Sons of Anarchy Creator Details Why His Punisher Movie Never Happened
X-Men and
Spider-Man resulted in an onslaught of adaptations that failed to resonate with critics or audiences at large, which includes the 2004 s Thomas Jane-starring
The Punisher, a project which Sons of
Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter developed a sequel for. The filmmaker recently pointed out that he thinks his script for the sequel was a little too lenient with iconic elements of the property, resulting in Marvel passing on the project completely. Instead, the sequel
Punisher: War Zone was developed, which also fell short of most audiences expectations.
“It was a really interesting process and I had never worked with Marvel before,” Sutter explained to
Marvel s Punisher Problem
Jon Bernthal in Netflix s The Punisher.
Netflix
Marvel has a popularity problem with one of its B-list characters: the Punisher, aka Frank Castle, a troubled ex-Marine turned vigilante who metes out lethal justice to the corrupt and criminal ( The people I kill need killing ). Right now he s too popular with the wrong people.
Among the MAGA hats, Don t Tread on Me Flags and Trump 2024 banners on display during the January 6 invasion of the Capitol, were also logos and images belonging to various comic book characters. One of the most popular was the Punisher s signature white on black skull emblem, which cropped up on patches, shirts and flags. Some were on officially licensed Marvel merchandise, some on copyright-infringing knock-offs. While the symbol has long been popular with people eager–either seriously or in jest–to project a bad-ass image, its public appropriation by a pro-Trump mob, touched a nerve.
THE PUNISHER Interview: Joe Fidler Talks The Transition Between Seasons And Hopes For The Character s Return
Jon Bernthal s
The Punisher lasted two seasons before the MCU cut ties with Netflix, and we spoke with stuntman Joe Fidler about the transition between seasons and a potential return to the character.
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Disney and Marvel Studios kicked off 2021Â full steam and don t seem to have plans to slow down any time soon.Â
WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If?, Ms. Marvel, andÂ
Hawkeye all hit Disney+ this year, plusÂ
She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ironheart, Wakanda, Secret Invasion, Armor Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, I am Groot and more are set to follow in 2022 and 2023.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD Interview: Stuntman Joe Fidler Talks Working With John Cena And Hopes For PEACEMAKER Return
We recently chatted with
The Punisher stuntman Joe Fidler, and talk turned to his work with John Cena on James Gunn s
The Suicide Squad and how COVID might affect his return for the
Peacemaker series.
Joe Fidler is a stunt coordinator who handles many behind-the-scenes fight scenes in movies and television. He might be best known for working extensively with John Bernthal onÂ
The Punisher as a stunt coordinator and a stunt double in both seasons.
The Columbus native actor/stunt performer has plenty of recognizable credits, including but not limited toÂ
She-Hulk. However, back in 2019, Ritter did say that her days of playing the character were over. Do I think I’ll play her again? I don’t think so, she told
TVLine in 2019. I feel like I’ve played her, you know? I feel really good about it. I feel good about closing the door. While we would obviously respect Ritter s choice to retire from Marvel, we hope she changes her mind and shows up again. As for Jon Bernthal as The Punisher, the actor recently said the following about playing the character: It s unbelievably humbling how much people sort of responded to this version of Frank, and I can t tell you how much it means to me because he means so much to me. He s in my blood, he s in my bones, Bernthal said in an interview with