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Is Lionsgate Really Pursuing a PG-13 Punisher: Warzone?

Source:  Latino Review
Is the world really ready for a PG-13 Punisher movie? Well, it seems that Lionsgate thinks so, and is pursuing a PG-13 rating for Punisher: War Zone, according to a report from Latino Review

Lionsgate has already clearly had differences of opinion with director Lexi Alexander, who has reportedly been fired from the film, whose own website no longer even mentions the film. Now it seems that the studio may be trying to find a way to bring in the higher box-office numbers that they believe a PG-13 rated superhero movie can bring.

The decision to strive for a more family friendly rating is probably due to the level of violence that Warner Brothers managed to show in The Dark Knight. But there is a huge difference between violence in Batman and the violence fans would expect from the Punisher. Batman is a superhero, he doesn't kill people. The Punisher is a vigilante, and his enemies often are killed, violently.

We'll all know for sure what sort of final cut Lionsgate ends up with for Punisher: War Zone when the film explodes into theatres September 12, 2008.


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46 Comments


August 17th, 2008 1:26pm
fuck Teenagers!!!
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August 17th, 2008 12:50pm
I hope not. In order for me to care about the character, the event that makes him wanna punish people has to be dramatic. And in order for it to be dramatic, it shouldnt be suitable for 13-year-olds
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August 17th, 2008 12:32pm
WOW
this will be good

need more friends so send me some friend requests thanks!
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August 17th, 2008 11:38am
What in the hell are they thinking?! Starship Troopers 2 indeed Kenzel!Or perhaps even Robocop 3!I have to say for all the dislike the first Punisher movie accumulated I seem to be one of the select few who thought it was quite good!Sure it was a little slow for a vigilante action flick but it was a great set-up for Punisher flicks to come!Not to mention Thomas Jane was superb as Frank Castle,so you can be sure when i saw it was this new guy i was highly dissapointed and abandoned all hope for War Zone.But when i saw that lengthy collage of vioence and mayhem my hope was renewed...and now they are taking THAT away too!?!? For shame marvel....for shame.Know your fucking target audience for christs sake!Punisher and Pg-13 havent even heard of each other.
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August 17th, 2008 11:22am
Starship Troopers 2 all over again. How many times history needs to repeat itself? Production company needs to wake up.
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August 17th, 2008 7:45am
just looked her up, she made Green Street??? holy crap, that movie was raw and awesome! she knows how to direct violence, thats for damn sure!
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August 17th, 2008 7:42am
Oscar Nominee director?..... for what?
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August 17th, 2008 2:13am
Screw this shit.
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August 16th, 2008 9:59pm
it would be such a mistake to do this.Punisher would lose money cuz adults wouldnt go see it cuz there would be too many kids in there watching it.and this is totally ruining Punisher.hes not family friendly hes freaking insane and hardcore!!!!they need to stick with that.
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August 16th, 2008 9:17pm
FUCK YOU lionsgate..
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August 16th, 2008 8:56pm
don't 4get 2 watch DarK KNigHt AgAin.....................
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August 16th, 2008 7:56pm
The last one was R
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August 16th, 2008 7:47pm
100% agree radimus, anyways, found out Lexi is an Oscar Nominee director
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August 16th, 2008 2:15pm
lets hope so artkid,... i'm a punisher fan and going by what the movie companies do these days i wouldn't be surprised if they were thinking about dumbing it down to a PG13.

to make this movie work, they need it to be an R rating!
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August 16th, 2008 1:22pm
guys, this ain't true, the director of photography Steve Gainer has dispel the rumors, confirmed that the movie will be "R" and Lexi is still on the "board" and that the web rumors are untrue.
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August 16th, 2008 1:10pm
Lionsgate is gay.
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August 16th, 2008 11:59am
Guys!
I don't know about Lexi Vs. Lionsgate..

But the movie will still be rated R! Just the way we like it.
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August 16th, 2008 11:16am
I knew this would happen. Another failed attempt at portraying the Punisher. :( Sigh...
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August 16th, 2008 7:42am
Hardcore R please. R, for Strong, Persusive Grisly/Gory Violence, Strong, Persusive Grisly/Gory Images, Blood/Gore, Strong, Persusive Language, Strong Persusive Drug Use, involving Drinking.

That's what I want it as a Rating. I thing this the one and only chance for Marvel to take on a Hardcore R, with all the Violence, and Blood, and Gore.
Also i thought the movie was coming out in December
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August 16th, 2008 6:01am
This movie is gay...it has a gay cast and that son of a bitch.....PG-13,,,,how fckin gay can you get...this is a bitch movie.
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August 16th, 2008 5:59am
It could have stood a chance by staying close to its roots and going all the way with 'R' rating...Lionsgate should know better than stripping directors of their original vision. PG 13 on 'PUNISHER' is simply a moronic thing to do...
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August 15th, 2008 7:53pm
whats he ganna do tickle them to sleep, i bet we'll see this alot more now the dark knight is doin so well. it's still a bad decision
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August 15th, 2008 7:18pm
Really. Wow. Doenst really matter for me. Live Free or Die Hard was Pg-13 and that kicked ass
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August 15th, 2008 6:03pm
getting even sucker
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August 15th, 2008 5:44pm
R. R ALL THE WAY
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August 15th, 2008 5:43pm
OMG! here we go with gay ass hollywood the punisher is

a rated R film dont mess with it over dollar signs
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August 15th, 2008 5:36pm
and mw its dec. not sept.
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August 15th, 2008 5:25pm
stupid, fucking stupid, i liked the first Punisher, Thomas Jane better. screw this shit, they've fucked it up, bastards
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August 15th, 2008 4:00pm
This will probably suck, even more than it probably would have sucked before.
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August 15th, 2008 3:36pm
Why that Mastermind. The Punisher is the one and probaly the only Marvel movie to actually take on a hardcore R. Maybe there could be an sex scene with some nudity.
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