Punisher: War Zone
- Release Date
- December 5, 2008
- Director
- Lexi Alexander
- Cast
- Ray Stevenson , Dominic West , Doug Hutchison , Colin Salmon , Wayne Knight , Dash Mihok
- Runtime
- 107
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Nick Santora , Art Marcum , Matt Holloway
- Tagline
- Vengeance has a name.
- Website
- http://www.punishermovie.com/
Summary
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished. New film will be set in New York, where Castle runs up against a mobster. Ray Stevenson takes over the Castle roll from Thomas Jane. New project will mark the third screen incarnation for "The Punisher," which originated in a comic book about Frank Castle, a Marine-turned-vigilante who is driven by a desire to avenge the murder of his family after they witness a gangland killing. Property was turned into a 1989 film that starred Dolph Lundgren and then into a 2004 pic that starred Thomas Jane.
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