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Jonathan Edward Bernthal (/ˈbɜːrnθɔːl/; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. He came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012; 2018), where he was a starring cast member in the first two seasons. Bernthal achieved further recognition as Frank Castle/The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the second season of Daredevil (2016), the spin-off series The Punisher (2017–2019), and the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). For his recurring guest role as restaurant owner Michael Berzatto in the series The Bear (2022–present), he won a Primetime Emmy Award. His film roles include Snitch (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fury (2014), Sicario (2015), The Accountant (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Wind River (2017), Widows (2018), Ford v Ferrari (2019), King Richard, The Many Saints of Newark (both 2021), Origin (2023), and The Accountant 2 (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Bernthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Set in the year 2023 of the current MCU timeline- no one remembers about the mutants other than the mutants themselves. Charles Xavier uses the cerebro to swipe the world's memory from remembering the mutants existence (it's been years since the world came in contact with one). After years pass, Charles and the X-Men decide it's time the mutants come out from hiding. It gets hard to keep their enemies and foes in line, and problems arise causing them to act upon these dire situations. (Comics inspiring me are the Uncanny X-Men series, Dark Phoenix saga, and the most recent Jonathan Hickman runs.) This is my take on how they should be introduced, or the multiverse bringing this iconic group in. I won't include all the X-Men characters since there's... a lot, but I'll add in the characters I think should be introduced and it is my dream take on the first movie. This will include main villains, too, like Mister Sinister, for example.
