With the casting of all of the lead actors in director Marcus Nispel's (Pathfinder) reboot of the Conan movie franchise completed, the supporting roles are starting to be filled up. New York magazine's Vulture blog is reporting that Ron Perlman of Hellboy fame has been cast as Conan's father, Corin, a role that had been offered to Mickey Rourke.
Here's the official cast description for Corin:
[ CORIN ] He's in his 30s to 40s, Caucasian, powerfully built, intelligent, graceful, master swordsman, skilled blacksmith, de facto leader of Cimmerians and Conan's father. He resolves to answer the terrible request of his dying wife and cuts Conan out of her so she can see him. He then shoulders the burden of raising Conan, which proves to be daunting given the boy's savage nature. Corin teaches his son the meaning of the sword: a hot blade must be cooled and tempered. When Khalar finally corners him and tortures him to death, he shows no regret nor pain, hiding his concern for his son's safety from the eyes of the enemy. SUPPORTING
Jason Momoa will lead the cast of
Conan as the Cimmerian barbarian, with
Leo Howard playing young Conan,
Rachel Nichols as Conan's love interest, Tamara,
Bob "The Beast" Sapp as Ukafa and
Stephen Lang as Khalar Singh.
Production is expected to begin this month in Bulgaria for a 2011 release.