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In case you missed it, “The Walking Dead” alum Jon Bernthal is heading to Netflix: he’s going to play the dark antihero The Punisher for the second season of Marvel’s “Daredevil.” The casting was well received around the Internet. Bernthal is a terrific actor and especially in tough guy roles, so the merciless Punisher fits the bill. But what role will he play? As you probably suspected, especially if you’ve spent a minute with either the comic book or the Netflix show, The Punisher won’t be a friend, but a foe of Daredevil according to a report from Nerdist. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. While Matt Murdock beats bad guys within an inch of their life, the Man Without Fear essentially has a "no kill" code. The Punisher’s moral code is much more flexible, and over the years the character’s been a lone wolf, »
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