There are a few of us out here who actually liked the last Punisher movie. Yes, it could have been better. Yes, it had its problems, but overall I had a lot of fun with it, and I thought Thomas Jane was pretty much the perfect Punisher. Well, you all know that Jane walked away from the punisher a while back causing speculation that another Punisher wouldn’t even happen. Looks like they are indeed moving forward, and they’ve got their new guy. Rome’s Ray Stevenson.
The guys at Latino Review break this:
Want to know who the new Punisher will be in the upcoming sequel. We bet you do. Better yet we know and we want to tell you. The new Punisher is RAY STEVENSON! Yup the guy from HBO’s ROME in which he plays the role of Titus Pullo.
I LIKE IT! Granted, I’ve only seen about 5 episodes of Rome, but Stevenson is one convincing bad ass. He’s got a great power to his voice, a “dangerous” presence about him, and let’s face it, a pretty good look for the role too.
I think this is a good casting move… and oddly enough hearing that they’ve found a new guy has me suddenly sort of enthusiastic about another Punisher movie all of a sudden. Cool.