Toronto Screening a Huge Success for ‘Solomon Kane’
Michael J. Bassett’s first public screening of Solomon Kane at the Toronto International Film Festival has reportedly been a huge success.
The film received one of the largest midnight turnouts ever (Bassett writes on his blog that he was told it was the largest for a midnight screening) with queues stretching around the block.
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. It 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).
Since the screening in Toronto rave reviews have begun to surface from those fortunate to have been in attendance. Head to the official Solomon Kane Facebook page and you’ll find a heap of links to these glowing reviews (amongst other things).
Also, don’t forget to follow the film on Twitter @solomonkanefilm and the director too @michaeljbassett.
If you missed the trailer, here it is again:
Now, following this success, let’s hope the film gets snapped up quickly for distribution in the US.
Solomon Kane will be released in Russia, December 31 2009.
