Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 action thriller film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher, directed by Lexi Alexander. Rather than a sequel to 2004's The Punisher, the film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante Frank Castle / Punisher (Ray Stevenson) on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as Billy "Jigsaw" Russotti (Dominic West), It is the third feature film adaptation of The Punisher, the second reboot thereof and one of two films to be produced under the Marvel Knights production banner, which focuses on films for mature audiences. Punisher: War Zone was released in North America by Lionsgate on December 5, 2008, and it was released in the United Kingdom by Sony Pictures Releasing International on February 6, 2009 to negative reviews and grossed $10 million worldwide making it a box office bomb. Its related soundtrack hit the #23 slot on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.
It was the final Punisher film to be produced by an outside studio before the rights reverted to Marvel Studios, with Stevenson reprising his role as Castle in The Super Hero Squad Show. A television series was later released on Netflix in 2017 and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Cast[]
| Name | Dubber |
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| Frank Castle / Punisher | Ray Stevenson |
| Billy Russoti / Jigsaw | Dominic West |
| James Russoti Loony Bin Jim | Doug Hutchison |
| Paul Budiansky | Colin Salmon |
| Linus Lieberman / Microchip | Wayne Knight |
| Martin Soap | Dash Mihok |
| Angela Donatelli | Julie Benz |
| Grace Donatelli | Stephanie Janusauskas |
| Carmine "Pittsy" Gazzera | Mark Camacho |
| FBI Agent Nicky Donatelli | Romano Orzari |
| "Ink" Gazzera | Keram Malicki Sánchez |
| Agent Miller | Larry Day |
| Captain Ross | Ron Lea |
| Saffioti | Tony Calabretta |
| Maginty | T.J. Storm |
| Carlos | Carlos Gonzales-Vio |
| Cristu Bulat | David Vadim |
| Gaitano Cesare | John Dunn-Hill |
| Pomoiliu | Niko Nikolov |
| Tiberiu Bulat | Aubert Pallascio |
| Mrs. Gardlock | Francis B. Goldberg |
| Asylum Orderly | Pat Fry |
| Priest | Robert Harrop |
| Mrs. Cesare | Linda Smith |
| Micro's Mother | Lynne De Bel |
| TV News Reporter | Bill Hall |
| EMT | Matt Holland |
| Arm Candy | Bianka Murgel |
| Waiter | Brent Skagford |
| Bodguard | James Murray |
| Plastic Surgeon | Cas Anvar |
| Schoolboy | Ethan Gould |
| Motel Manager | Michael Paterson |
| Bangers | Kane Chan, Steven P. Park |
| Father Mike | Edward Yankie |
| Harlem Gangleader | Tracy Phillips |
| Wiseguy | Giovanni Cipolla |
| Guard | Andrew Farmer |
| Mugger | Jean-Loup Yale |
| Frank's Son | Miro Bedard |
| Thug | Edouard Keller |
| Alpha Dog | Marco Desiean |
| Nicki's Parents | Lise Sita, Nick Sita |
| Old Man | Oleg Popkov |
| Cesare Wiseguy | Eric Dauphin |
| FBI Van Agent | Stephane Byl |
| Ice Team Leader | Jon Barton |
Dubs[]
The film Punisher: War Zone has been dubbed in a total of 13 versions which includes 2 voice-overs.
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