Frank Grillo has no interest in playing The Punisher anymore

The action star, who played Crossbones in the MCU, doesn’t see The Punisher in his trajectory anymore.

Frank Grillo is currently guest-starring in the latest season of corporate drama Billions on Showtime. The veteran action star has had prominent roles in Joe Carnahan’s The Grey and The Purge films. He’s also no stranger to superheroes.

MCU fans will undoubtedly recognize him as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones – a role he played in Captain America sequels The Winter Soldier and Civil War (not-to-mention a surprise return in Avengers: Endgame). However, he once expressed interest playing the trigger-happy vigilante Frank Castle/The Punisher as early back as 2014.

However, in a recent interview with Uproxx, he revealed that he doesn’t see that in his immediate future anymore, praising his buddy Jon Bernthal for what he did as the character in the Netflix shows Daredevil and The Punisher. He also explained that his path has taken a slight turn, commenting:

"“That’s not in my trajectory now. It’s not where my life is taking me anymore, and my friend Jonny Bernthal did an amazing job. My life and what I want to do is much different now, and I think I’m outgrowing that whole kind of Marvel and superhero thing.”"

While the two-year mark is almost up for the likes of Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist on Netflix (meaning that they could return in MCU properties in the future), The Punisher will take a little while longer as the series was only formally cancelled by the streaming giant last February.