Movie News

UPDATE: Considine Offered Villain Role in Punisher

Source:Clobberin' Time, Advanced Dark
September 15, 2007


UPDATE - How quickly things change. Considine now says that Liongate has withdrawn his offer and is going with their first choice:

The original choice for Jigsaw dropped out, then they offerered it to me. I'm very dubious because the other films looked shite. Then whoever is responsible said that their original choice has decided to do it, therefore pulling my offer. The only blessing was that I didn't waste an hour of my life reading the script. That be the way of the film world.

Here is the original story:

Actor Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz) has revealed here that he has been offered the role of villain Jigsaw in Lionsgate's Punisher: War Zone. He said he'll be reading the script today.

To be directed by Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans), the new film will be set in New York, where Frank Castle runs up against a mobster. Ray Stevenson takes over the Castle roll from Thomas Jane.

The project will mark the third screen incarnation for "The Punisher," which originated in a comic book about Frank Castle, a Marine-turned-vigilante who is driven by a desire to avenge the murder of his family after they witness a gangland killing. The property was also turned into a 1989 film that starred Dolph Lundgren.

There are no comments listed in the database.

ADD COMMENTS

NAME: COMMENTS:
E-MAIL:
Security Code:
Remember my name/e-mail address

Latest Headlines:

New Season of the Witch Trailer Online
New Moon Breaks Midnight Opening Record!
International Featurette on Sherlock Holmes
Domestic Trailer for Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette on The Wolfman
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - What Did You Think?!
Exclusive: James McTeigue Unleashes Ninja Assassin!
The Shield Writer to Pen Underworld 4
Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor
New Featurette on James Cameron's Avatar
Peter Iliff to Write American Gladiators
Thurman Joining Pattinson in Bel Ami
Warner Bros. Telling the Tale of Nubs
Wasikowska and Fassbender Boarding Jane Eyre
Mike White to Write Santa Wars
20 Minutes of Legion Seen
War of Gods Becomes Dawn of War
Brad Pitt Adapting Dark Void Video Game

Follow ComingSoon.net on Twitter
HEADLINES

New Season of the Witch Trailer Online

New Moon Breaks Midnight Opening Record!

International Featurette on Sherlock Holmes

Domestic Trailer for Percy Jackson & The Olympians

Behind-the-Scenes Featurette on The Wolfman

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - What Did You Think?!

Exclusive: James McTeigue Unleashes Ninja Assassin!

Steven Spielberg and Stephen King Team on Dome

The Shield Writer to Pen Underworld 4

Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor

View More View More
MOST ACTIVE

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - What Did You Think?!
27 new posts | 162 total posts

New Moon Breaks Midnight Opening Record!
27 new posts | 120 total posts

Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor
8 new posts | 38 total posts

New Season of the Witch Trailer Online
4 new posts | 14 total posts

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4 new posts | 22 total posts

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
4 new posts | 84 total posts

Mike White to Write Santa Wars
3 new posts | 12 total posts

Exclusive: James McTeigue Unleashes Ninja Assassin!
3 new posts | 10 total posts

Behind-the-Scenes Featurette on The Wolfman
2 new posts | 5 total posts

The Shield Writer to Pen Underworld 4
2 new posts | 20 total posts

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2 new posts | 5 total posts

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
1 new posts | 20 total posts