Saturday
26Jul2008
'Punisher: War Zone' Gets Red Band Trailer, May Have Lost a Director
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 12:13PM
If it's possible, it looks like
Punisher: War Zone may be darker than the first
movie. Of course, there were lots of elements about the original Punisher I
actually liked, Tom Jane first and foremost. But it certainly wasn't a great
film nor a sterling depiction of Frank Castle's story in the comics. I mean, it
played the right notes, just not in a very melodic way, if you know what I mean.
The first trailer for War Zone was fine. It could
have been a trailer for any movie featuring a guy with a gun. The new unrated trailer is
a little more to the point, although I'm not sure it makes the movie look that
good, really.
And here's some interesting news: Director
Lexi Alexander missed the Comic Con panel for
the film, which the producers attributed to her honeymoon, but if you're the
director of a movie like this, wouldn't you schedule your wedding next weekend?
It's not like they just found out when Comic Con was happening. But wait,
there's more:
AICN reports that Alexander may be on her
honeymoon, but her honeymoon with this movie is over. They're hearing she's been
fired along with the musical composer, leaving the spare parts in the hands of
the studio. That's never, ever, ever a good sign.
Punisher: War Zone, in whatever condition it's in
at the time, will be released on December 5th.
Reader Comments (3)
It's about time there's a new punisher I'm sure like Heath Ledger's passing her work on the film was done before she was terminated.
The "original" Punisher did not star Tom Jane. It was with Dolph Lundgren back in '89.
I think the Thomas Jane/John Travolta Punisher movie was a great film....maybe not a great rendition of the Punisher, but it was nicely done and had a lot of substance as a crime drama. (if you can forget about the crappy Russian sequence)
This new take on Frank Castle....looks more style over substance. (who needs deep character development when you can have exploding heads?)
It's easy to see why Thomas Jane dropped out of it.