The Punisher Is Coming Back
Filed under: Action, Fandom, Scripts, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
It is sort of embarrassing to admit this, and I always duck my head and mumble when I end up talking to people about it, but I really liked The Punisher. Yes, Travolta was a terrible villain. Yes, the plot was more than a little hackneyed. Okay, okay, the whole thing was really campy and somewhat poorly assembled. I know it was not a great movie ... but I loved it. I think Tom Jane was fantastic as Frank Castle, and I want to see him at it again. Talk of a sequel has persisted since the first film wrapped, and from the sounds of it we're getting close to a return.MTV reports a quote from Tom Jane, who told them the script is only weeks away. In a comment sure to warm the hearts of Marvel geeks everywhere, he also promised the second Punisher attempt would contain more of what the fans want -- it'll be "darker, bloodier, and more unfriendly" than the last one. Yours truly is thrilled to hear the film is coming, and more thrilled to hear it's going to be edgier than the last time. Anyone else out there actually excited for this film?
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10-13-2006 @ 4:18PM
shane said...
Hell yeah I'm excited. Thomas Jane is a total badass and was pretty much born to play the punisher. The first movie was awesome, and if this one is darker and edgier, it will blow my mind.
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10-13-2006 @ 4:52PM
DrZaius said...
Meh.
As long as Punisher comes back wanting to PUNISH... not fool around with explosives so when one car blows up with a villain attached to it, a huge flaming skull explodes from a bird's eye view... THEN maybe the movie will be worth watching.
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10-13-2006 @ 5:46PM
Cath said...
I surprised how much I enjoyed the Tom Jane Punisher film. His neighbors were such wonderful foils and the wife was so good it was really hard to watch her die. I'm looking forward to the sequel if it's the same people making it.
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10-13-2006 @ 5:52PM
Scott K said...
Thomas Jane did do a nice job. Although I agree with most that the movie could have been a lot better, I still enjoyed it.
Between the Fantastic Four and now Punisher, I'm still not sure I buy it when they say the sequels will be better or closer to the comics. If they didn't fully "get it" the first time, its tough to believe that will completely change. I definately hope I'm wrong though and that we get a great Punisher movie the second time around.
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10-13-2006 @ 6:13PM
Glenda said...
Glad the Punisher is coming back. Thomas Jane played an awesome Punisher.
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10-13-2006 @ 6:41PM
Walter said...
You say the "second PUNISHER" is in the works ?!
Don't you mean the third PUNISHER ?
The first was with Dolph Lundgren.
Remember ?
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10-13-2006 @ 11:42PM
Finished Law School said...
I hope Jane loses some weight and gets back into shape before filming on this begins. I also hope that the next director, cinematographer and writer reads many Punisher comic books to get an idea of the source material before giving us more wasteful comic book based films.
I really enjoy Punisher stories and a film properly adopted would be thoroughly entertaining.
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10-14-2006 @ 6:16PM
Safety Ed said...
Yep, it would be the third one. And probably the third crap Punisher movie. It seems they can never get these comic book movies right.
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10-15-2006 @ 9:46PM
Amanda said...
I loved THE PUNISHER..I thought it had a good plot and everything..I can't wait for the second one to come out..I'm deff. gonna go see it.THE PUNISHER is AWESOME!
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10-16-2006 @ 11:23AM
The Jackal said...
Hells yeha! Bring back the Punisher, we need a hero that is somwhat real. Let's go Marvel, Let's Go!
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10-18-2006 @ 10:49AM
Jimmy said...
I've been trying to stay posted on the progression of a second punisher film and am glad to hear Janesay himself that we're so close. Yeah, the first one could have been better, a lot better. But I hear they didnt have too much of an allowance on that one. Hopefully this time around they'll back track a little and show us some of Frank's past and why he's such a bad ass, instead of just picking up where the last one left off.
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