Coming Soon.net is reporting that Lionsgate has set a September 12, 2008 release date for the Lexi Alexander-directed Punisher: War Zone, starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz. In the action-thriller, 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.
MovieHole is reporting that Julie Benz, best known as vampire vixen Darla in TV’s Buffy and Angel, has joined the cast of The Punisher sequel. Ray Stevenson plays former FBI agent Frank Castle continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals in America, now in New York to take on a underworld boss who plots to take control of the underworld.
