Ever since Marvel Studios got the rights back to the vigilante Punisher speculation on when he would make his big MCU debut has run rampt. We have had several hints to the character in All hail The King as well as Captain America: The Winter Solider but no actual appearance. Hands down everyone's favorite actor who has played the character is Thomas Jane from 2004's The Punisher. While the film didn't make much money and lacked in action for more drama it still was the best interpretation we have had out of all three Punisher films. That was until Thomas Jane took it upon himself to create the 2012 short film Dirty Laundry starring himself once again as The Punisher. This short made people believe he was the clear choice to once again play the character if Marvel ever used the character in the movies.


Well, now Marvel is only a few short months away from releasing their first "darker" Netflix series Daredevil who has a long complicated history with The Punisher. They both are literally two sides of the same coin. Daredevil fears that without control he could turn into The Punisher while battling the mob in New York's, Hells Kitchen. So many have wondered would Punisher appear in the show or the other upcoming Hells Kitchen shows like Jessica Jones, Luke cage or Iron Fist? No casting or hint to the character has been given but fan-favorite Thomas Jane reveals he would return. While speaking on his own popular Reddit AMA the actor reveals to a fan that with the right story he would return to the character:
Let's just hope that even if The Punisher doesn't make an appearance in the Netflix shows some strong easter eggs hint to his existence in the ever growing Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Showrunner Steven DeKnight has been quite active on Twitter after being announced as the showrunner for Marvel's Daredevil. He is known for being vague but does try to answer many fans question regarding the upcoming Netflix show. Now the showrunner reveals that if he could show run another Marvel character it would be Punisher...who he would also want to appear alongside Daredevil:

Punisher. RT @samunoz19: @stevendeknight if you could make a show about a comic book character that isn't Daredevil, which would it be?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 2, 2014

Punisher, Spider-Man, Wilber Day. RT @Marvel_CMU: if you could have any character from the Marvel films in Daredevil, who would it be?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) November 3, 2014

During an escape attempt by Nick Fury from undercover Hydra agents hiding themselves as SHIELD agents a well timed Penske truck smashes into a police car. Another time when evil Agent Sitwell is thrown from the car with Steve, Sam and Natasha he two also hits a Penske truck. Well co-director Joe Russo confirms (via Coming Soon) the driver of the both trucks is the same guy without giving a name:

"The man who drives that truck," Joe deadpans, joking that the driver is a candidate for a future Marvel One-Shot, "Is very highly trained. He thinks on his own terms. He's got a plan and a very specific skill set."

While making a Taken joke many have theorized that this could have been our first actual cameo from The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Marvel got the rights back from him. This actually wouldn't be his first reference. It has been shown that some of the mobsters directly related to his family's murder is in prison alongside Justin Hammer and Trevor Slattery as seen in the Marvel One-Shot All Hail The King.

Some are also hoping The Punisher makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the upcoming gritty Daredevil Netflix series currently shooting and debuting this May. Lets just hope they get Thomas Jane back as Frank Castle after the amazing job he did on the short film Dirty Laudry back in 2012.

It's been several months since we show cased fanmade banners of famous actors as out favorite comic book heroes. We have showed Rashida Jones as The Wasp, Zachary Quinto as Namor and even Terry Crews as Luke Cage. Well now we have three more! It showcases The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus as none other then the Spirit of Vengeance himself the Ghost Rider.


Also, shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Whedon alum Eliza Dushku as Elektra.


With Captain America: The Winter Solider & The Purge: Anarchy star Frank Grillo as The Punisher.

Last year Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that if he got to pick another Marvel movie he would like to make he would want to do the Thunderbolts. The Thunderbolts are a group of villains and anti-hero's that come together for the greater good. Of course the lineup has changed over the years including such villains like Red Hulk, The Punisher and Deadpool. Obviously the Marvel Studios line up would be specific to the characters Marvel owns...

Well with the recent announcement that Sony will release the very first villain spin-off team up movie The Sinister Six in 2016. A new door could possibly open with villain lead comic book films that we have to yet to see. Now James Gunn at the press junket for his next movie Guardians of the Galaxy reveals that Kevin Feige has said if Guardians turns out be a hit....Gunn can make any movie he wants at Marvel including Thunderbolts:

Super Powered Beat Down brings you episode 12 Red Hood vs The Punisher himself!

