Last week, we did a list with 5 Reasons The Punisher Needs A Netflix series. Now, it’s being reported that Marvel has been “toying” with the idea of giving Frank Castle his own series – but… they want it to be “hard PG-13”. They also feel that the character is too one note to carry a series on his own. Here’s what Heroic Hollywood has learned:
The heavy level of violence is also perceived to be a risk. They want a “hard PG-13,” instead of an R. And since none of the Defenders actively kill, throwing Punisher into the mix could be a challenge.
If this is true, it would definitely anger the fans of the character, as it just wouldn’t really work as a “hard PG-13”. I’m not saying that it needs to be a Hard-R language wise, but I do think if the violence is on the level that was featured on Marvel’s Daredevil – it could probably work.
According to Marvel.com:
Shortly after a tour in Vietnam, Castle, his wife, Maria and their children were in New York’s Central Park for an afternoon picnic when they witnessed a Mafia gangland execution; an informant had been hanged from a tree. Seeking to eliminate all witnesses, the Costa crime family murdered them on the spot. However, Castle survived. Even though Frank was able to identify all of the shooters the police were unable to help Castle in his quest for justice; they were tied in too deeply to the powerful Costa family. He decided that the only punishment criminals might receive is that of physical destruction. Shortly thereafter, he emblazoned his body armor with a symbol of a death’s head, and exacted his revenge. Since then he has waged a one-man war upon crime, taking the name Punisher.
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