The Punisher: One Last Kill director says he and Frank Castle star Jon Bernthal don't want to stop at a TV special – the pair wants to make a Punisher movie next.
"I don't know what the plans are for the future of the Punisher," Reinaldo Marcus Green told The Direct. "The only thing that we hope that we were able to accomplish is the demand for more. Hopefully, Jon [Bernthal] and Marvel will come together to make something worthy of what the audience would want to see out of that character. Moving forward, I know Jon and I would love to make a movie, something that could go worldwide and be on screens everywhere. But, obviously, that’ll be Marvel’s decision."
After his absence from Daredevil: Born Again season 2, however, Bernthal is about to make his big-screen MCU debut this summer in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The Punisher will join forces with Tom Holland's web-slinger in the new film, which picks up four years after Doctor Strange's spell wiped Peter Parker from the world's memories in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
"Just as a fan of the Punisher and a fan of Jon, I want to see him more on screen. That trailer looks amazing," Green added of the upcoming Spidey fourquel. "Destin [Daniel] Cretton’s an incredible filmmaker. [It's] cool to get there before everybody else did, which, selfishly, is really great [to be able to] set him up, and we know his psychological state before he goes into Spider-Man… I couldn't have asked for better timing for us."
The Punisher: One Last Kill hits Disney Plus on May 12. For more on Marvel Phase 6, check out our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.
