In Season Two, The Punisher is now in full flow. The year is 1990. The Punisher is 40 years old and a whole new set of villains have appeared.
If you haven't seen Season One check it out at
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fan_fic/news/?a=44810
The main story of Season Two revolves around The Bulats and the rise of other vigilantes. So let's get down to it.
THE PUNISHER - THOMAS JANE
In my opinion the best Punisher.
JEN COOKE - SALLI RICHARDSON-WHITFIELD
Jen Cooke is a social worker and charity worker for woman who are abused. She is inherently a good person but has issues with accepting The Punisher's help.
I saw Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Black Dynamite, since then have looked back on her career and seen her in A Town Called Eureka, House and Bones. In my opinion, she would be a great fit for Jen.
LINUS LIEBERMAN "MICROCHIP" - STEPHEN ROOT
Linus is a hacker who goes sniffing around the wrong accounts. When his nephew foolishly tries to impress him by trying to be a hacker, he is killed. Linus then uses his skills to contact The Punisher an, reluctantly, he accepts his help.
I saw Root in another fan-fic. My original choice was Wayne Knight but he's just too old. Root is 50 years old, easy to make him look younger and older. Root has been great in every show he's been in from True Blood to 24 to King of the Hill.
CRISTU BULAT - KONSTANTIN KHABENSKIY
Cristu is a bad egg to say the least! Cristu and his father left native Romania to expand their sex slave trading in the USA. Cristu and his father are both veterans of war. Although Cristu is the head of the group, in reality his father has all the power.
Konstantin was big news a few years ago. His film Nightwatch was the biggest Russian film ever, Bekbemtatov took him to the USA, taught him English and he appeared in Wanted. Since then it's cooled slightly but Konstantin would be a great fit for a character who acts tough but when push comes to shove, he's no Frank Castle.
TIBERIU BULAT - ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL
Tiberiu is Cristu's father. Tiberiu makes Cristu look like a child when it comes to violence. Tiberiu was dragged up, brought up in war, taught all the nasty tricks in the book and even though he is a few months from the grave, he could torture a man to within an inch of his life with ease.
Armin Mueller-Stahl has had a hell of a career. He is often typecast as "European" but it has resulted in an amazing career with a vast array of films and TV shows. He was in the West Wing until 2004 and was a main character in Angels and Demons recently.
ELITE - DAVID HYDE PIERCE
Not much is known about Elite except lives in an expensive part of town and intends to keep it that way. He will travel round his own area and make sure that it is as clean as possible, should that mean killing a urinating dog or murdering a gang of youths playing loud music, then so be it. He hates the poor and dirty.
David is most famous for playing Niles in Frasier. Elite never shows his face but we know he has blonde hair and speaks eloquently, hence my choice.
MR. PAYBACK - MICHAEL PENA
Mr. Payback introduces himself by bursting into a boardroom and murdering every board member due to their illegal practices. He continues his spree by killing the politicians in the street live on TV. He hates the rich and powerful.
Not much is needed for the role but it's good to get a solid actor behind him, that' why Michael Pena is a good choice.
HOLY - JASON RITTER
Holy was originally a priest, his live was calm and he was happy. One day during a confessional, he flips out and murders the gang member. Luckily, Holy really is sorry and knows God will forgive, but actually this is his excuse to keep killing.
I had never seen Ritter before The Event and although it didn't last long, I thought his performance was great and he was good and playing the nerd as well as an angry action hero. The perfect mix.
THE RUSSIAN - TYLER MANE
The Russian is hired mercenary. It seems to be completely impossible to kill him. Removal of the head sometimes is not enough! He has a very dry sense of humor and is stuck in the 80's.
I picked Tyler Mane for his physique. Hell, I'll let him attempt the accent, if it's bad, he'll just be silent like in the film.
BUSHWACKER - DOLPH LUNDGREN
He's back! Bushwacker would return for one more episode. He now has a fully robotic arm gun, making a fight much more difficult for Castle.
By the end of Season Two this will have happened,
Punisher will hunt down everything to do with The Bulats.
Every woman he saves is helped by Jen Cooke.
The Russian will be hired by The Bulats but is defeated, not killed!
The Bulats are killed.
Microchip will be introduced and will help The Punisher, by the end of the season they will be a team.
Bushwacker will be killed.
Elite, Mr. Payback and Holy will each be introduced and in the last episode, The Punisher will turn up and kill them all.
This ends Season Two, we've met some major players but in Season Three, we'll be meeting Ma Gnucci, Finn Cooley, Billy Russo and Detective Soap!
Thanks for reading!