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January 29, 2004 — MTV spoke to The Punisher star Thomas Jane about him almost not taking the role, and how he wanted to stay true to the comic book.
"I've been a fan of comic books all of my life, but I didn't take the Punisher role right away," Jane said between takes on "The Punisher" set. "Because any time you bring a known character to life," he continued with all the grim seriousness befitting the skull-chested vigilante, "there's an incredible responsibility to not f--- it up."
What eventually convinced the 35-year-old actor, whose credits include "Deep Blue Sea" and "The Thin Red Line," was the screenplay's healthy reliance on the comic books themselves.
"I just wanted to make sure we had the right take on it, that it was going to be rated R and we were able to do some of the graphic, violent, horrible stuff Frank Castle is famous for," he said.
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