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Solomon Kane - Adaptation of Robert E. Howard's character
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Sith_Lord_Linkoping
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Date Posted:
1/10 7:49am
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Solomon Kane - Adaptation of Robert E. Howard's character
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Sith_Lord_Linkoping
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IMDb ~ ComingSoon.Net ~ Wikipedia - Info about the character
Variety posted:
Hadida rounds out cast for Solomon Kane
Tue., Jan. 8, 2008
Sydow, Postlewaite join Purefoy in French epic.
PARIS -- Max Von Sydow and Pete Postlethwaite are joining star James Purefoy in the cast of "Solomon Kane."
Relative neophytes 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 Paris-based producer-distributor Samuel Hadida, head of Davis Films.
Planned as the first in a trilogy, "Solomon Kane" is an epic tale of a 16th century soldier tormented by his past evil deeds, seeking redemption by battling a sinister power threatening the kingdom.
Pic is adapted from the pulp novels of Robert E. Howard, author of "Conan the Barbarian," first serialized in the 1920s and '30s.
Helmer Michael J. Bassett ("Deathwatch") will direct from his own script for co-producers Hadida ("Domino") and Paul Berrow, head of Epic Tales.
Shooting is due to begin in Prague this month.
International sales will be handled by Los Angeles-based Essential Entertainment and by Metropolitan Filmexport in France.
What do you guys think, can this be interesting and a good choice for a film?
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Vortigern99
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1/10 2:11pm
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RE: Solomon Kane - Adaptation of Robert E. Howard's character
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Sweetness! Be still my beating heart! I love Solomon Kane; he's a thousand times more badass than the ridiculous 'Van Helsing', which was basically a ripoff of the same idea. Kane is tortured and puritanical, and utterly driven to destroy vampires and other supernatural nasties by a secret in his past. This will make a damn fine series, assuming the filmmakers take the Gothic, gruesome material seriously (which by the poster it seems they're doing). Bravo!
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That sounds promising. I haven't read anything yet about Solomon Kane but from what I've read about the character via for example wikipedia and other sources, I'm interested to know more. Next time I pick up some books, I think that I will buy The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane which looks like a great collection to start with. 
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1/11 12:33pm
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I agree with Linkoping. This has a lot of potential. The cast sounds solid and the poster looks intriuging. I will have to remember this one.
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