A new Punisher short film called
"Dirty Laundry" was shown at this year's Comic-Con. The short stars
Thomas Jane, who reprises his role as Frank Castle aka The Punisher, a character he first played in 2004's
"The Punisher". This is not an official
Marvel presentation, which Jane makes perfectly clear in the following statement :
"I wanted to make a fan film for a character I've always loved and believed in - a love letter to Frank Castle & his fans. It was an incredible experience with everyone on the project throwing in their time just for the fun of it. It's been a blast to be a part of from start to finish -- we hope the friends of Frank enjoy watching it as much as we did making it"
So, don't get your hopes up for a sequel to the 2004 movie, just yet. Still, who knows ? Maybe this will get
Marvel moving on a new Punisher film. The short looks great and feels great. It's appropriately violent and gives us a neat tagline quote :
"What's the difference between justice and punishment ?" Using the score composed by
Hans Zimmer for the Joker in the
"The Dark Knight" is a nice touch and fits the atmosphere. And I still maintain the opinion that
Thomas Jane was the best Punisher and it's a shame that he never got the chance to do a sequel.
A few more details about the short. It's directed by
Phil Joanou (
"Gridiron Gang", "State of Grace"), written by
Chad St. John (who wrote the upcoming
"Motor City" starring
Gerard Butler) and produced by
Adi Shankar (
"The Grey",
"Machine Gun Preacher"). Also starring is
Ron Perlman. And, the logo you see in the picture above is the new Punisher logo designed by
Tim Bradstreet.
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