Ahoy, squirts! Quint here.

After the story I posted yesterday (and, yes, I know fudged the popsicle reference, but my point is still the same) where Thomas Jane announced he was leaving the PUNISHER series it looks like the hunt was on to figure out who was filling in the director's chair.

Freeze Dried Movies says that John Dahl (THE GREAT RAID, ROUNDERS) is in "major talks." I can't confirm he'll direct, but my sources at Lionsgate did mention he was in the running. Also in the running was HOOLIGANS director Lexi Alexander.

Nothing's signed yet, according to what I hear, but Lionsgate does want Dahl. He's not a horrible choice, but I like both Alexander and Walter Hill more for the project. Especially Hill. I can't shake that ideal version of the movie now that it's in my brain.

What do you folks think of this development?