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10-Minute Retirement: Frank goes through one after learning that he killed a FBI mole.Though not an entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this film is also a co-production between Marvel Studios and Lionsgate. This is only one of two films (the other being Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) produced under the Marvel Knights banner, which was intended to be a cinematic equivalent of the Marvel Comics imprint of the same name. Having more in common with Garth Ennis's run on Punisher MAX than the last movie, the film could be described as a giant monument to violence, stupid fun, masculinity and balls-out insanity. 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 the mobster's evil deeds go unpunished.Ī critical and financial failure upon initial release, the film nonetheless has a small cult following, chief among them Patton Oswalt who gave it a Colbert Bump in this blog post. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle (who accidentally kills an undercover FBI agent during his attempted hit), he sets out to get revenge on Castle under the alias of Jigsaw.

Ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle ( Ray Stevenson), waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti ( Dominic West). In addition to “Ahsoka,” Stevenson’s posthumous credits will include the films “1242: Gateway to the West” and “Cassino in Ischia.The third film adaptation of The Punisher, directed by Lexi Alexander and released in 2008.

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Stevenson also played Ukrainian mobster Isaak Sirko on season seven of Showtime’s “Dexter,” Blackbeard on Starz’s “Black Sails” pirate series and the sailor Othere on season six of “Vikings.” The show picked up seven Emmys during its two seasons. He played a Roman soldier, opposite Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus, who witnessed several key historical events as the Roman Empire began.

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On the TV side, Stevenson starred in the HBO historical drama “Rome” as Titus Pullo from 2005-07. He previously voiced the character Gar Saxon in “Star Wars Rebels” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” He will also appear in this summer’s Disney+ “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” as a Jedi named Baylan Skoll, who turns to the dark side and is an ally to the diabolic Grand Admiral Thrawn. Recently, Stevenson appeared in the Oscar-nominated Tollywood blockbuster “RRR” as the evil Gov. Jon Bernthal later took up the mantle in Netflix’s “Daredevil” and “The Punisher” shows. “War Zone” was a PG-13 reboot of the series, but it fizzled at the box office after earning $10.1 million from a $35 million budget. Dolph Lundgren first played the vigilante in a straight-to-video release in 1989, followed by Thomas Jane in 2004’s R-rated “Punisher.” The film was distributed by Lionsgate in North America, before Disney acquired the rights to the Marvel universe and later re-introduced the character in the Netflix series “Daredevil.” Stevenson was the third actor to portray the Punisher on screen. In 2008, Stevenson landed a starring role in the Marvel film, “Punisher: War Zone,” where he played the titular mercenary Frank Castle. In the film, his character sacrifices himself in battle to help Arthur (Clive Owen) and his brotherhood of warriors.

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His first major film role came in Antoine Fuqua’s 2004’s adventure movie “King Arthur,” where he played Dagonet, one of the Knights of the Round Table. Born in Northern Ireland on May 25, 1964, Stevenson began his career appearing on TV shows in the 1990s before landing action roles in Hollywood films starting in the 2000s.

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