FAQ

Gulf War veteran and retired FBI agent Frank Castle's entire family is massacred by Johnny Saint and Quentin Glass on the orders of Johnny's father, Howard. This was done at the request of Howard's wife Livia, as retribution for the death of their other son, Bobby. Castle survives the ordeal which leads him on a path to seeking punishment against those who murdered his family.

In one particular trailer, there are two songs used: the first being Celldweller's "Switchback," the second is "Step Up" by Drowning Pool. In many of the TV spots, "So Far Away" by Staind was played.

It's called "In Time" by Mark Collie. Harry Heck only sings two verses of the song. The first 50 seconds of the song by Mark Collie is also looped as the DVD Menu music.

Castle drove a 1969 Pontiac GTO, Heck a 1968 Plymouth Satellite. The website IMCBD dot org has more information about the details that distinguish the Satellite from the Roadrunner.

"La donna é mobile", from the opera "Rigoletto", written by Giuseppe Verdi.

He used an M4A1 carbine, with an M203 grenade launcher mounted underneath.

While Bobby panicked and pointed his guns towards the Russians, the Russians mistook the motion for an attempt on their boss. The Russians opened fire, killing Bobby. Then the FBI killed the Russians.

The reason the Saints blame Castle is because the deal between Bobby, Mickey and the Russians was brokered by "Otto Krieg". They find out that Krieg was actually undercover FBI Agent Frank Castle. The Saint's logic was that Castle was the reason they were all in on the same deal together and therefore the reason Bobby was killed. Not to mention, the Russians were dead, so "Krieg" was the only one left to blame.

Those hoping for more action and violence in the Extended Cut will be disappointed. Nearly all of the new scenes feature extended plot sequences, making the long comic adaptation even longer. Fans might like the new version, though.

Yes. It was going to take place 5 years later, which Frank Castle would arrive in New York City, continuing his crusade as The Punisher and Castle would take on Jigsaw, as he plots to take control of the criminal underworld. But, Thomas Jane decided to pull out of the sequel, but however, he did reprise the role for the short film "Punisher: Dirty Laundry". Instead of recasting the role, it was decided that the sequel would be a reboot, which ignored the 2004 film and would be true to the comic book in terms of extreme graphic violence and Ray Stevenson was cast as Frank Castle. 2004's "The Punisher was inspired by and followed closely the popular Punisher graphic novel "Welcome Back Frank".