The Soloman Kane film is based on the character created by Robert E. Howard in 1928. He is a brutally efficient 16th Century killing machine wielding pistols, a cutlass and a rapier.
As the story opens, Kane and his men carve a bloody path through hordes of defenders of a city in northern Africa. When Kane decides to attack a mysterious nearby castle to plunder its rumored riches, things start to get strange. Even though that the castle is inhabited by evil demons, Kane and his men push deeper into the keep, hell-bent for the treasure. His men are picked off one by one, leaving Kane alone to face down a ten-foot beast the ‘Reaper’. The demon tells Kane that he's come from Hell specifically to get him. Though Kane manages to escape the demon, he knows that he must redeem himself by renouncing violence and living a life of peace and purity. His newfound spirituality is soon tested as he journeys across an England ravaged by diabolical human raiders who fight under the command of a terrifying, masked Overlord. When he fails to stop the slaughter of a family that has befriended him, Kane vows to free their daughter, who has been enslaved—even if it means putting his own soul in peril by renouncing his vow of peace.
IGN posted these new screen shots on October 28th:
The film is directed by Michael J. Bassett and stars James Purefoy as the title character.
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MPP – I’m very excited to see this movie. I’m a big fan of period pieces; hopefully this will make up for the train wreck known as
Van Helsing.