According to a report on the Variety website, it appears that my personal favorite Howard creation will be making his sword wielding puritanical way to the silver screen.
Great news, and the casting of James Purefoy is perfect – but spot the deliberate mistake in the Variety report:
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| James Purefoy ("Rome") has been cast as the eponymous hero in "Solomon Kane," a movie based on the classic comic book by Robert E. Howard ("Conan the Barbarian") about a 16th century Puritan swordsman.
The movie, written and to be directed by Michael J. Bassett, is being produced by Samuel Hadida of Paris-based Davis Films and Paul Berrow of Prague-based Wandering Star. It will start shooting later this year. |
Man, I never knew Robert E. Howard wrote comics – how come Finn never mentioned it in his book?
Kane will be returning to comics in a Dark Horse produced mini-series in May 2008.