@DCUHypeGuy Don’t get me wrong it’s not a bad movie, but it does have its bland moments at times where it feels like it doesn’t have any meaning. Compared to the actual comic it’s different. And for lobo it felt like he was just used as comic relief on parts where they needed to distract you
> be Henry Cavill
> born on a tiny British island no one can find on a map
> bullied at boarding school. they call you "Fat Cavill"
> lose 21 lbs for your first film role at 17
> miss Batman. Christian Bale gets it
> miss Bond. Daniel Craig gets it
> miss Superman. Brandon Routh gets it
> they call you the unluckiest man in Hollywood
> Zack Snyder calls. you're playing World of Warcraft
> miss the call
> call back immediately. say you were "saving a life"
> become the first non-American Superman in history
> bench press the entire DC universe
> Netflix offers you The Witcher. you read all the books first
> they take both roles away anyway
Happy 43rd birthday to the most over-qualified man in Hollywood
Jon Bernthal quit The Punisher once. Then Marvel asked him to write it.
During the original Born Again production in 2023, Bernthal walked off set because he didn't like how Frank Castle was being written. An actor with no credited screenwriting experience looked at a Marvel paycheck and said no.
Marvel retooled the entire show. Hired Dario Scardapane from the original Punisher series as showrunner. Bernthal came back. Then during filming he pitched them a standalone special. Marvel reviewed his writing samples and told him to formally pitch it.
He co-wrote the screenplay with Reinaldo Marcus Green, who directed King Richard. It runs 60 minutes, the longest Marvel Special Presentation ever. It carries a TV-MA rating. He's also an executive producer. First credited writing work of his career.
The line he gave in interviews: "I didn't want them to just hand it to me. They've held me accountable to every step along the way."
That's three MCU projects in one year. Born Again. One Last Kill. Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He filmed the Punisher special and then walked directly onto the Spider-Man set and told Tom Holland and the director the character had to feel the same across both.
The actor who had zero leverage in 2019 when Netflix canceled him now has more creative control over a Marvel character than almost any actor in the MCU's history. He got it by being willing to lose the role twice.