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New Photos and an Update on Punisher: War Zone

Source:  Lexi Alexander
Director Lexi Alexander has updated her blog with a new post and a couple of screen shots of Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle in her upcoming sequel Punisher: War Zone. Take a look at the photos below:

Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone
Lexi writes:

Greetings from Vancouver, BC, where we will shoot a pick up scene during the night on top of a high-rise roof at below zero temperatures. I don't know what it is with this film, but apparently, the price of getting it right seems to be complete torture of both the crew and cast. Ha, ha. This time, though, we all seem to be less bothered by the conditions, mainly because we look forward to seeing each other again to complete a film we are all very proud of.

They say that if a film is blessed with the birth of a baby during its production it will have all the luck in the world and will be hugely successful. Well, fasten your seatbelts, because we had not one but two little ones arrive. None other than the Punisher himself, Ray Stevenson and his beautiful lady Betta celebrated the birth of their son Sebastiano Derek Stevenson (aka Future Punisher) on December 24th.

My cinematographer Steve Gainer actually missed the birth of his beautiful daughter Lexi Lu Gainer, since she was born during pre-production on October 12th, when we were buried in so much work that he couldn't leave Montreal even for a day. So there you have it -- The PUNISHER in luck -- not that we relied on that!!

My team and I spent a lot of time researching the comic books, Tim Bradstreet's art and all the reference films we decided upon. I think we watched one of those films at least 25 times during prep. Thank God Montreal has an endless supply of excellent wine and cheese, which made those sessions much more enjoyable.


Punisher: War Zone opens September 12th, 2008.


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33 Comments


March 21st, 2008 7:16pm
metalhead925 is ryt.. Thomas Jane is righteous 4 this character..
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March 21st, 2008 5:58pm
id liek to see a preview. so far this seems drastically different.
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March 15th, 2008 1:37pm
Ya know what, f*ck this sequel. Tom Jane was the Shit in the first one and by all rights should play Castle again. I hope this movie bombs.
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February 2nd, 2008 9:21am
well it wont now for sure cuz hes not in it...thats what we call a paradox
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February 1st, 2008 2:31pm
Don't know. Maybe he thinks it won't do so hot at the box office.
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February 1st, 2008 12:00pm
what not to believe in? The Punisher was and prolly will remain as the best Marvel movie to date
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February 1st, 2008 11:40am
Thanks. And yeah, I'm upset too, but it'll be interesting ot see what Stevenson brings to the role. Jane said that he didn't return because he wasn't willing to do a movie he didn't believe in. Wonder if that'll effect the movie any.
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February 1st, 2008 10:37am
amen andrewryan i agree completely with what you said. im still upset tom jane isnt reprising his role tho...
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February 1st, 2008 10:35am
amen andrewryan i agree completely with what you said. im still upset tom jane isnt reprising his role tho...
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January 31st, 2008 3:11pm
The Dark Knight will difinitely be better than this film. I'm excited about this, but it's no contest. Like Joker said, Batman's fan base is way more than the Punisher, and the Dark Knight has a great cast that make people who aren't even Batman fans want to see the movie. Dark Knight will be memorable. It's got Heath Ledger's last performance, and to make things even better, he's playing the friggin' Joker! This will just be another movie. Probably a good movie, but not that memorable. I think JOSE CTM just asked if would be better than the dark knight to see how people would react. And, yeah, it probably will tank, marcusx. heh, heh, heh
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January 31st, 2008 12:43pm
watch this movie tank lol
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January 30th, 2008 7:42am
Oh! And by the way, those of you arguing that the new Batman must automatically be better that this flick: don't count yer chickens before they hatch.

All I'm saying is I can't see Batman willingly toss some hood of a sky-scraper or feed an old lady to a polar bear, unless he meant to save them at the last minute. Ol' Frank's gonna eat a taco and watch the show.
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January 30th, 2008 7:30am
"My team and I spent a lot of time researching the comic books..."

OH MY GOD! I JUST CAME LITTLE IN MY PANTS.

There is a god. This says to me, "Hey, don't worry. We've seen the previous two. We're not 're-inventing' or 'putting a new spin' on things. The stories are there, just like fruit from a tree. All we've got to do is pluck the choicest bits."

My only problem: "...Montreal has an endless supply of excellent wine and cheese...".

What the F#CK does that mean!? I don't want any cheese munchin', wine sippin', son's-a-bitches anywhere NEAR my Punisher movie. We know how that ends up, don't we Travolta?
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January 30th, 2008 6:20am
what!? you actually think this has the potential to beat The Dark Knight...no. Batman for one is alot more popular. And The dark Knight is Heath's last film so they (as unfortunate as it is) will help boost the success of the film. BUT i do think this will be a good film. All these comic movies. I dont know what to do =)
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January 30th, 2008 4:37am
this movie will not even come close to touching dark knight jose ctm
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January 29th, 2008 6:22pm
no.
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January 29th, 2008 6:16pm
hey dis movie does look pretty badass, cant wait 2 c the trailer Think it'll beat Darkknight??????????
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January 29th, 2008 3:40pm
this will be way better than the first
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January 29th, 2008 2:48pm
wow, Stevenson looks perfect as the Punisher, I am amazed at how perfect see seemingly is in the role.
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January 29th, 2008 1:53pm
Wow not the same actor :(

I hope it will be good!
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January 29th, 2008 12:23pm
The pictures don't reveal much, but Stevenson should make a good Punisher.
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January 29th, 2008 12:09pm
Won't be the same without Jane
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January 29th, 2008 9:10am
he looks awesome, much stronger than tom jane, and I agree with a previous poster: if they make this an R Rated movie then we will finaly see what the Punisher is all about.
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January 29th, 2008 7:41am
please don't mess this movie up crossing my fingers!
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January 29th, 2008 7:36am
gamer youre gay

die
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January 29th, 2008 7:31am
hey it could work, u never know
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January 29th, 2008 7:28am
i dont care wat any of u people say. this is gonna be awesome. the first one was awesome and anyways u cant tell whether its gonna be awesome or gay by just seeing pictures. peace
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January 29th, 2008 7:13am
Give it 2 weeks in theaters, its pusing it to say it would last 3 weeks, and by November 2008 it will be on DVD!!!
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January 29th, 2008 6:35am
this looks so gay. no tom jane then no punisher

remember tom janes last line in the 1st one?

"I am the Punisher"

exactly nuff said
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January 29th, 2008 5:40am
hahah nice lighning!
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