Milo Ventimiglia Tweets Interest In Marvel's PUNISHER

Milo Ventimiglia Tweets Interest In Marvel's PUNISHER

Ever since Marvel regained the rights to the Punisher, there has been much speculation as to how the character would be incorporated into Marvel's Cinematic Universe. Well now it appears that actor Milo Ventimiglia is lobbying for the role - or possibly already has it? Hit the jump for more!

By LMB10 - Jun 21, 2014 10:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Punisher
Source: Twitter + More

Milo Ventimiglia is a big comic fan, in particular Namor and Batman, and also lent his likeness to the comic book Rest. If that wasn't enough, he also starred in the popular show Heroes. Now that we know he won't be returning to that in the upcoming Heroes: Reborn, it appears that Milo has his sights set on another character - a not so nice one.

The actor recently responded to a tweet from Captain America: The Winter Soldier actor Frank Grillo, who said forget being a rockstar - "Be in a Marvel movie", to which Milo replied "Sounds like a plan." Then a while later, Milo tweeted out "#FrankCastle says go f*ck yourself Friday. LA, CA. @RussCundiff @nathanedmondson @Marvel", with an attached image showing him in a Punisher shirt. He went on to tweet "Hating the world right now buddy, Punisher style", followed up by some more tweets and retweets that were either Milo lobbying for the role hard, or Milo hinting that he could well be the Punisher.
 
More interestingly, Nathan Edmondon, who is the current writer on the brilliant Punisher series, likes the idea - a lot. He retweeted Milo's various tweets, even saying himself "[Milo] would make a helluva Frank, right?" Milo's also been interacting with Daredevil showrunner Steven De Knight recently, saying "And you know a thing or two about great stories." Will we see Milo suit up as Frank Castle in Marvel's upcoming Daredevil show? Who knows!
 
That's all I could find, and although it likely is just Milo lobbying for the part, it is also very possible that he and a few others are dropping some hints before Marvel makes the announcement official. What would you think of Milo as the Punisher? Drop a comment below!

Marvel's Daredevil is set to air in early 2015, whilst Nathan Edmonson's The Punisher run is on sale now.
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avengersnerdfan21
avengersnerdfan21 - 6/21/2014, 11:01 AM
Does anyone have that Age of Ultron CineEurope footage description that was taken off yesterday?
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/21/2014, 11:02 AM
interesting choice
n1ghtw1ng2832
n1ghtw1ng2832 - 6/21/2014, 11:02 AM
I still think he would make the perfect Nightwing, but the idea of him being the Punisher doesn't sound that bad
Sumitsjc
Sumitsjc - 6/21/2014, 11:02 AM
MAYBE !!
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/21/2014, 11:03 AM
I can see it.
TheDarkPassenger
TheDarkPassenger - 6/21/2014, 11:05 AM
Dirty Laundry.
ezio619
ezio619 - 6/21/2014, 11:05 AM
he is young then i would imagine Frank to be, he is 36, but maybe,i can kinda see it
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/21/2014, 11:06 AM
themidnightking
themidnightking - 6/21/2014, 11:06 AM
@avengersnerdfan
I was wondering about that also, I've been looking everywhere for it
TheSuperguy
TheSuperguy - 6/21/2014, 11:08 AM
Cool! I really wanna see the Punisher in the MCU!
avengersnerdfan21
avengersnerdfan21 - 6/21/2014, 11:09 AM
@themidnightking
Glad I'm not the only one
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/21/2014, 11:19 AM
Not bad, but there is only one:
DefcoN
DefcoN - 6/21/2014, 11:20 AM
@dio well, he was Rocky Jr. in the 2006 movie.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 6/21/2014, 11:21 AM
Pretty much confirming my idea of Punisher popping up in a daredevil tv show a few months ago
themidnightking
themidnightking - 6/21/2014, 11:23 AM
@ezio
Apparently, but I missed it
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 6/21/2014, 11:28 AM
I remember seeing Gerard Butler breaking this guy in half in the movie Gamer
themidnightking
themidnightking - 6/21/2014, 11:28 AM
@Ezio
DefcoN
DefcoN - 6/21/2014, 11:35 AM
@dio he wasn't given much to do but he was ok IMO. I've never seen him in anything else though.
LMB10
LMB10 - 6/21/2014, 11:37 AM
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 6/21/2014, 11:40 AM
Wait, BP is confirmed? Why was it taken down? And who is directing?
LMB10
LMB10 - 6/21/2014, 11:42 AM
Pretty sure both those artciles were fake.
TheBrotherhood
TheBrotherhood - 6/21/2014, 11:44 AM
Kinda funny that Milo and Chris Evans had their career debuts on the same tv series, Opposite-Sex (Fox). Oh yeah Allison Mack was in that too!
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 6/21/2014, 11:45 AM
BatmanHeisenBerg - Apparently Reginald Hudlin
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 6/21/2014, 11:45 AM
He'd be a great Punisher. I think, at least.
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 6/21/2014, 11:48 AM
If he;d direct it, it'd be great. He wrote the Black Panther series for several years. Perfecto.
WaffeX
WaffeX - 6/21/2014, 11:58 AM
Milo as Casey Jones would be [frick]ing awesome
Bread
Bread - 6/21/2014, 11:58 AM
I guess he'd be alright. I still want Thomas Jane back.

If they're going to cast somebody new, I think they should pick Jim Caviezel.

Punisher will definitely appear on Daredevil, and hopefully get a spinoff.
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