Check Out Thomas Jane's 'The Punisher' And 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Short Films

So, Thomas Jane has been a busy guy.

Been wondering what the tough-as-nails actor has been keeping himself busy with since HBO declined to renew "Hung" for a fourth season this past December? He's been making his own fun with a few short films under his Raw Studios company.

First up, though it never actually prominently features Jane, his studio's "The Six Billion Dollar Man" movie-loaf short film/trailer might as well have; after all, "The Punisher" is probably one of the actions movies from which nothing was carved to piece together what's actually a semi-cogent narrative about a test pilot whose body is decimated in a crash. To name just a few, it mashes up what appears to be operating room shots from Paul Verhoeven's "RoboCop," flight footage from "Top Gun" and book-ended, recognizable excerpts from the "Terminator" score.

Actually, when you watch it and really think about it, it makes a good trailer all the less impressive when you realize that the same excitement can be achieved with just the right hyper-editing.

Speaking of "The Punisher," that Jane said a well-advised "no thanks" to "The Punisher: War Zone" doesn't mean he has no fondness for the character. Jane recently reprised his 2004 role as perma-pissed ex-FBI agent Frank Castle in a short film called "The Punisher: Dirty Laundry." It's hard to glean a point or plot, but it looks to involve Castle and inflicted pain.

It's for the best that there are some Marvel properties for which Disney has no love to spare. That being said, that's not to say it wouldn't be a boon unto fans if Jane could purchase for himself the rights to the character give it another go. He brought an authenticity to his one portrayal of Frank Castle, and the only real shame was that he couldn't come to an agreement on script-approval for "War Zone." Surely, somebody out there has time on his or her hands to throw behind a "Help Thomas Jane Buy 'The Punisher' Commercial Rights" Kickstarter campaign.