The Punisher
The Punisher : Dirty Laundryshort film might just be the best resilient - action take on the type . The Punisherreally does n’t fit in with most of Marvel ’s other superheroes , since he has no superpowers and tend to just dispatch any speculative hombre he encounters . The Punisher was precede in the funnies as a Spider - Man villain before finally receiving his own comic . While on paper Frank Castle should be one of the easier character to adapt to inhabit - military action , he ’s had a tangled history on the self-aggrandizing and small screen .
Dolph Lundgren first spiel the character in 1989’sThe Punisher , where Frank mowed his way through the pack and Yazuka , but despite being released around the mankind it ended up going to straightaway to video recording in the U.S. It ’s a serviceable shoot ‘em up but the fact he does n’t fag out his trademark skull angers fans to this day . Ray Stevenson would play Castle in 2008’sPunisher : War Zone , an intentionally over the top , gory legal action flick that flop on departure but has since become a cult favourite . Jon Bernthal was later praised for his performance as The Punisher , first appear inDaredevilseason 2 and then his solo series . While Bernthal was gravid , both seasons ofThe Punishersuffered from stretching storylines out over thirteen episodes when eight or ten would have wreak much better ; the show ended in 2019 .
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scag splash in the middle of Dolph ’s movie andPunisher : War Zonecame 2004’sThe Punisherstarring Tom Jane . This was a newfangled take on Frank ’s origin , where he was an FBI agent whose wife and boy were murdered by a vengeful mobster . The film get somewhat from a mashing of tone , with brutal action and fierceness jarring with goofy comedy scenes featuring Frank ’s neighbour . Even for fans who did n’t care the movie , Jane ’s functioning was generally well - look back . The player himself was unhappy with sure elements of it too and afterwards turn down a sequel after disliking the script .
Tom Jane wanted to do a dark , psychological take revolutionize by films likeThe Outlaw Josey WalesorEscape From New York . In 2012 he got the fortune to give birth on that promise withThe Punisher : contaminating Laundry , an unofficial short celluloid that get hold Frank endeavor to do his laundry in a rundown neighborhood being torn asunder by a vicious gang . The pic is part of manufacturer Adi Shankar ’s ( Castlevania ) " Bootleg Universe , " which take established franchises and characters and twists them in unequalled fashion , such as the 2013 Venom shortTruth In Journalism .
The Punisher : contaminating Laundryfrom director Phil Joanou ( State Of Grace ) is sure as shooting in stark contrast to the feeling of the 2004 celluloid , with little in the way of liquid body substance . The short is almost tyrannous crimson , as Castle ignores legion assault before finally stepping in with a full-bodied bottle of Jack Daniels to " penalise " the crew . While the other live - action takes suffer from lack of tonal consistency or silliness , The Punisher : Dirty Laundryfeels the most assured and is a translation of the character reference fans have longed to see . The use of Hans Zimmer ’s scotch fromThe Dark Knightis a petty distracting though .
The Punisher : Dirty Laundryhas compile over 14 million views since it went up . There were also plan for a sequel that would have paired Jane ’s Punisher with Gina Carano ’s ( The Mandalorian ) Lady Punisher . Nothing has been heard about this short in a while , but make love Shankar ’s sexual love of surprise , it would n’t be a shock if it just suddenly dropped as the original brusk movie did .
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