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Kurt Sutter discusses his rejected script for a sequel to The Punisher starring Thomas Jane

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While Lionsgate’s 2004 adaptation of the Marvel comic book series The Punisher failed to set the box office alight, the film has gained a cult following of sorts, while many fans were particularly impressed by Thomas Jane’s portrayal of the gun-toting vigilante Frank Castle. Following the film’s release, Lionsgate spent several years developing a sequel to […]

Netflix’s The Punisher adds three cast members

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Production on Netflix’s The Punisher series is now underway, as seen in the set photos featuring a cameo from a Daredevil character, and now Marvel has confirmed three more cast members to the upcoming series. The latest actors to join the cast are Ben Barnes, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Amber Rose Revah. Barnes will play Billy Russo, a Special Forces veteran who now runs […]

Daredevil season 3, Jessica Jones season 2 and The Punisher will air in 2018 after The Defenders

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Before we were inundated with trailers and footage from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we were given a couple of trailers and teases for the Marvel Netflix Universe – including the team-up The Defenders. We were told that Daredevil would be getting a third season, and that will join the second season of Jessica Jones and the spin-off […]

Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year

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Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]

The Punisher getting a new ongoing series from Marvel

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Ahead of his appearance in the second season of the Netflix show Daredevil, Frank Castle is set to head up his own new ongoing series courtesy of creators Becky Cloonan (Gotham Academy) and Steve Dillon (Punisher MAX). Thanks to Comic Book, here’s a look at Alex Maleev’s variant cover to The Punisher #1…SEE ALSO: First […]

Jon Bernthal discusses his role as The Punisher in Daredevil season 2

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With rumours swirling that Netflix is in development on his own solo series, Jon Bernthal has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming role as Frank Castle – a.k.a. The Punisher – in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil.“He’s a man who put his on the line and really went through the ultimate sacrifice […]

UPDATE: The Punisher to receive his own series on Netflix

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Here’s some exciting news for Marvel fans…According to TV Line, Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is set to headline his own series following his debut in the upcoming second season of Daredevil, with the site reporting that Netflix is in development on The Punisher and close to giving it the official green light.The new series would mark Netflix’s […]

Charlie Cox says Daredevil and The Punisher have a “complicated relationship”

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Daredevil and The Punisher are set to throw-down in the upcoming second season of Daredevil, which debuts on Netflix this coming March. But if Charlie Cox is anything to go by, they may be closer to friends than we think.“It’s really complicated,” Cox told Empire. “It feels like they’re sworn enemies, but at times it […]

Steven DeKnight on the introduction of the Punisher to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Although he’s stepped down as showrunner on Marvel’s Daredevil, Steven DeKnight was in attendance at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday, during which he spoke to Slash Film about the upcoming introduction of The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) in the show’s second season, and whether this presents Marvel with the opportunity to do the character […]