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55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Ford v Ferrari (2019)

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Ford v Ferrari, 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Scott Rapp, Josh Lucas, Ray McKinnon, Stefania Spampinato, Wyatt Nash, Wallace Langham, Dallas Chandler, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Rudolf Martin. SYNOPSIS: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws […]

Movie Review – The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

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The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019. Written and Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Jermaine Rivers, Mick Foley, and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler […]

Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year

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Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]

Jon Bernthal discusses his role as The Punisher in Daredevil season 2

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With rumours swirling that Netflix is in development on his own solo series, Jon Bernthal has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming role as Frank Castle – a.k.a. The Punisher – in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil. “He’s a man who put his on the line and really went through the ultimate […]

UPDATE: The Punisher to receive his own series on Netflix

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Here’s some exciting news for Marvel fans… According to TV Line, Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is set to headline his own series following his debut in the upcoming second season of Daredevil, with the site reporting that Netflix is in development on The Punisher and close to giving it the official green light. The new series would […]

Movie Review – Widows (2018)

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Widows, 2018. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Carrie Coon, Cynthia Erivo, Robert Duvall, Jon Bernthal, Brian Tyree Henry, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Molly Kunz, Coburn Goss, Bailey Rhyse Walters, James Vincent Meredith, Eric C. Lynch, Michael Harney, Brian King, Ann Mitchell, Garret Dillahunt, Kevin J. […]

Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)

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The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. I won’t pretend to have much of an […]

Jon Bernthal “shed a couple tears” after he left The Walking Dead

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Jon Bernthal, who played Shane Walsh in the first two seasons of The Walking Dead, has admitted he “shed a couple tears” after being killed off in the long-running series. “After I got killed off Walking Dead — they killed my ass off Walking Dead, they killed me twice,” Bernthal said at Fandemic Tour Houston (via ComicBook.com). “They’re like, […]

Jon Bernthal wants to return as The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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The cancellation of Marvel’s Netflix series earlier this year may well have been the first nail in the coffin of Marvel Television as we know it, what with Marvel Studios venturing into the TV arena with its upcoming Disney+ shows, and a Marvel restructure which has seen the television division coming under the control of […]