Ben Barnes in Talks to Join The Punisher Series
Pretty much a forgone conclusion before he’d even had a chance to menace Daredevil, the Punisher aka Frank Castle aka The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal, has his own spin-off series in the works and the first cast member has just signed up.
Ben Barnes, who can soon be seen in HBO’s Westworld mini-series, has rumoured to have signed on for an unspecified role – neither Marvel nor Netflix have confirmed anything at this stage – but gossip seems to suggest that he’ll be playing villain Bobby Saint, the son of corrupt businessman Howard Saint last seen on screen in the 2004 Punisher movie.
Hannibal veteran Steve Lightfoot is in charge of the new series and will be writing the first two episodes of what promises to be a dark exploration of the vengeance that drives the anti-hero, The Punisher.
For those keeping score, that’s the sixth Marvel series currently in the works at Netflix following Daredevil, Jessica Jones, the upcoming Luke Cage, and the in-the-works Iron Fist and The Defenders.