{"id":2412339,"date":"2026-05-11T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2412339"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:00:56","slug":"jon-bernthal-says-frank-castle-is-enveloped-in-sadness-at-the-start-of-punisher-one-last-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jon-bernthal-says-frank-castle-is-enveloped-in-sadness-at-the-start-of-punisher-one-last-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Bernthal says Frank Castle is &#8216;enveloped in sadness&#8217; at the start of \u201cPunisher: One Last Kill\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jon Bernthal tells <em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>that Frank Castle is &#8220;enveloped in sadness&#8221; when viewers first see him in the new Disney+ special, <em>The Punisher: One Last Kill.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor says the vigilante is struggling with &#8220;the essential question of who he is&#8221; and is unsure of how to proceed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;How can we get him kind of past that place and actually start to act upon things like justice\u2026?&#8221; Bernthal asks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jon-bernthal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jon Bernthal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jon Bernthal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jon Bernthal<\/a>\u2019s Frank Castle is fighting more than just hordes of villains in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-punisher-one-last-kill-trailer-jon-bernthal-frank-castle-11946553\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Punisher: One Last Kill;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Punisher&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Punisher: One Last Kill<\/em><\/a> \u2014\u00a0he\u2019s also fighting himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 49-year-old actor tells<em> Entertainment Weekly<\/em> that the fan-favorite vigilante\u2019s upcoming Disney+ special, which airs May 12, will follow Frank as he comes to terms with his true self amid a bleak period in his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI just think this version is\u2026 It\u2019s always with Frank kinda digging into the essential question of who he is,\u201d Bernthal explains. \u201cIs he really this grieving father and husband? Or is he a man who&#8217;s most comfortable knee-deep in blood and guts?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Bernthal as the Punisher in &#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217;<br \/>Credit: MARVEL<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s these two conflicting personas that leave Frank unsure of how to properly proceed in life. Although, it seems like the side of the good guys is calling\u2026 well, as much as it can for Frank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere&#8217;s always been this sort of effort, I think, to try to get him to this next stage beyond the spiraling, reeling, kind of vigilante who&#8217;s just trying to make people pay to sort of suppress his own trauma,\u201d Bernthal says. \u201cAnd how can we get him kind of past that place and actually start to act upon things like justice\u2026? And that&#8217;s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it won\u2019t be an easy journey to get to that point.\u00a0\u201cWe&#8217;re really honing in on him kind of at his end, when he doesn&#8217;t know what to do and he&#8217;s completely sort of enveloped in hopelessness,\u201d he concludes. \u201cThat&#8217;s kind of the place where this piece picks up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bernthal last <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jon-bernthal-daredevil-return-no-holds-barred-punisher-tv-special-exclusive-11698647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:reprised his role as the fearsome vigilante in the first season;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reprised his role as the fearsome vigilante in the first season&quot;}\" class=\"link \">reprised his role as the fearsome vigilante in the first season<\/a> of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daredevil-born-again-11683543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daredevil: Born Again;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daredevil&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Daredevil: Born Again<\/em><\/a>. However, he didn\u2019t catch up with Charlie Cox\u2019s Matt Murdock in season 2 because <em>One Last Kill<\/em> is connected in the same \u201ctime and space,\u201d Head of Marvel Television Brad Winderbaum <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jessica-jones-daredevil-born-again-first-look-season-2-krysten-ritter-charlie-cox-exclusive-11868276\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:told EW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told EW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told EW<\/a> last December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor penned the special\u2019s script alongside his <em>We Own This City<\/em> collaborator Reinaldo Marcus Green, the latter of whom also gets behind the camera as its director. Speaking with EW in March 2025, Bernthal emphasized that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jon-bernthal-daredevil-return-no-holds-barred-punisher-tv-special-exclusive-11698647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:he was very hands-on throughout the entire development of One Last Kill;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he was very hands-on throughout the entire development of One Last Kill&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he was very hands-on throughout the entire development of <em>One Last Kill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I went through the process,&#8221; Bernthal said at the time. &#8220;I went in, I pitched, I gave an outline before I even put pen to page, and I felt like I did not want them to just hand it to me. They had read some of my writing, asked to come and do a pitch, so I did. And they&#8217;ve held me accountable to every step along the way. I really want to earn this and I really want this to be good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jon BernthalCredit: Kevin Winter\/WireImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rbJgeorxjzHHTT3DO9E2mg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/2bc4a0ecfa3b16132142d5a1c87972df\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jon Bernthal<br \/>Credit: Kevin Winter\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He explained that the special will focus on a \u201cvisceral, psychologically complex, unforgiving, no-holds-barred version of Frank where he&#8217;s going to turn his back to the audience.&#8221; He continued, \u201cAnd nothing is easy, and all violence has a cost, and we&#8217;re going to see that cost. I&#8217;m grateful that they&#8217;re letting me go to the places that I really want to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A first look at this cutthroat Frank <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-punisher-one-last-kill-trailer-jon-bernthal-frank-castle-11946553\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:can be seen in One Last Kill's April trailer;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;can be seen in One Last Kill'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">can be seen in <em>One Last Kill<\/em>&#8216;s April trailer<\/a>, with the character ruthlessly slaying individuals on a rooftop and visiting the graveyard of his late daughter, Lisa Barbara Castle. &#8220;You think God\u2019s gonna forgive us for the things we\u2019ve done?\u201d Jason R. Moore&#8217;s Curtis Hoyle can be overheard asking Frank in the clip. &#8220;I\u2019m not sure about me, but you? You ain\u2019t got a f&#8212;ing chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>One Last Kill<\/em> won&#8217;t be the last time Punisher fans see Frank in action. He&#8217;s also set to appear in this summer&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer-punisher-hulk-scorpion-11928072\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spider-Man: Brand New Day;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spider-Man&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a>, which will see him go toe-to-toe with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-holland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tom Holland;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tom Holland&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tom Holland<\/a>&#8216;s web-slinger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Punisher: One Last Kill<\/em>\u00a0blasts onto Disney+ on Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. PT\/9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jon-bernthal-says-frank-castle-is-enveloped-in-sadness-in-punisher-one-last-kill-11971383\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jon Bernthal tells Entertainment Weekly that Frank Castle is &#8220;enveloped in sadness&#8221; when viewers first see him in the new Disney+ special, The Punisher: One Last Kill. The actor says the vigilante is struggling with &#8220;the essential question of who he is&#8221; and is unsure of how to proceed. &#8220;How can we get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2412340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[377180,323593,374126],"class_list":["post-2412339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-frank-castle","tag-jon-bernthal","tag-the-punisher"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jon-Bernthal-says-Frank-Castle-is-enveloped-in-sadness-at.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412341,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412339\/revisions\/2412341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}