And the new Punisher is...

[Kritish]

But I want Jane...

 

[Advanced Dark]

Has anyone else noticed that the the buzz on the net is highly positive about the new Punisher film. Yeah most are negative about Jane leaving but it's like a separate issue now. Ray Stevenson has gotten the thumbs up almost across the board, and the reaction to Lexi hasn't been bad.

 

[odiin]

Has anyone else noticed that the the buzz on the net is highly positive about the new Punisher film. Yeah most are negative about Jane leaving but it's like a separate issue now. Ray Stevenson has gotten the thumbs up almost across the board, and the reaction to Lexi hasn't been bad.

That's what I've been saying for a while now. We've KNOWN Thomas Jane wasn't returning for months now. Yeah, it sucks but we have to move on. He's not doing it, and that's final. So it's not about Jane vs. Stevenson, it's about whether Stevenson will make a good Punisher period, and I think at this point most people agree that he will.

 

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

just because he looks good..doesn't mean he will be good..we shall see.. he needs to hit the gym and tone up.

 

[Neo_aa]

He's got a bit of a gut but he's not an unmuscled guy, I don't think lifting some more weights will be a big deal for him.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

He's certainly an intimidating/scary bastard, judging by the Rome clip where he strangles that chick.

 

[Punisher 04]

I found this at http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/08/02/stevenson-confrimed-to-star-in-the-punisher/

Met Ray last week, he was buying Punisher tpbs from me (my store) and he told me about the role and the movie a bit. Apparently the director wanted him from the start, it was not even a long casting, it was just “that is the guy I want to play frank castle”. Ray is a really nice guy and will look the part, better than Mickey Mantle (oops, I mean Jane). And he wears a REAL 13th LEGION gold ring, how bad ass is that.

Comment by Edward Greenberg — August 2, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

 

[odiin]

I found this at http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/08/02/stevenson-confrimed-to-star-in-the-punisher/

Met Ray last week, he was buying Punisher tpbs from me (my store) and he told me about the role and the movie a bit. Apparently the director wanted him from the start, it was not even a long casting, it was just “that is the guy I want to play frank castle”. Ray is a really nice guy and will look the part, better than Mickey Mantle (oops, I mean Jane). And he wears a REAL 13th LEGION gold ring, how bad ass is that.

Comment by Edward Greenberg — August 2, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

Yeah, that meshes with with Lexi Alexander was saying about him:

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I've got the actor I wanted to play Frank Castle and he rocks!

It makes me feel really good to know that not only did she want him to play Frank, but she wanted him to play Frank from the beginning. His unmistakable resemblance to the Punisher in MAX leads me to believe that that's the route they're planning to go with this, and that gets a definite seal of approval from me.
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[Brian Braddock]

Yeah he looks more like Punisher than any previous actor, plus I think he will be more scary than Jane.

That depends on what artists depiction of Frank you are basing your opinion on.

For instance, Lundgren was the double of Jim Lee's Punisher imo:-

But personally, as long as the new guy can give us a mean look like in the statue below, I'll be happy..............

 

[Sebastos]

I think Stevenson will really be based off the MAX version.

 

[Kable24]

That depends on what artists depiction of Frank you are basing your opinion on.

For instance, Lundgren was the double of Jim Lee's Punisher imo:-

Now that is uncanny. I never took notice to that before. Especially the 2 pics of the Punishers' with the M-60s.

 

[Advanced Dark]

I found this at http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/08/02/stevenson-confrimed-to-star-in-the-punisher/

Met Ray last week, he was buying Punisher tpbs from me (my store) and he told me about the role and the movie a bit. Apparently the director wanted him from the start, it was not even a long casting, it was just “that is the guy I want to play frank castle”. Ray is a really nice guy and will look the part, better than Mickey Mantle (oops, I mean Jane). And he wears a REAL 13th LEGION gold ring, how bad ass is that.

Comment by Edward Greenberg — August 2, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

That's cool.

 

[FireandIce213]

Nice to know Ray is reading up on the source material.

 

[Sebastos]

That's really awesome. I'm liking this guy more and more.

 

[Morpheus]

lionsgate you suck and this new punisher film will suck too noway ray stevenson would be better then thomas jane morons hope you die lionsgate

 

[Sebastos]

lionsgate you suck and this new punisher film will suck too noway ray stevenson would be better then thomas jane morons hope you die lionsgate

LOL, your opinion doesn't matter.

 

[Brendan]

morons hope you die lionsgate

 

[nocomics]

I guess I'm like some ppl I still would like Jane to do the role,but fact is fact, hes out. Ray is the man now,we will see what he can do with the role,and how lionsgate handles this version.
I just started watching the Rome series so I can check out Ray's performance. I will agree with one poster forget which thread, Ray has been the highlight of the series.
I think he will need to buff up some, not that he has to be as buff as Jane,but needs some kindof definition. Im not familiar with all the versions of Punisher,but like to see a pic of which one Ray resembles the most...

 

[Advanced Dark]

lionsgate you suck and this new punisher film will suck too noway ray stevenson would be better then thomas jane morons hope you die lionsgate

How old are you? 11? 12? Get a grip.

 

[odiin]

lionsgate you suck and this new punisher film will suck too noway ray stevenson would be better then thomas jane morons hope you die lionsgate

Everything you say is stupid.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Lol. Thanks, man.

After a hard day at the office, this just made me chuckle.

t:

 

[Punisher 04]

And the new Jigsaw is....I bet Latino Review will know first.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I hope he dresses like that!!!

 

[Advanced Dark]

And the new Jigsaw is....I bet Latino Review will know first.

He he he. t:

 

[Punisher RULES]

I think Stevenson will do fine. It's that initial picture of Stevenson that scared me into thinking he'd be a bad choice.