Punisher Promotional Ploy

CHUD is claiming that all the controversy regarding ex-director Lexi Alexander and Lionsgate over Punisher: War Zone is simply a viral promo campaign.

By ComicBookMovie - Aug 04, 2008 12:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Punisher: War Zone
Source: CHUD

According to CHUD...

"With Punisher: War Zone, all of the signs point to a worst-case scenario: behind the scenes infighting, recuts, honeymoons, studio spin and the like. All the dust kicked up at Comic-Con has got everybody in a tizzy, but a few days ago I had a chance to speak to someone very close to the film, and that contact assured me - without knowing I'm in the position I am to disseminate this kind of information - that most of the drama is a bunch of hooey. Hype. Hullabaloo drummed up to generate more interest in the film. Lexi Alexander is still the director and the cut will be locked in a couple weeks."

Hmmm. If this is true, it only ticks me off. I love creative promotion, but creating negative controversy around your own movie seems more like sabotage. Nobody should plan to piss off the fans.

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