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ACTOR RAY STEVENSON JUMPED FROM ROME TO THE
BIG SCREEN. BUT THE PUNISHER STAR STILL LOVES ITALY |
FASHION BY JENNIFER RYAN JONES
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARNY FREYTAG |
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Ray Stevenson was brilliant as the brave and often brutal Titus Pullo in HBO’s recent series Rome. Now the British-born ex-rugby player is back at his heroic, violent best as ex-marine turned morally conflicted vigilante Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone, a reenergized adaptation of the Marvel comic book, hitting multiplexes this month. Best of all, between his new jet-setting lifestyle and his Italian girlfriend, he’s keeping in close touch with Rome—present-day Rome. “Italy, especially Rome, still feels like the center of the cultural wheel,” he says. “My girlfriend’s family lives in Novi Ligure, near the home of Gavi di Gavi, the most beautiful dry white wine. It goes great with hors d’oeuvres and fish.” The Punisher is into the passion of the place as well. “Italians have a different attitude. The wonderful thing about the cuisine is that it’s so simple. A great carbonara has basically five ingredients, but the passion somebody brings to preparing the food is what makes the taste.” The same might be said of making comic-book movies. Who better to bring passion to Punisher than Stevenson?
--Ashley Jude Collie
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