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Word about Punisher: War Zone has not been good since its presence at Comic Con. While the Lionsgate panel saw the emergence of that uber-badass gory Red Band trailer, the fact that director Lexi Alexander was not in attendance, reportedly because she got married and went on a honeymoon, spurned wild and vicious rumors on the web. Harry Knowles from AICN started it by reporting that the honeymoon shindig was a "bald face lie." That Lexi was fired from the film instead due to massive creative differences.

Well, apparently he was wrong.

Further rumors said that Lionsgate wants to replace the entire soundtrack with metal songs, and that they're aiming for a PG-13 rating. And that the movie won't be the kind of movie Lexi promised; the kind of hardcore intense R-rated violence that dominated Garth Ennis' mature-readers-only Punisher MAX run.

The cinematographer of the film, Steve Gaines, posted on the official forum of Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet's Raw Entertainment studio website and set things straight. Jane played Punisher in the 2004 movie and Bradstreet had been a cover artist for the Punisher comics for almost a decade. In his post, Gaines assures fans that Lexi Alexander was in fact away on her honeymoon and is still very much involved with the film.

Holy smokes, I go away and shoot some kids stuff for Disney, and the whole world is a different color when I return. Again I appear here to dispel rumors. Please believe:

Lexi is not off the film

Lexi is still involved in the edit process

The film is not (nor could it ever be) PG-13

Today I saw a cut that ran 91 minutes

Lexi did in fact get married

Lexi is an incredibly talented director, and this film kicks major ass, as will be proven when it is released IN THEATRES DECEMBER 5th

The film is most certainly not all exploding heads, but will reveal a great deal of Franks personna and pain

This film has been difficult from the begining, from a bitter Canadian winter, to endless nights, to rampant sickness, Lexi has fought to make a killer Punisher film for fans and non fans alike.

Initially we were to release in September, but for whatever reason (not the quality of the film or edit IMHO) it was decided to release in December. That extra time has given everyone a chance to put their two cents worth in, but rest assured, Lexi is still stearing the boat, and she is a great captain.

When I hear vicious unfounded troll rumors like the "film was unwatchable" or "a total mess" it makes my blood boil. I want to punish the corrupt. People sit on their fat asses trolling the internet, people that have never even looked through a motion picture camera, and make judgements on a work of art that they've never seen, it's like saying a baby will be ugly before it is born, I can't freaking wait for this film to come out and prove the nay-sayers wrong.

Sorry for the rant, I just love something wonderful you have yet to see-

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