Frank Castle iscoming to Netflixlater this year inThe Punisher, but he decided to make a little trip to San Diego Comic-Con ahead of the series debut. The entire cast of Netflix’sThe Defenderswas on hand at the event this year to present some new footage and discuss the epic team up. Then Jon Bernthal decided to crash the party to present the very first footage fromThe Punisherseason 1. And we’ve got the highlights from the panel for you to check out.
Netflix brought what everyone really wanted to see toSan Diego Comic-Conthis year. Prior to the event fans had already been treated toDefendersfootage, but details onThe Punisherhave been pretty scarce. Let alone any footage. That all changed whenJon Bernthaltook the stage to present some clips from the show. We don’t have a trailer quite yet, but the footage reportedly brought the house down.
The Punisherfootage that was shown at the panel starts off with a sequence featuring some of Frank Castle’s past. We see his daughter as sheplays the guitar. There are a lot of flashes from where he is currently mixed in with the past. The footage then transitions into a big car chase involving the Dogs of Hell, who are making a return after appearing onAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.andDaredevilseason 2. The footage pulls no punches as someone’s head explodes, being shot from the distance. This sounds likeThe Punisherlive-action adaptation that fans have always wanted to see. Netflix is giving it to us.
We are often used to pretty great performances in comic book movies and TV shows these days, but Jon Bernthal asFrank Castlein Daredevil season 2 was truly something special. He is really what makes the prospect ofThe Punisheras its own series so great and he came to show his gratitude to the fans at SDCC this year. It is that performance and the buzz it generated that led to this show to happening in the first place and the early word out of San Diego Comic-Con is insanely positive.
The Punisherstill doesn’t have a premiere date, but that should change soon. Rumor has it the series is supposed to drop in November, but that has yet to be confirmed. The sooner the better after what was revealed this weekend at the big event. If fans were feeling impatient to seeThe Punisher season 1before, they are really going to be feeling it now. Couldn’t make it down to San Diego Comic-Con yourself this year? Don’t sweat it! You can check out our highlights fromThe Punishershowcase with Jon Bernthal for yourself below. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for all of our other SDCC 2017 coverage from the entire weekend.
