Jon Bernthal turned Marvel down the first time they asked him to return as Frank Castle/Punisher on Daredevil: Born Again.

Jon Bernthal initially declined to return as The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, yet this reality makes his MCU future more exciting and important.

Jon Bernthal's return to the role of The Punisher, following the Netflix series that ran from 2017 to 2019, initially came in the form of an appearance on Daredevil: Born Again. It appears the brief return of Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher began to get the wheels turning on what transpired