By Kofi Outlaw

September 12, 2008 will mark the date that the film industry finally tries to do right by a man named Frank Castle—or as you may know him, THE PUNISHER.

After two unsuccessful attempts to bring THE PUNISHER to the big screen in the past, (the 1989 version with Dolph Lundgren, and the 2004 film with Thomas Jane,) WARZONE will try to score with audiences by pitting murderous vigilante Frank Castle (this time played by ROME’s Ray Stevenson) against savage gangster Jigsaw (Dominic West from THE WIRE), an FBI task force, and an army of goons with guns. Hey, sometimes simple is the best way to go.

Will the third time be the charm? Personally I’ve never understood why Hollywood has such a hard time getting these Punisher flicks right. Think about it: 99.9% of action films are just blazing guns and soaring body counts—how do you mess that up when your subject matter is a character whose entire purpose in life is to blaze guns and raise body counts???

Rant back and let us know your theories on the PUNISHER movie conundrum. I’m hoping for the best from WARZONE, but honestly, a September release date is rarely a good look for any movie. Just saying.