Michael J. Bassett Talks ‘Solomon Kane’
If you asked me what are the upcoming films that I’m most eager to see my response would definitely include director Michael J. Bassett’s Solomon Kane. I have, however, been guilty of not writing enough about this awesome looking action/fantasy movie.
So to start correcting this most horrendous of errors, here’s a video message from the writer/director himself in which he discusses the film. I’ve also included the trailer again (if you missed it) together with video clips from the Solomon Kane San Diego Comic-Con panel that was held in June.
Watch the video after the jump.
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Produced by Davis Films, Solomon Kane is the first of a trilogy of films based on novels by Conan the Barbarian author Robert E. Howard.
The film stars James Purefoy (Rome, The Philanthropist) as Solomon Kane, a 16th Century warrior who has renounced violence after learning his brutal past has damned him to hell, but whose unavoidable path is as a hero to rid the world of evil.
Additional cast include Jason Flemyng (Clash of the Titans / Stardust), Pete Postlethwaite (Clash of the Titans / Aeon Flux /The Omen), Rachel Hurd-Wood (An American Haunting / Peter Pan) and the more well known Max von Sydow (Minority Report / Rush Hour 3 /Judge Dredd).
As yet Solomon Kane doesn’t have a US distributor, but that may (hopefully) change after it screens at the Toronto Film Festival this Wednesday and Thursday.
Solomon Kane will premiere in Russia December 31, 2009.
Follow director Michael J. Bassett on Twitter.
Visit Michael J. Bassett’s Blog.
Read an excellent review on Solomon Kane at AICN.
