Bernthal on Punisher's Jump From TV-MA to Spider-Man Film
The press conference reveals the filmmakers' explicit goal of preserving the Punisher's violent essence while making him fit the Spider-Man film's tone, a balance Bernthal says was central to the production.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Jon Bernthal, who plays the Punisher in the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day, said at a global press conference that he and the creative team worried about how the character could work in a G-rated film. They aimed for a convincing tone that lets the violent Punisher exist in both worlds.
Jon Bernthal said the question of how the Punisher could work in a G-rated Spider-Man film was on his mind from the start. He told a global press conference that he felt a strong responsibility to the character and its fans, and that director Destin Daniel Cretton, producers Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige, and star Tom Holland shared the same concern.
The team's solution, Bernthal said, was to build a convincing tone that lets the Punisher walk out of the TV-MA drama and onto this set, and back again. Tom Holland added that the contrast between Spider-Man's desire to see good in people and the Punisher's willingness to do anything to punish criminals gave every shared scene a perfect conflict, and that Cretton handled the tonal difference without losing the character's essence.
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- Cinema Today 『スパイダーマン：BND』大人向けパニッシャーは過激さそのまま 製作陣が求めた説得力