For nylig traf Disney den ret vilde beslutning at implementere og overføre samtlige af de Marvel-karakterer der blev introduceret via Netflix' diverse serier, og gøre dem til en etableret del af MCU. Tidligere har de bare gjort en undtagelse for Charlie Cox' Daredevil, men nu har de for alvor udvidet.
Det betyder samtidig at The Punisher stadig er Jon Bernthal, og han er klar på at spille den karakter igen ude i fremtiden. I et interview med Collider siger han dette:
"I think there's a reason why that character has resonated as deeply and strongly as he has. In the hearts and minds of comic book fans and first responders and people in the military and people all over the globe. I think there's a little bit of Frank Castle in everybody. He exists very strongly inside me and I care about that character deeply. I also know that it's absolutely essential that if we do it, we do it right and we have real sacred integrity to the source material and to what is at the core of Frank. I'm gonna do my absolute best to make sure that, if and when we do it, we do it right."