Milo Ventimiglia is no stranger to comic book tv series being a long time star on NBC's Heroes. Well yesterday Captain America: The Winter Soldier badass Frank Grillo (Crossbones) posted on Twitter how actors need to forget being rockstars and be in a Marvel movie cause the fans are so great in which Milo Ventimiglia replied:

Sound like a plan @FrankGrillo @WizardWorld. MV
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) June 20, 2014

He later went onto mention on his Twitter page that he wants to play none other than Frank Castle in a Punisher movie:

#FrankCastle says go fuck yourself Friday. LA, CA. @RussCundiff @nathanedmondson @Marvel. MV pic.twitter.com/bd9z6Xi39M
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) June 20, 2014

Hating the world right now buddy, punisher style @nathanedmondson @RussCundiff @Marvel. MV
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) June 20, 2014

Now while its very unlikely that a Punisher movie will ever happen under the Disney banner his appearance in the upcoming Daredevil Netflix series is still very possible! So while Milo Ventimiglia is not my first pick for Frank Castle (Still think Thomas Jane should get another crack at the character) it's nice seeing an actor stoked to get a character made! It's still unknown if The Punisher will even make an appearance in the upcoming Netflix shows...


Last week long time Heroes star Jack Coleman was announced to be returning for the spin-off series Heroes: Reborn. When a fan asked Milo Ventimiglia if he would be returning to the series he replied that he would not be:  

Sadly no @mayersilencio, but I wish @JackColeman4RLZ and crew the best. I'll be watching. MV
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) June 21, 2014

News has been flying out of Marvel Television on the upcoming Netflix shows Daredevil. Soon we will get information on their other shows like Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones. All these characters will be apart of the bigger Marvel Cinematic Universe but will take care of the street thugs that still fester in the MCU. Some fans see other street level heroes getting their own shows down the line in their own 'phases' just like the movies. Some of the characters include The Punisher (Who we all hope pops up in Daredevil at some point) as well as The Runaways mini-series and Moon Knight (Marvel's Batman with Multiple Personality Disorder)



So I reached out to Iron Man 3 and The Runaways scribe Drew Pearce to tell him that a Runaways show should be on Netflix since the movie was scrapped in favor of The Avengers in 2011:

@TheSinisterSix @KnightGambit Couldn't agree more. Though I'd almost rather do Warren's Moon Knight, because it's fucking great.
— Drew Pearce (@mrdrewpearce) June 5, 2014

I think we can all agree a Moon Knight series would be perfect on Netflix in this upcoming Street Noir universe. But until then this is nothing more than a simple fans hope. We may learn more of these street level heroes when Daredevil roles out next summer exclusively on Netflix!

Even though many have known for a while that in the Marvel One-Shot 'All Hail The King' a couple cameo's happen. The obvious being that Seagate Prison in which Trevor Slattery is held in is also the same prison Luke Cage is sentenced to before becoming Power Man. There is also a silly cameo during the mid credit scene which I'll leave for you to discover yourself.

Yesterday, during an interview with Movies.com writer and director Drew Pearce also mentioned a brand new cameo that he wasn't sure was even visible but definitely in there. He mentions that its during the beginning when Trevor is walking down a walkway with prison cages on either side. With a bit of digging it turns out a couple crime bosses associated with The Punisher are being incarcerated in there as well!

We’re trying to figure out what to do with Daredevil now. Punisher could show up at one point. You know, once we get characters back into the Marvel fold we don’t want to do something right away, we want to do the smart thing at the smart time.

 Also Kevin Feige went on to tell other press at the junket that we will know the future of Marvel sometime in 2014 (Most likely SDCC 14).

2014 will see 2016/2017's marvel releases
— Be The Red Carpet (@Betheredcarpet) October 20, 2013

He also does go onto say Marvel is really looking into adding property's to their TV universe like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. They did announce 4 possible upcoming Marvel TV Shows so they may end up adding Marvel's darker characters to a cable network show instead of film.