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Aka: Punisher War Zone
After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw. | »
Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves him horribly disfigured, so Russoti changes his name to Jigsaw and sets out for revenge.
Marvel Comics' vigilante character The Punisher gets another big-screen outing in this third film incarnation of the character, this time from Green Street Hooligans director Lexi Alexander. Fueled by revenge and aided by his trusted weapons expert, Microchip (Wayne Knight), vigilante Frank Castle (Rome's Ray Stevenson) turns the New York City streets red with blood as he takes down each and every member of the crime syndicate responsible for the death of his wife and two kids. As the law-appointed "Punisher Task Force" closes in on him, the antihero does battle with Billy Russoti (Dominic West), aka Jigsaw, a ni...
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ckname given by him to reflect the disfigurement handed to him by Castle. With the help of his psychotic brother, Loony Bin Jim (Doug Hutchison), Jigsaw recruits the criminals of the city to band together to bring down The Punisher, using the wife (played by Dexter's Julie Benz) and daughter of a slayed FBI agent as bait. Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Nick Santora provide the screenplay for the Lionsgate release.
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Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias--Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
De compromisloze wreker Frank Castle gaat door met zijn éénmansoorlog tegen de georganiseerde misdaad. Ditmaal neemt hij het op tegen de ambitieuze maffiabaas Billy Russoti. Nadat Russoti echter door Castle keihard aangepakt wordt en hierdoor zwaar verminkt, zweert hij wraak en neemt een nieuwe identiteit aan, die van Jigsaw. De FBI kan Jigsaw niet aan en Castle zal het op moeten nemen tegen Jigsaws snel gerecruteerde privé-leger.
Punisher: War Zone News Articles
Earlier in the month, we reported on director Patty Jenkins leaving Thor 2, and moved on by the time Alan Taylor and Daniel Minahan surfaced as the top replacement candidates. After all, the departure was attributed to the classic “creative differences,” and it was implied that Marvel would still like to go into business with Jenkins, just not on Thor 2. However, a new report suggests the split wasn’t quite so amicable, and Thor 2 star Natalie Portman is “deeply upset” over the firing. Details after the jump. Portman gave birth to a baby boy in June. After a busy 2010/2011, Portman has taken a noticeable step back. THR says the actress was considering a hiatus, but re-engaged at the idea of Jenkins directing Thor 2. Because it is a cool idea. No woman has directed a major superhero film outside of Lexi Alexander ‘s smaller-scale Punisher: War Zone . Portman pushed for Marvel to sign Jenkins,
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