Punisher: War Zone Final Poster
“Punisher: War Zone” directed by Lexi Alexander premiered on December 5th, 2008 in US theatres. Along with the film itself, here we have the final poster for the movie stars Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, Dominic West as Billy Russoti. Take a look below.
Punisher: War Zone Review
Here is the good news for Frank Castle fans. Punisher: War Zone is far and away the best movie based on Marvel Comic‘ vigilante anti-hero The Punisher to date.
Of course, anyone who has cable-surfed upon the 1989 Dolph Lundgren embarrassment or was re-gifted the DVD of 2004’s Thomas Jane vehicle The Punisher knows that’s a backhanded compliment if ever there was one.
War Zone is a relentlessly grim and unapologetically violent mess of a movie that pays tribute to comic book creators Garth Ennis and Tim Bradstreet’s dark, twisted take on the character as well as give the cinematic finger to the first two films. But it’s still not very good…full story [newsarama]
I remember growing up and loving The Punisher comics because Frank Castle would do what the good guys were not allowed to and kill his enemies. (And really at a time when girls have cooties what could be more interesting to a twelve year old boy?) But the Punisher on film had none of the charisma and excitement as The Punisher on the pages. It didn’t help that the budget for the film was about equal to the amount spent on straightening Kirsten Dunst’s teeth in the Spider-man movies (I know they’re still not straight, that’s how little Punisher cost).
The lessons learned from the first Punisher were these: 1) don’t hire Travolta to ever be in a comic book movie. He approaches ever role as though he were still Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back, Kotter. Even though the source is comic books, the audience needs to believe in what they’re seeing so go hire Ed Norton or Tobey Maguire. 2) Frank Castle’s world does not involve supernatural powers and super villains that fly, but he still exists in a comics world and the films require a budget to show that…full story [M&C] Continue Reading…
15 New Photos “Punisher: War Zone”
Yesterday we added “Punisher: War Zone” Featurette and today we’ve got 15 brand new photos from the movie for you. Check them out below.
“Punisher: War Zone” is directed by Lexi Alexander and her new movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 5th 2008.
Punisher: War Zone Featurette
As released by Yahoo! Movies, featurette for “Punisher: War Zone” focuses on the film’s title character, Frank Castle.
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson) sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for 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.
“Punisher: War Zone” is directed by Lexi Alexander and her new movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 5th 2008.
Punisher War Zone – Rob Zombie Track
Check out the new track, War Zone, from Rob Zombie featured in “Punisher: War Zone.”
Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves Russoti horribly disfigured, so the mobster changes his name to Jigsaw and sets out for revenge.
“Punisher: War Zone” is directed by Lexi Alexander and her new movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 5th 2008. Continue Reading…
Cool New “Punisher: War Zone” Posters
The Punisher: War Zone poster
Outnow.ch got their hands on a brand new posters for “The Punisher: War Zone” and I have to say that some of the newer posters for Punisher War Zone have been pretty cool.
Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves Russoti horribly disfigured, so the mobster changes his name to Jigsaw and sets out for revenge.
“Punisher: War Zone” is directed by Lexi Alexander, who helmed the 2005 “Hooligans” and starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz.
“Punisher: War Zone” will hit theatres on December 5, 2008. Continue Reading…
Punisher War Zone Clip
A new clip from “Punisher: War Zone” has been released on the official site. The clip features an introduction by director Lexi Alexander, who helmed the 2005 “Hooligans,” and features a scene in which Frank Castle unleashes a barrage of bullets on countless bad guys.
Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves Russoti horribly disfigured, so the mobster changes his name to Jigsaw and sets out for revenge.
“Punisher: War Zone” starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz. Continue Reading…
New Punisher: War Zone Poster (updated)
IGN.com got their hands on a brand new lenticular poster for “The Punisher: War Zone.”
Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves Russoti horribly disfigured, so the mobster changes his name to Jigsaw and sets out for revenge.
“Punisher: War Zone” is directed by Lexi Alexander, who helmed the 2005 “Hooligans” and starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz. Continue Reading…
“Punisher: War Zone” Still Has Its R Rating
The earlier reports suggesting that upcoming “Punisher: War Zone” inclined towards the PG-13 rating may not be true after all and director Lexi Alexander has not been kicked off the film. It was just a temporary internet-wide scare.
After seeing Comic Con violent trailer, I’m not sure how anyone could’ve expected them to cut it down to PG-13 anyway, but I guess that’s how rumors on the internet go.
Providing the denial is Steve Gainer, the film’s cinematographer, who posted a clarifying information in the Raw Studios forum board. Parts of his message read,
“The film is not (nor could it ever be) PG-13. Today I saw a cut that ran 91 minutes…The film is most certainly not all exploding heads, but will reveal a great deal of Franks personna and pain.”
Second “Punisher: Warzone” Trailer
We have added the new second trailer for Lexi Alexander’s sequel to “The Punisher“. The new film titled “Punisher: Warzone” stars Ray Stevenson and Dominic West. After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.
In the new film, continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals in America, former FBI agent Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) arrives in New York to take on an underworld boss who plots to take control of the underworld. Continue Reading…
