Lionsgate has released the trailer for Punisher: War Zone and it’s not half bad looking. Looks like an all-out action flick, which is what a Punisher movie should be.

Jigsaw is the villain in this one and I’ll be interested to see how they portray him. I’m betting he’ll simply be a disfigured mob boss and not an over-the-top super-villain type character. The marketing certainly downplay’s the “superhero” aspect of the franchise (and rightly so). You’ll notice the Punisher skull logo is only visible at the end.

Here’s the description of the film provided by Lionsgate:

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 (HBO’s “Rome”) as Punisher, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE is directed by Lexi Alexander and produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Ari Arad.  The film’s executive producers are Kevin Feige, Ogden Gavanski, Oliver Hengst and Jeremy Latcham.