7/28/2023 0 Comments Punisher 2 movie![]() Initially set for a theatrical release, it wound up going direct to video, despite the character’s popularity at the time. ![]() He did not have the traditional costume or skull logo, but the role was a departure for Lundgren, who played the character as deranged. In 1989, Roger Corman’s New World made a movie starring Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher. ![]() (He is known to be Frank Castle.) On film, he has been portrayed three times. The Punisher is different from many superheroes in that he uses guns and has no secret identity. Introduced as a Spider-Man foe in the 1970s, his popularity took off in the late 1980s, when grim and “realistic” superheroes became the norm. Donning a black spandex costume with a skull logo, he declares war on crime and becomes a vigilante. So who is The Punisher? In the comics, Frank Castle is a Vietnam veteran whose family is killed in a Mafia crossfire. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige last night did not say when the Punisher rights reverted, or how: just that they have. The studio has no immediate plans to develop a movie based on the franchise. I’ve learned The Punisher rights reverted to Marvel in 2009 following the release of Punisher 2. SUNDAY AM UPDATE: I think the biggest news of the Marvel Studios panel tonight is that The Punisher is now owned by Marvel Studios again, and will probably figure into a future film. Luke Y Thompson is covering the Con for Deadline:
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