Frank Castle, di famous vigilante wey dey call Punisher, don come back for one new special wey dey call The Punisher: One Last Kill. According to di news wey drop from Disney+, dis one na exclusive special wey go show wetin happen to Frank afta e don finish di work of avenging im family. Jon Bernthal, di actor wey play Frank, tok say di character feel say e get “nothing left to do” afta e don settle scores for di brutal murder of im wife and pikin.
But di matter no stop dere. Ma Gnucci, wey Judith Light dey play, come meet Frank to beg am for payback. Dis special na for mature audience, and e get di kind action wey go make person shake. Reinaldo Marcus Green direct am, and e also co-write di script with Bernthal. Both of dem dey serve as executive producers for di project.
Green tok say di idea for di special start when Bernthal dey shoot Season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again. Dem first yarn about am for Ojai, and Bernthal ask Green if e go fit come onboard. Green say e collect Punisher comic as pikin, so e go back read some of dem and rewatch di TV series. E even find im old comic stash for im mama house for New Jersey, and di first comic for top na The Punisher. E say, “I can’t make that up!”
Di special show Frank dey search for meaning beyond revenge. E get flashbacks of im past as Marine, and di filmmakers work with real veterans to make di story correct. Na Marine Raiders Nick Koumalatsos and Cody Alford, plus Green Beret Colton Hill, wey help build di character. Dem cast inside di special too. Green say, “Think about what they go through when they come home from war — what they’ve seen. That was helpful for us in terms of understanding the character.”
One tori wey dey sweet for di special na how Frank use one ink pen to fight. According to Nerdist, Frank dey fight for life after Ma Gnucci send plenty people to kill am. E get chance to attack Ma Gnucci direct, but e choose to help one family wey get bakery. While dey fight, Frank spot one ink pen and use am stab di attacker until e die. Dis remind people of Jason Bourne wey also use pen for The Bourne Identity. Frank don use many tins before like weights and sledgehammer, but dis special show am dey use creative weapons like pen and baseball bat.
Di special also bring back characters like Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) and Curtis Hoyle (Jason R. Moore) to show where Frank don reach. Green say, “This is probably the darkest state that we’ve ever seen Frank Castle in. We hold back for a long time before the action comes, which is a risk. Once we literally set him ablaze, it’s full-on action.”
Green talk about wetin make dis special different from other street-level MCU stories. E say, “I love that it’s a standalone piece. It’s kind like a special comic book. When I was a kid, I always loved when you’d go to the store and find that special cover or that special edition.” E also praise Bernthal as a movie star wey dey give im all. “Jon’s always been my No. 1. No matter what role he’s in, I’ve always viewed him as a movie star, and he feels as big as ever in this.”
Di special end with Frank taking one handmade paper rose from di bakery pikin to im daughter grave. Dis seem to give am peace to save one family when e no fit save im own. Green say, “If you care about Frank — if you care about his journey — then the action becomes that much cooler, because it has meaning behind it.”
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