Brand New Solomon Kane Poster
Here’s brand new poster for the upcoming film “Solomon Kane” based on a story by Robert E. Howard (Conan the Barbarian) in 1928.
Synopsis: A 17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane (James Purefoy) is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.
Deathwatch’s Michael J. Bassett directs from his own script, with Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Alice Krige and Mackenzie Crook co-starring.
Solomon Kane Trailer From Comic Con ‘09
Here’s brand new Comic Con clip from the upcoming “Solomon Kane” movie, which is based on a character created by Robert E Howard, the legendary writer behind stories of “Conan the Barbarian” and “Red Sonja.
Synopsis: The movie tells the origins of Solomon Kane and is hoped to be the first of a trilogy of movies. When the story opens Kane is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, but after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper, he realizes he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to Engand and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon the doings of an evil sorceror upset his plans and he must take up arms again.
James Purefoy has been cast as puritan swordsman Solomon Kane, a 16th century soldier who learns that his brutal and cruel actions have damned him but is determined to redeem himself by living peaceably. But he finds himself dragged out of retirement for a fight against evil.
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”).
