Poster from ‘Solomon Kane’

The terrific Pete Postlethwaite (who most of us probably remember from “In the Name of the Father” – - – and that one guy remembers as the mercenary man from “The Lost World”) and veteran actor Max Von Sydow (recently wasted in the atrocious “Rush Hour 3”) have joined the cast of “Solomon Kane, an epic tale of a 16th century soldier (James Purefoy) tormented by his past evil deeds, seeking redemption by battling a sinister power threatening the kingdom.

Rachel Hurd-Wood (”Perfume: the Story of a Murderer”), Alice Krige (”Silent Hill”) and Mackenzie Crook (the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films) have also been cast, according to Variety.

The pic, set to be directed by Michael J. Bassett (”Deathwatch”), is based on the pulp novels of Robert E. Howard (“Conan the Barbarian”).