There were so many rumors regarding possible cameos in Deadpool & Wolverine that it was close to impossible that all of them were actually true. We knew that some of the rumors would likely turn out to be accurate, but the surprises in the film were not that there were appearances by previous Marvel movie characters, but which ones they turned out to be. We saw Jennifer Garner as Electra, but not Taylor Swift as Dazzler.
We got Channing Tatum as Gambit but not Daniel Radcliffe as an alternate Wolverine. Some were likely hoping certain cameo rumors were true only to be disappointed, including any fans of previous Punisher movies. Did Thomas Jane’s Punisher Almost Appear In Deadpool and Wolverine? Three different actors have played Frank Castle, The Punisher , before the MCU’s Jon Bernthal , including Thomas Jane , who was one of the actors rumored to appear in Deadpool & Wolverine .
That didn’t happen, and it wasn’t because Jane turned down the chance. When The Direct recently asked him if he was ever contacted about appearing in the film, the actor simply said..
. Nope. Deadpool & Wolverine did include a recast version of The Russian , who appeared as part of Cassandra Nova's army of villainous henchmen, but no Punisher appeared to take him down.
As a fan of Thomas Jane’s The Punisher movie, I was a little bummed that he didn’t appear, as I feel it doesn’t get the attention it should. However, it isn’t a shock that Jane wasn’t asked. We learned that even Hall.