jesus christ the wanking over thomas jane as the punished is almost as bad as the fan wanking over the first superman movies. The type of people that still want them to put the reeves movie theme into the new movies somehow. Dude isn't coming back, his punisher and his movie honestly were decent, and it completely failed to capture the character. Lets just be truthful here. Jane in no way gave a performance that cant be topped for the character. Its not iconic. Plenty of people could do punisher just as well, many better. We have yet to have a punisher movie (or show) that really has everything together. We've gotten 3 decent movies with 3 different actors that each did different things right. (yes even the dolph lundgren one.)
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Tom Hardy wants to be The Punisher
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Thomas Jane fucking sucked in The Punisher. Only thing redeeming about that movie was Big Daddy Cool Kevin Nash.
Hardy would make a great Punisher. Although he seems to think it's a Warner movie? It is very refreshing to see an actor that is very interested in a role. Dude has been chasing Splinter Cell for ages, and now Punisher may be his second target.
Yeah, it'll be the guy that isn't a good actor.
Hardy would make a great Punisher. Although he seems to think it's a Warner movie? It is very refreshing to see an actor that is very interested in a role. Dude has been chasing Splinter Cell for ages, and now Punisher may be his second target.
Yeah, it'll be the guy that isn't a good actor.
Bobby Roberts
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Ex-fuckin-zactly.
And hes also the greatest character ever in that show. Hes fucking incredible.
privitsan02
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Definitely but I'd rather see a Punisher TV Show on Netflix rather than an actual movie. I very much doubt Mr. Hardy would like to star in a TV Show over a high budgeted MCU film.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
the guy who looks like Manu Bennett? yeah he'd be good, plus he's Italian, like Frank
We're not getting a Punisher movie now or in the foreseeable future.
Now a Punisher Netflix series is almost a guarantee for Phase 2 of Marvel's Netflix slate.
If he is, then I don't see why he shouldn't get the role then. He's a good actor & would probably do Punisher justice.
TwEE-N-Toast
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I'm cool with this, but since he is already playing another loner anti-hero in Mad Max I'd prefer somebody else. But still think he'd be good either way.
Monochrome_F3ar
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I'm still waiting on my Thomas Jane sequel.
Gabriel_Logan
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If Thomas Jane had been given the chance I think he could have attained a Hugh Jackman like symbiotic resemblance with the Punisher. Fits him perfectly.
Damn it, lol.
Bobby Roberts
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No, it doesn't. The Frank he played in that movie isn't very much like any Frank I consider to be good, and especially not the Frank he was inspired by (Ennis, Welcome Back Frank).
He did an okay job in a shit movie but he was miscast then and he's still miscast. This narrative regarding him being robbed seems to stem entirely from people discovering the film later and appreciating that it wasn't the total, irredeemable fucking turd they'd been told it was, compounded by the fact the fan-film with the Joker music was violent, and he didn't really have to talk. And with years of repetition, it's become some sort of weird superhero-fan dogma that "Jane wuz Robbed," and as reassuring as it may be to repeat it and know people are going to knee-jerk agree with it, he's still a mediocre Punisher in a not-good movie, and there's nothing he did in the role that another actor couldn't do, and better.
As evidence by the fact people keep bringing up fucking Frank Grillo and Scott Adkins as viable alternatives.
PeskyToaster
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You should probably watch like....anything he's in to see that opinion proved wrong.
this post contains large amounts of truth. I'm baffled to see so many liking Jane as Punisher, such a boring ass performance and movie given the source material
Thought Stevenson was better than Jane, but neither of them brought anything particularly noteworthy to the role. (Also going to pretend Lundgren's movie didn't exist - since they acted that way too).
That said, I don't feel like Hardy fits the role well. I'm sure he'd do a fine job. Perhaps, even better than his predecessors. Still, I'd rather someone new.
I'd really like to see them base the show off of the current run from Edmondson or even the Rucka run.
That said, I don't feel like Hardy fits the role well. I'm sure he'd do a fine job. Perhaps, even better than his predecessors. Still, I'd rather someone new.
I'd really like to see them base the show off of the current run from Edmondson or even the Rucka run.
Sliding time scale. Vietnam becomes the Gulf War.
thequestion
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Punisher on Netflix is a no-brainer. It will happen. I think Rucka's run of the character would be perfect for Netflix. We'll see....
twozerotwo
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Watched The Punisher again this weekend. It's a slightly above average movie but that doesn't matter because Thomas Jane da bess.
Blargonaut
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Not Tom Hardy, PLEASE no
Thomas Jane was good, but there's only a hardcore old guard (me included) who seem to like him in the role
Therefore, get Aaron Eckhart
Strong resemblence to Thomas Jane to appease us old guard, looks Castle-y enough and has a proven acting track record to appease the new blood
Problem solved
Thomas Jane was good, but there's only a hardcore old guard (me included) who seem to like him in the role
Therefore, get Aaron Eckhart
Strong resemblence to Thomas Jane to appease us old guard, looks Castle-y enough and has a proven acting track record to appease the new blood
Problem solved
Not Tom Hardy, PLEASE no
Thomas Jane was good, but there's only a hardcore old guard (me included) who seem to like him in the role
Therefore, get Aaron Eckhart
Strong resemblence to Thomas Jane to appease us old guard, looks Castle-y enough and has a proven acting track record to appease the new blood
Problem solved
why does anyone cast need to look like jane at all? Thats a horrible way to cast.
Blargonaut
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But not a reason why Eckhart wouldn't be a good candidate for the role.
pants
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When are people going to let go of the idea that Thomas Jane will play MCU Punisher? I thought he was great too, but it's never going to happen.
This image is slaying me lol
Dark Ninja
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They should bring back Ray Stevenson but make it a Netflix show
Too goofy? Have you seen Dredd? Man was amazing in it.
But the John Williams Superman theme is better than anything in Man of Steel
BattleMonkey
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Punisher on Netflix is a no-brainer. It will happen. I think Rucka's run of the character would be perfect for Netflix. We'll see....
Rucka's run was short and too much of it involved the rest of the MCU that they wouldn't touch in a TV show. They would have easier time doing Ennis run, the individual trade story lines is several seasons worth of content to take from.
Still doesn't fit and doesn't make sense to throw in a new movie that's going for something completely different. It's a good theme but I don't want to hear it in superman movies for the next 100 years.
CaptainofIndustry
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I wouldn't mind him playing The Punisher, but we all know that it won't happen if it is a TV series, but it would be awesome if it did.
If a Punisher movie does happen, I want the John Wick people behind it.
If a Punisher movie does happen, I want the John Wick people behind it.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Well this would ideally be the case in a good Punisher movie
Just gonna come right out and say it, i loved his Bane voice.
LOL. Posts like this.
Shpeshal Nick
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I think Hardy would be a decent Punisher. Not a great Sam Fisher. Funny enough, id prefer Thomas Jane for both roles.
Jane would make a great Fisher. Especially at his current age.
Jane would make a great Fisher. Especially at his current age.
shadow_shogun
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Ha! He totally does look like Manu Bennett.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
This man should be the Punisher
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