Marvel fans have quite a few huge projects to look forward to in the next year or so, from Anthony Mackie’s superhero rebranding in the sequel Captain America: Brave New World to Nick Fury’s small-screen arrival in Disney+’s Secret Invasion and the villain team-up flick Thunderbolts. But for many of us, the debut that deserves the most anticipation is the official MCU arrival of Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle, whose alter ego The Punisher was revealed to be a core piece of the Daredevil: Born Again story arc. While it’s still quite unclear where things are going within that narrative, the Walking Dead vet shared some thoughts about returning to the beloved role alongside former co-stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, but one doesn’t have to have Daredevil’s enhanced sense to figure out that the actor is not digging his current facial hair.
Jon Bernthal made the trip to Dallas, Texas for Fan Expo Dallas’ 2023 convention (which also featured a panel from Cox and D’Onofrio, among many others), and it’s here that fans got an up-close look at the facial hair he’s rocking for the Daredevil: Born Again production. And while I doubt anyone in the crowd had anything extremely judgmental to say about it, the Real Ones podcast host had some choice words. To the point where that’s the first thing he commented on when asked about reprising the role of Frank Castle. In his words:
