Mercenaries locate a WWII bunker and a terrifying secret... One they'll have to fight to survive.
Released on DVD (US) March 11, 2008
UK theatrical release set for May 16, 2008
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PWZ & Comic Con '08 Recap. Be sure to check out this site's PWZ section for the new PWZ trailer, the restricted video aired at Comic Con last week (far warning: R-rated/violent!) and recaps of Ray's appearance at the convention.
PWZ Poster eBay Auctions. Lionsgate is auctioning five exclusive "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE posters signed at SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2008 by Ray, benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The winning bidders will receive studio certified posters signed by a member of the cast along with a signed letter verifying their authenticity. The auctions continue through this weekend, ending August 4th. Interested fans and collectors should be aware there are only a limited amount of posters available. Bid now: PWZ eBay auctions
LIONSGATE RELEASES 4 PUNISHER: WAR ZONE POSTERS
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PUNISHER: WAR ZONE TEASERcourtesy of IGN
07/05/08
Punisher: War Zone Party. PWZ producer Gale Anne Hurd hosted a party for Ray on June 24th at the Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena, CA at which the above posters were unveiled.
Willem DaFoe Joins CdF cast. Willem Dafoe has joined the cast of Cirque du Freak, as Gavner Purl, an old friend of John C. Reilly's character, Larten Crepsley. Cirque du Freak is expected to be released in early 2009.
PWZ release date changed. The most recent updates posted by Lionsgate show that PWZ's planned release has been moved to December 5th.
03/23/08
Ray joins Cirque du Freak. Ray is in New Orleans filming the Universal Pictures film Cirque du Freak with Selma Hayek and John C. Reilly. Directed by Paul Weitz, the movie is based on a bestselling twelve-book children's series by Darren Shan. Reilly plays a vampire that enlists a teenage boy to be his assistant. Hayek plays Madame Truska, the bearded lady.
Ray's character is Murlough, the insane vampire (or "vampaneze", which are ruthless blood-lustful vamps, even by vampire standards). Ray informed me, "[Murlough] is bringing me a lot of fun. First time I've ever played an absolute bad guy, although I consider him a misunderstood vampire hell-bent on complete domination of his world. ... He's pretty unsavory and not exactly easy on the eye. But I like him and on many levels he's just a bit too hungry, all the time, for anything he can get - especially blood!! (He regards people, especially children, as 'bags of blood'.)"
"Paul Wietz is just great to work with. He has a vision for this movie which is very exciting, very dark and carnival like, with a palette of fair ground lights and circus costumes... [and] I love working with John C. Reilly, he's a real gentleman."
Cirque du Freak is currently slated for a 2009 release.
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Blvd. St-Laurent as Chinatown, view
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01/09/08
Growing up in England. There's a brief interview with Ray in the Belfast Telegraph in which he talks about being bullied while growing up in England because of his Irish roots. Read interview
MTV lists PWZ among Most Anticipated. Punisher: War Zone made the list of MTV's Top 10 Most Anticipated Re-Imaginings for 2008. Other picks included Scanners, the Incredible Hulk, Sex in the City, and Star Trek.
Outpost on DVD March 11th. Sony Pictures, which has the distribution rights in several regions for Outpost, has begun to (slowly) issue release dates. It will release Outpost on DVD in the US on March 11, 2008. No word yet on a UK theatrical release.
Outpost is set during World War II, in an Eastern European town ravaged by the war, a mysterious businessman hires an ex-marine named DC (Ray) to assemble a crack team of ex-soldiers to protect him on a journey into no-man's land to scope out an old military bunker. They accept the mission, thinking it will be an easy 48 hours and easy cash. However, once at the outpost, the men discover the remnants of a bloody and gruesome series of wartime experiments. The DVD will contain deleted scenes and an MSRP of $24.96.
11/27/07
PWZ release date set. LGF currently has Punisher: War Zone scheduled for a release date of September 12, 2008.
11/25/07
Punisher: War Zone synopsis. LGF confirms that Julie Benz has been cast in the role of Angela and released the following plot synopsis: "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.
Starring Ray Stevenson (HBOs Rome) as Punisher, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE is directed by Lexi Alexander and produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Ari Arad. The films executive producers are Kevin Feige, Ogden Gavanski, Oliver Hengst and Jeremy Latcham."
11/09/07
Julie Benz joins Punisher: War Zone cast. On production updates from earlier this week, Julie Benz (Dexter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is listed along with Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight, and Dash Mihok. Though listed without the character names, the known female role is Angela Donatelli, wife of undercover FBI agent Nicky Donatelli.
11/07/07
Sony Acquires Int'l Rights to Punisher: War Zone. Both the Hollywood Reporter and Variety report that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquired all international distribution rights to Punisher: War Zone at the 28th American Film Market which was held last week in Santa Monica, CA.
11/01/07
Outpost at American Film Market. Outpost made its worldwide market premiere at the AFM, screening yesterday and today. The AFM is an eight day event which attracts thousands of film industry buyers and sellers of indie films.
Request a RS Star Bond Be Added to Hollywood Stock Exchange
HSX is the virtual stock exchange in which fans determine the value of movies and celebrities through play currency (no actual money is involved). Though a game, it has real signficance as Hollywood pays attention to it (HSX syndicates the data it collects as market research).
At present, there's no Ray Stevenson bond, so let's contact them and request that one be added. The person to write to is
. Ask him to IPO the bond (and be sure to sing Ray's praises). Visit HSX.com.
