Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) sets his sights on overeager mob boss, Billy Russoti (Dominic West). After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out to seek vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. 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 his evil deeds go unpunished.

The film is based on Marvel's PUNISHER comic book series, written by Nick Santora and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, and directed by Lexi Alexander.

Supervising the visual effects for the movie was Robert Short, an artist with a unique combined expertise in visual effects and make-up effects (he won the 1985 Academy Award in this category for BEETLEJUICE) alike. "I was responsible for overseeing and designing the vfx and make-up effects. This worked out well because of my background and the amount of overlap between the make-up effects and the digital effects. In order to produce our 285 shots, we used several houses in the United States, as well as in Canada and England. We had CIS London, Pixel Magic, XY&Z, 2-G and PIC. Montreal-based Maestro Studio created the make-up effects."

Short and his team had a very tight schedule to work with, which did not allow for a lot of guesswork or experimentation. "Having cut my teeth working in the business with Roger Corman, I've learned how to work quickly and effectively with directors. During pre-production, I storyboarded all of the vfx and make-up effects sequences and created booklets for all the departments, so that we would all be on the same page. Doing the storyboards allowed me to 'cut to the chase' regarding the best angles to use for the shots, and figure out just how much we will be able to do in camera."

2-Disc Special Edition DVD Special Features Include:

Disc One:
-- "The Making of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE" featurette
-- "Training to Become The Punisher" featurette
-- "The Weapons of The Punisher" featurette
-- "Meet Jigsaw" featurette
-- "Creating the Look of The Punisher" featurette
-- Audio commentary with Director Lexi Alexander and Director of Photography Steve Gainer
-- Theatrical trailer

Disc Two:
-- Digital Copy of the feature film

Blu-ray Special Features Include:
Disc One:
-- "The Making of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE" featurette
-- "Training to Become The Punisher" featurette
-- "The Weapons of The Punisher" featurette
-- "Meet Jigsaw" featurette
-- "Creating the Look of The Punisher" featurette
-- Audio commentary with Director Lexi Alexander and Director of Photography Steve Gainer
-- "MoLog" -- Movie Blog network connected community and interactive movie blog tool set
-- Theatrical trailer

Disc Two:
-- Standard Definition Digital Copy of the feature film

A PUP NAMED SCOOBY DOO: Seasons 2-4 on DVD

The spookiest monsters and the most baffling mysteries don't stand a chance against the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency on the hit animated series A PUP NAMED SCOOBY-DOO, whose second, third and fourth seasons are slated for release in one set on DVD March 17, 2009 by Warner Home Video.

Aimed at preschoolers and kids, A PUP NAMED SCOOBY-DOO follows the young adventures of the lovable Great Dane Scooby-Doo, along with kid-sized versions of the Mystery Inc. gang that includes Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy as they solve mysteries and embark on exciting adventures.