The Chronicles of Narnia and upcoming Westworld star Ben Barnes has joined the cast of Netflix and Marvel’s The Punisher, the planned TV series with Jon Bernthal in the lead as Frank Castle/ Punisher.
TVLine report the news of Barnes’ casting, though there are no specifics as to whom he will play. The rumour mill has already kicked into gear though, and the character he could play is ‘the corrupt crime prodigy’ Bobby Saint, a role played by James Carpinello in the 2004 film. The character was created for the motion picture and was not in the original comics.
Bernthal appeared as The Punisher in the last season of Daredevil, and will also be in the upcoming mini-series The Defenders, which is said to be hitting before a Punisher series.
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