Thomas Jane Shares His Thoughts on Jon Bernthal's Punisher and Reveals If He Was Ever Contacted For DEADPOOL 3

Thomas Jane played Frank Castle in the 2004 version of The Punisher, and he was awesome in that role. I always thought Jane was great in the role of this ultra-violent vigilante, and it’s a shame he never got the opportunity to play the character again.

There was a rumor that he might show up as The Punisher in Deadpool & Wolverine, but that didn’t happen, and it turns out that he was never even approached for it.

During an interview with The Direct, he was asked about that and he said he was never contacted about a potential return.

Jane also shared his thoughts on Jon Bernthal's version of Frank Castle, who was introduced in the Daredevil series and is returning for Daredevil Born Again.

Jane said: "I like [Jon] Bernthal's Punisher. I think, you know, for me, it was always a little bit of a stretch. Frank Castle is supposed to be an Italian American. I'm not. I'm an Irish American.

“So for me, I had to dye the hair and sort of take on a persona, but Bernthal wears it so well, so I think they should stick with him."

I do think that Bernthal fits into the role of Frank Castle like a glove. The casting is perfect, but I still loved what Jane did with the character.

While Jane admits that Punisher days are being him, he would be interested in facing-off against Bernthal's Frank Castle as a villain. When that was brought up, he said: "Hey, that wouldn't be bad. I like that."