THOMAS JANE IS THE PUNISHER!!!

[SHAFTR]

I don't know....I want to believe this will be good.

[MacGuffin]

Helmer Had Punisher Issues

Jonathan Hensleigh, writer-director of the upcoming film The Punisher, told SCI FI Wire that he doesn't condone the brand of vigilantism on view in the Marvel comic book on which his film is based. "It sort of runs counter to my politics," Hensleigh, a former lawyer, said in an interview. "I believe that if you're aggrieved that you should call law enforcement and have the person arrested and prosecuted."

Frank Castle (Thomas Jane), the central character in The Punisher, takes matters into his own hands when his family is murdered. He transforms himself into The Punisher, a gun-toting judge, jury and executioner who sets his sights on a particularly formidable villain, Howard Saint (John Travolta). Hensleigh, best known for writing The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Jumanji and Armageddon, makes his directorial debut with The Punisher, which hews closely to Garth Ennis' "Welcome Back, Frank" comic series.

"I had to ask myself intellectual questions like, 'To what extent do crimes against a person become so unconscionable, so heinous, that even a person who does not believe in vigilantism can resort to vigilantism in a more just way?'" Hensleigh said. "That was the equation for me. I told Marvel that I didn't just want to do a revenge story, that I wanted to do the mother of all revenge stories. I wanted to ramp everything up. I can't really go further without doing spoilers here. The underlying events that give rise to Frank Castle's vigilantism are not from the comic. I invented a lot of that. I made it a lot worse."

Ultimately, Hensleigh acknowledged, The Punisher is a revenge picture. "There's no way around that," he said. "That is the way that The Punisher was originally created by Marvel, and this is certainly part of the DNA of Garth Ennis' treatment of The Punisher. If you are going to be in any way faithful to the underlying material you have to go down that road, and you have to embrace it." The Punisher will be released on April 16.
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ACTOR THOMAS JANE TALKS "THE PUNISHER"

Apparently, actor THOMAS JANE believes its best not to take the whole family to the new comic book based film “THE PUNISHER,” when it opens in April.

“It's gonna be really dark, really bloody and pretty violent," Jane told MTV.

Jane, who admits in the interview that he’s been a life-long fan of the comic books, was hesitant at first to take the role of the famous comic book vigilante.

"I just wanted to make sure we had the right take on it … that it was going to be rated R and we were able to do some of the graphic, violent, horrible stuff Frank Castle is famous for," Jane said.

[MacGuffin]

New Trailer here.

[Just Withnail]

That one was certainly better than the teaser, and Moriarty's positive review got my hopes up. Still, there's that uneasy feeling telling me they're gonna come crashing back down.

[Weak2ndAct]

I've heard from some 'industry-types,' that the film is actually pretty good.  Gotta love the possible irony that Artisan would finally pony up the money for a decent flick, but end up selling the company off before it succeeds.

[Sleuth]

I really like the beginning of this new trailer

[MacGuffin]

[FooBoy]

Terrible...

[Just Withnail]

Oooo. Comic book cover-ish posters. Really nice.

[El Duderino]

Film  Clips

[ShanghaiOrange]

I saw this.

It was just what you expect, maybe a little less.

The film is blatantly homoerotic, which is not a bad thing, but it's ideology is pretty reprehensible.

[NEON MERCURY]

The film is blatantly homoerotic....

....in a Naked Lunch kind of way.......or "toss'n the salad in a jail cell"  kind of way....?

[A Matter Of Chance]

I haven't seen the movie, I don't think it's gonna be any good, but who wants to see this guy seek revenge when you could see the "ultimate revenge epic" Kill Bill Vol. 2? I dont think that was the ideal opening date

[ShanghaiOrange]

The film is blatantly homoerotic....

....in a Naked Lunch kind of way.......or "toss'n the salad in a jail cell"  kind of way....?

In a "poke a shirtless guy in the back with a popsicle while burning a piece of steak with a blow torch" kinda way.

[NEON MERCURY]

The film is blatantly homoerotic....

....in a Naked Lunch kind of way.......or "toss'n the salad in a jail cell"  kind of way....?

In a "poke a shirtless guy in the back with a popsicle while burning a piece of steak with a blow torch" kinda way.

hahaha.....yeah, thats the newest tend in homoerotic  elements in film