Although people had their doubts, Spidey and Punisher<\/a> turn out to be the perfect frenemy duo in the latest Marvel<\/a> movie. A long-running joke between the pair is that *something* went down on the New York City borough, but they stop short of fully revealing what.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the start of the film, Peter mentions about saving his life, to which Frank replies, \u201cYou gonna talk about that Staten Island bullsh*t again?\u201d Later, Spidey takes MJ (Zendaya) to Frank\u2019s place to keep her safe from Jean Grey (Sadie Sink)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Frank is reluctant, but Peter insists that he owes him. \u201cAren\u2019t you sick of this story?\u201d Frank replies, but he again insists that he saved his life there.\u00a0<\/p>\n During this conversation (argument) we learn a little more, with Frank saying, \u201cThat guy couldn\u2019t hit me with a handful of rice. I had him exactly where I wanted him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Peter then turns to MJ and argues his case, saying, \u201cA drug dealer was going to shoot the guy, then I webbed the gun, and kicked that drug dealer back into a storage container.\u201d<\/p>\n By the end of the film, the pair are fully on each other\u2019s sides, but we still don\u2019t learn anything else about what happened on that fateful day. And there\u2019s nothing to tell us more in the comics, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s a reason Marvel doesn\u2019t explain it further<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t a plot hole, however. In fact, the cast have made it clear that this is just the beginning for Punisher in the MCU. And if you remember the Budapest lore, you\u2019ll know that we\u2019ll probably see what went down further down the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, Bernthal spoke about his future in the franchise. \u201cI want to see how Frank can serve. I want to see how Frank can honour the dead, how Frank can honour the people that he lost by serving, not just by avenging,\u201d he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think that we get there with Frank in some lines of the comic, and I want to get there. I want to get there on screen with him. I also want to continue to have the courage and the willingness to turn my back on the audience as Frank does.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing about Frank Castle that he\u2019s trying to be likable. There\u2019s nothing about Frank where he\u2019s trying to win over your hearts and minds.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so, as much as I would like to explore Frank Castle that serves the community and that fights for justice, I also want to be completely willing and open to turning my back on the audience and going the other way with it too.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, he doesn\u2019t mention the Staten Island incident, but his comments at least suggest he\u2019s hoping for more adventures in the future \u2013 meaning Brand New Day is just the beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n Plus, Tom Holland told IGN that he loved working with Bernthal, and he believes fans will want more from the pair after seeing Brand New Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI want to do Spider-Man<\/a> in his TV show,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat happens when you take a PG-13 character and put him in a rated X TV show?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n If they do team up again and we do get the Staten Island lore, just don\u2019t expect it anytime soon. As many fans have pointed out, \u201cStaten Island lore being the new Budapest lore.\u201d<\/p>\n The comparison centres on a mystery that originated in 2012\u2019s The Avengers, where Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton referenced \u201cBudapest\u201d, hinting at a life-changing mission they shared before joining the Avengers.<\/p>\n But they never explained what actually happened at the time, leaving fans theorising about it for almost a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n It turned out the pair had carried out an assassination mission targeting Natasha\u2019s former Red Room handler, Dreykov, as part of her final initiation into S.H.I.E.L.D. The mission was action packed, and saw Natasha and Clint hiding out for 10 days after.\u00a0<\/p>\n This wasn\u2019t revealed until Black Widow, which dropped in 2021 \u2013 nine years after it was first mentioned. In other words, we may be waiting a while for the full deets on Staten Island. But at least we got more info than the Budapest saga.\u00a0<\/p>\n For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, like our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Featured image credit: Sony Pictures<\/p>\n
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