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Why The Punisher Films Failed

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With Netflix’s The Punisher on the horizon, James Turner looks back at the previous live-action adaptations of the Punisher to see why they failed… The Punisher (1989) Rotten Tomatoes rating: 28% Let’s get the worst of the bunch out of the way first. Set five years after the murder of his family, Frank Castle, known to […]

Wonder Woman 2 gets a new release date, Ben Affleck looking to leave Batman, The Punisher divides critics and more – Daily News Roundup

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WONDER WOMAN MOVES TO AVOID JEDIS After the rumoured news over the weekend that Gal Gadot was refusing to sign on for the role of Wonder Woman in the sequel, Warner Bros. announced yesterday a new release date for the movie. Wonder Woman 2 will now hit cinemas on November 1st 2019, a month an a […]

Marvel’s The Punisher divides critics in early reviews

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It won’t be long before we can’t watch our favourite small-screen Marvel heroes on Netflix, what with the impending upgrade of Disney’s streaming service, so it’ll be interesting to see if the final few runs can fix the issues that have blighted the most recent batch of 13 episode hour-longs. Namely a plot stretched thin […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Marvel vs DC, Aquaman, Flashpoint, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, The Punisher, Disney’s Fox takeover and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Aquaman, Flashpoint, The Batman, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Nightwing, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Wonder Woman, Smallville, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Venom, The Punisher, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, Deadpool 2, The Gifted, Glass, The […]

The Punisher: All of the Different Frank Castles Ranked

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Ahead of The Punisher on Netflix, Ben Robins ranks all of the different Frank Castles… In an almost unprecedented act of genius, Marvel’s long lost, secretly loved but consistently butchered anti-hero The Punisher is finally getting his own ultra-violent spin-off series. And with star of just about every crime/drama movie/series in the last few years […]

‘Frank Castle: War Machine’ begins in The Punisher #218, check out a preview here

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The new story arc ‘Frank Castle: War Machine’ gets underway this coming Wednesday in The Punisher #218, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics; check it out… FRANK CASTLE: WAR MACHINE Part 1! For years, Frank Castle has been fighting a one-man war against criminals who endanger the […]

Exclusive Interview – Amber Rose Revah on Marvel’s The Punisher, her character Dinah Madini, and more

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Alex Moreland speaks with Amber Rose Revah, star of new Netflix show The Punisher… How did you first get involved with The Punisher? What attracted you to the project?  My agent sent me some scenes that were mocked up by Steve (Punisher Showrunner) for audition purposes for this character. She was an interesting, complex woman and […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Female Marvel Team-Up, Justice League, Shazam, Marvel vs DC and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, The Punisher, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, New Warriors, Deadpool 2, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Black Adam, Flashpoint, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Krypton, […]

Marvel’s The Punisher gets two new promos

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With exactly two weeks to go until The Punisher premieres on Netflix, two brief new promos have arrived online for the upcoming Marvel solo series featuring Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Netflix releases new images from Marvel’s The Punisher Vengeance will be reaped. #ThePunisher pic.twitter.com/7uln7hVjob — The Punisher (@ThePunisher) November 3, […]

Latest motion poster for Marvel’s The Punisher features Micro

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We’ve already seen a motion poster for Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page for the upcoming Marvel solo series The Punisher [check it out here], and now with a little over two weeks to go until it arrives on Netflix it’s the turn of Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s Micro; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Netflix releases new images […]