Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
| Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher | |
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| Directed by | Kenichi Shimizu[1] |
| Screenplay by | Mitsutaka Hirota[1] |
| Story by | Marjorie Liu[1] |
| Starring |
Jennifer Carpenter Brian Bloom John Eric Bentley Grant George J.B. Blanc |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes[3] |
| Country |
Japan United States |
| Language |
English Japanese |
| Box office | $1,126,022[4] |
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (アベンジャーズ コンフィデンシャル: ブラック・ウィドウ & パニッシャー Abenjāzu Konfidensharu: Burakku Widō & Panisshā) is a 2014 direct-to-video anime film by Madhouse. The film is produced by SH DTV AC BW&P Partners, another partnering of Marvel Entertainment with Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Madhouse, following up on the Marvel Anime series. The film was released in North America on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on March 25, 2014.[2][3]
The discs has two featurettes: "Espionage and Punishment" and "The Vigilante Vs. The Spy", while the Blu-ray has an additional bonus, the Conceptual Art Gallery. "Espionage" shows the adaptation of the characters to anime and a "making of" the film including early concept art and storyboards. While, "The Vigilante Vs. The Spy" profiles the two starring characters, Frank Castle (The Punisher) and Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow).[3][5]
Plot
The Punisher is taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody after interfering in a S.H.I.E.L.D. secret mission. In exchange for his release, the Punisher and the Black Widow are teamed up to take down the terrorist organization Leviathan who plans to auction stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. technology.[1][2]
Cast
| Role | English Voice Actor | Japanese Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Black Widow | Jennifer Carpenter | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Punisher | Brian Bloom | Tesshō Genda |
| Elihas Starr | Grant George | Hiroki Tōchi |
| Orion | J.B. Blanc | Masashi Sugawara |
| Cain | Kyle Hebert | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo |
| Iron Man | Matthew Mercer | Keiji Fujiwara |
| Amadeus Cho | Eric Bauza | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Maria Hill | Kari Wahlgren | Junko Minagawa |
| Hawkeye | Matthew Mercer | Shūhei Sakaguchi |
| Hulk | Fred Tatasciore | Yuichi Karasuma |
| Ren | Fred Tatasciore | Hisashi Izumi |
| Nick Fury | John Eric Bentley | Hideaki Tezuka |
In addition, Thor, War Machine, Captain Marvel, Grim Reaper, Graviton, Griffin, Taskmaster, Count Nefaria, and Baron Zemo also appear in uncredited roles.
Crew
- Jamie Simone - Casting and Voice Director
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McMillan, Graeme (January 21, 2014). "'Avengers Confidential' Offers Black Widow Some Time in the Spotlight". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Busis, Hillary (January 21, 2014). "'Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher': See the trailer here! EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gallagher, Brian (January 22, 2014). "Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher Trailer!". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Avengers Confidential Black Widow & Punisher Video Sales". the-numbers.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (January 22, 2014). "Black Widow and The Punisher Team For Animated Feature Film". IGN. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
External links
- Official website at Sony Pictures
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher at the Internet Movie Database
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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