An October, Montreal start-date is now being planned for the Lionsgate production "Punisher 2".Director is Lexi Alexander, starring actor Ray "Rome" Stevenson as 'Frank Castle'.
Going for an R-Rating, the new screenplay is by Nick Santora, Kurt Sutter, Matt Holloway and Art Marcum.
Producers are Gale Anne "Hulk" Hurd, Kevin Feige, and Avi Arad.
MHF Zweite Academy Film is financing.
Stevenson is the third actor to play the Marvel Comics character, after Dolph Lundgren in 1989 and Thomas Jane in 2004.
The new film will be set in New York, where Castle will run up against the mobster known as 'Jigsaw'.
