With Marvel Comics movies doing better than ever at the box office, Thomas Jane -- star of the upcoming Marvel Comics movie "The Punisher" -- is talking about his new role, which begins filming at the end of June in Tampa, Fla.

According to Jane, the fighting is "all old-school stuff," he told Sci-Fi Wire. "What would you really do to take these bad guys out? What it usually comes down to is, you poke their eyes out, you slit their throat, break their nose, brutal stuff. That kind of ends the fight kind of quickly. That's why you don't see it too much. No wires, no 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' stuff. It's all going to be real world."

"The Punisher" features Jane in the lead role of a man whose family is killed, and he turns into a vigilante with weapons and gadgets. Jane already has been preparing for the role physically, working with Navy Seals.

"I've got two trainers, and I work out twice a day," he said. "I'm just exhausted all the time. I sleep."

"The Punisher" is expected to be released in Summer 2004.

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