Punisher star Jon Bernthal walked away from the original Daredevil: Born Again because he disagreed with his character's direction: "I thought would not appeal to the fans"

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again episode 4.

The latest episode ofDaredevil: Born Againbrought Jon Bernthal’sPunisherinto the MCU for the first time.

“Ultimately, I didn’t see it.

“It was not something I was really interested in doing.

So we had to walk away.”

“They really brought me into the conversation,” he added of Scardapane and Marvel.

“We really got specific about where Frank is psychologically, where Frank’s at physically.”

Charlie Cox previously shared thatBernthal would often rewrite his lineson the series too, sometimes without telling him.

Daredevil: Born Again is airing weekly onDisney Plus.

For more, check out ourDaredevil: Born Again release scheduleand ourDaredevil: Born Again season 1 review.