have hoped they’d kill Castle, but it was Frank who killed everyone. After that, Kingpin had no choice but to help Castle escape from prison, which led to the events in The Punisher season 1.

We know Vincent D’Onofrio will reprise his role in Daredevil season 3, which could see his release from prison, and could then lead to Fisk and Castle crossing paths in some fashion in the Hell’s Kitchen underworld in The Punisher season 2.

Bernthal is hoping it comes to fruition when he spoke to an audience last month at the 2018 Walker Stalker Cruise saying, via ScreenRant, “I’d really like to get back in with [Vincent] D’Onofrio, with Kingpin. I mean, there’s so many twisted characters. But you know, I’m really eager to see… ah, sh*t, I’m gonna get in trouble. Let’s just see what happens, man. Let’s just see what happens.”

I hate to get my hopes up, but it sounds like if Bernthal wants it to happen, they’re going to try everything in their power to make it happen. I would venture a guess that D’Onofrio would be totally up for making a few guest appearances or playing a pivotal role in the season’s arc. Kingpin is such an intriguing villain that I really hope we can see his presence cross over into the different Marvel shows when it makes sense from a narrative standpoint. This wouldn’t be forced though as the two characters already have a history, a violent and complicated one at that, and fans really need to see the two powerful people cross paths once again.

But we’ll take Bernthal’s advice and wait to see what happens. We’ll pay close attention to the casting announcements and monitor everything happening on the set of The Punisher season 2. Until then, fingers crossed we can see Frank Castle and Wilson Fisk butting heads once again.

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