Fan Casting Mario Castiglione in Walter Hill's The Punisher

Frank's late father, a legendary mob hitman known as "Il Punisco" who operated in New York decades earlier. Mario is a brutal, abusive father and husband—the embodiment of everything Frank fears becoming. His legacy haunts Frank, who killed his own father at age ten to protect his mother. Mario's memory serves as a dark mirror for Frank, a constant reminder of the fine line between justice and savagery. He is the ghost that walks beside the Punisher, urging him toward a path he swore he'd never follow.