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The Punisher ‘89 Book
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📕 Forthcoming #Book on the #Marvel film adaptation starring #DolphLundgren.
💥 🎬 🎥 📼 Currently editing the manuscript for the expanded English edition… ✍️
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Happy 68th Birthday, Dolph Lundgren! 🎂

Here he was photographed while promoting THE PUNISHER at NATO/Showest Convention in February 1989 (months before post-production was finished)...
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🇫🇷 J'ai eu le plaisir de discuter du #Punisher '89 pendant 1h47 avec le podcast #Sep7iemeDimension !

En écoute sur toutes les plateformes habituelles :
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November 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Launched on this day 40 years ago in October 1985 (yet dated January 1986 on the cover), the first solo Punisher comic title came out in a mini-series of five issues, now commonly known as THE PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD.
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
RIP legendary poster illustrator Renato Casaro
#rip #renatocasaro
October 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As shown as in this 2-page advert, New World Pictures was not shy about announcing the movie in trades such as Variety and Hollywood Reporter a couple of times during production.

#dolphlundgren #punisher89 #newworldpictures #trade #advert #variety #thehollywoodreporter
September 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Promotional still photographs by renowned Australian photographer Gary Heery @garyheery
#punisher89 #dolphlundgren #stills #unitstills #garyheery #photographer #promo #photoshoot #harleydavidson #motorcycle
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
First look at ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ at TIFF
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September 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mark Goldblatt discusses the deleted prologue in this clip from his director's commentary featured in several international Blu-ray editions (German, Australian, and Japanese)...

#audiocommentary #markgoldblatt #prologue #workprint #dolphlundgren #maylloyd #brookeanderson #thepunisher1989
September 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
DOLPH: UNBREAKABLE new documentary screened at TIFF Toronto Film Festival! @tiffnet.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
20 years ago, the PUNISHER soundtrack was finally released after a 16-year wait. 📀

Label Perseverance Records even included a 23-minute bonus interview with composer Dennis Dreith and director Mark Goldblatt.

In 2023 and 2024, the score was re-released on CD and LP through Notefornote Music...
July 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#35thanniversary
In June 1990, 8 months after the film opened in Europe, Marvel Comics unexpectedly published "The Punisher Movie Special" in the U.S.
This official comics adaptation was issued in complete discrepancy with the not yet scheduled North American home video release...
July 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#35Anniversary (US)

On July 8, 1990 was held one of the few theatrical screenings in the US, 9 months before its official home video release.
July 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Scott Adkins:
“I loved it, it had ninjas in it so, gotta love the ninjas!”
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Kyokushin karate legend Kenji Yamaki releases autobiography in Japan
June 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🇫🇷 Le 28 juin, j'aurais le plaisir de présenter ROCKY IV au festival 1985 de Vidéorama / Sofilm au Paris Cinéma Club Ecoles
June 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#35thAnniversary (UK)

"Fantazia" magazine clipping
June 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
June 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by The Punisher ‘89 Book
Disney now owns the Dolph Lundgren Punisher film and it is on Disney +
June 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#35thAnniversary (UK)
"Destructive, reprehensible and marvellous fun" (Time Out)

"Hugely entertaining, hilarious and totally unmissable" (Record Mirror)

THE PUNISHER came out in British cinemas 35 years ago today.
June 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#35thAnniversary
Back in the day in France, movies came out for rental 1 year after the theatrical release (and another year later for retail), but THE PUNISHER was exceptionally released in video stores after 7 months only in late May 1990...
May 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#35thAnniversary (UK)
"Starts Friday June 1 in the West End"
May 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The makeup on Dolph Lundgren's face suggests the outlines of a skull, which was supposed to look like dirt or grease and not beard stubble contrary to some beliefs.
May 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I wrote an article about the genesis and the 35th anniversary for Spanish publisher @appleheadteam.bsky.social

appleheadteam.com/algunos-deta...
May 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Filming on ROCKY IV (or "the making of Dolph Lundgren") started 40 years ago this month...

The Drago speech from the teaser trailer was used for Lundgren's final audition which was shot on 35mm film...
May 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#35thAnniversary
Spanish press brochure
April 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM