Will Thomas Jane appear on Netflix Daredevil?

The actor Thomas Jane was recently asked in a Reddit A.M.A (Ask me anything) interview with fans whether he would like to reprise the role of Frank Castle or the Punisher. The actor portrayed the vigilante Punisher in the 2004 film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and in the unofficial follow up ultra violent short movie “Dirty Laundry” in 2012. While the feature film divides opinions most fans like Thomas Jane’s portrayal of Frank Castle particularly in Dirty Laundry which you can watch below.

Reddit User “nhgaudreu” asked Thomas Jane the following questions:

“Is there a certain favorite story line from the comics that you would like to see made into a movie?

What was it like training with SEALs for the role? I admire the hell out of SEAL.

Do you think you’ll ever be the Punisher again?”

Thomas Jane [–]ThomasJaneHere[S] responded with the following

“Yeah, tell ’em I really love Circle of Blood, where Frank gets thrown in prison with a bunch of the guys that he put there.

Well, the Navy SEAL training was some of the hardest and most rewarding training I’ve ever done. The SEALS that I worked with were some of the most level-headed, intelligent, and loyal people i’ve ever met. And with the right story – I’d do it again. Yeah.”

So it’s still an open question. With the upcoming Netflix shows being more focused on the ground level vigilantes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe perhaps there is a place for Frank Castles brand of vengeance  on these more hard edged TV shows.

Lest not forget that the 2004 Punisher film was made by Lionsgate. The more recent Punisher: War Zone (2008) was made by Marvel when they got the rights back and is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So perhaps it’s more likely that we will see Ray Stevenson play Frank Castle in a cameo maybe even in Marvel’s upcoming Captain America: Civil War.

But for the moment it’s all just speculation. Watch the short movie Dirty Laundry below to refresh why Thomas Jane’s take on the character is so memorable.


All 13 episodes of Marvel’s Daredevil are released on Netflix on the 10th of April 2015.