Solomon Kane trailer
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VincentDarlage
Mongoose
It is my understanding this is to be an origin story, leaving open the possibility of doing some of Howard's stories for later movies (should this one prove successful).
Some of you might recognize the guy playing Solomon as the guy who played Mark Antony in HBO's Rome.
Some of you might recognize the guy playing Solomon as the guy who played Mark Antony in HBO's Rome.
I must admit I'm very very very suspicious about the "Van Helsing approach" of the character. Actually, I fear the worse.
http://www.studio2publishing.com/shop/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=solomon+kane&osCsid=f91402e43b527ecec13e40a3c1be3c57
---and it's pretty good, no matter if you like Savage Worlds or not.
You already got this:
http://www.studio2publishing.com/shop/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=solomon+kane&osCsid=f91402e43b527ecec13e40a3c1be3c57
---and it's pretty good, no matter if you like Savage Worlds or not.
Kev
Mongoose
Sadly, I fear that the vast majority of the movie-going public are going to assume that Solomon Kane is a Van Helsing rip-off instead of the other way around. 
That godawful :x Stephen Sommers/Hugh Jackman film was so high-profile when it was released a few years ago and, let's face it, neither Michael Bassett nor James Purefoy are exactly household names (at least here in the States). Plus, so few people are actually aware of Howard's character or when he was created. It's going to be an easy mistake for them to make.
A shame, too. I'm really looking forward to this movie. I think it's gonna be really cool. I know this "origin story" isn't based on any of REH's stories per se (it's been quite some time since I read the Kane stories so I don't know if the writer/director gleaned any elements from things mentioned in them), but I'm willing to give Bassett the benefit of the doubt. From what little I know, his enthusiasm for and dedication to the character are pretty high.
Btw, anyone have any idea who's doing the score? I haven't seen anything about that myself.
Thanks.
That godawful :x Stephen Sommers/Hugh Jackman film was so high-profile when it was released a few years ago and, let's face it, neither Michael Bassett nor James Purefoy are exactly household names (at least here in the States). Plus, so few people are actually aware of Howard's character or when he was created. It's going to be an easy mistake for them to make.
A shame, too. I'm really looking forward to this movie. I think it's gonna be really cool. I know this "origin story" isn't based on any of REH's stories per se (it's been quite some time since I read the Kane stories so I don't know if the writer/director gleaned any elements from things mentioned in them), but I'm willing to give Bassett the benefit of the doubt. From what little I know, his enthusiasm for and dedication to the character are pretty high.
Btw, anyone have any idea who's doing the score? I haven't seen anything about that myself.
Thanks.
Pascalahad
Mongoose
On Imdb they have Klaus Badelt listed as composer.
I'm gonna try and see a screening of this film at Fantastic Fest on the 24th. My expectations are low though. I'd been following the development of this movie for a year now and Basset definitely compromised a lot in his adaptation. I'm holding out hope that I'll be pleasantly surprised though.
Hervé said:
I got to do the 2nd Ed Conan premiere at the same time Savage Worlds was doing the Debut of Soloman Kane. We were all in the Same Room even, so it was a pretty cool Robert E. Howard free for all.
Plenty of material there for more then a few game companies. Hell I use the Sailor Steve Costigan stuff for my Cthulu game and for the Runequest/Slaine material I tend to stay within the confines of Bran Mak Morn.
~Rex
