"Instead, Bernthal took the character down an even darker route by turning his penchant for violence into a character study about military PTSD and suicide. He wasn't afraid that it might scare the suits over at Disney. "I do think that this is the level of psychological complexity and just blunt violence that the fans really want for this cha"
The Punisher: One Last Kill appears on Disney+ alongside family titles despite featuring Jon Bernthal as a vigilante who uses lethal force. A scene shows a thug being stabbed in the neck with a pen until blood spurts. Another scene involves a dog being kidnapped and thrown toward a trash truck, with the animal’s squeal implying a likely fatal outcome. Bernthal said he could not believe Disney allowed the dog’s death. He also described Marvel’s earlier attempts to reshape the character into unrelated concepts, such as teaching English or becoming a chess grand master. He instead pursued a darker direction, using violence to examine military PTSD and suicide, aiming for psychological complexity and blunt violence that fans want.
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