Did Aaron Eckhart play Frank Castle aka The Punisher?
I didn't realize that, but now that I look at his picture (mainly the second one), the more I see it. It's the hair that makes the biggest difference. (obviously)
I, too, thought The Punisher was a good movie. The way they ended it, the next one wouldn't really have to tie into the first, it'd just have to be loosly connected (like James Bond films), as long as they don't ruin the sequel like AVP to AVP-R (which I thought was stupid, there was no plot to it).