Nov 26 2007AM Poster Post: 'Solomon Kane' Teaser
I'm not sure if this is meant to look more like a Highlander sequel, a time-traveling version of The Punisher, or the muddled, last-minute Halloween costume, "Elvira Zorro," but I do like that they've lit it with a single spotlight, letting us know up front that this will have the same production values as a high school play.
Solomon Kane Poster [The Movie Blog]
Reader Comments
1. Emily - November 26, 2007 11:32 AM
I'm strangely reminded of the LotR posters that had Aragorn's face half-hidden and lit by a single spotlight. At least, that's how they exist in my head.
2. David J. - November 26, 2007 11:46 AM
They are trying to give Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane character the Conan treatment. While Howard's Conan translated well to the big screen, I'm not sure how audiences will react to a vengence seeking puritan.
3. Paninaro604 - November 26, 2007 12:11 PM
The character in the poster reminds me more of Van Helsing.
4. Herner Wartzhog - November 26, 2007 12:25 PM
Hopefully its just his mark anthony character now with added hat and long hair.
5. Bobeyo - November 27, 2007 10:04 AM
Highlander-Conan-Punisher-Zorro-Aragorn-Van Helsing? This movie is starting to sound cool now... I may have to keep an eye on it.
6. Joshua Hansen - May 14, 2009 1:34 AM
This might sound like a highlander, van helsing, punisher, conan, zorro, aragorn mix up, but it is a million times cooler than that, and has been around for quite a bit longer (except for Conan).
The Van Helsing movie was a blatant rip off of Solomon Kane, a witch hunting, demon killing puritan who kicks ass for the lord, but Solomon Kane is going to be much more brutal.
7. Al Harron - June 23, 2009 5:44 PM
Solomon Kane debuted four years before Conan. "Red Shadows" was published in 1928, "The Phoenix on the Sword" in 1932.
And yes, it is MUCH cooler than "just" a Highlander-Van Helsing-Punisher-Conan-Zorro-Aragorn mixup.
8. Slokov - July 24, 2009 6:15 PM
Most people will think Soloman Kane is a Van Helsing ripoff. The truth is that Van Helsing completely ripped off Soloman Kane. Robert E. Howard is my favorite author and when I saw Van Helsing (while it was a great movie) I was a little pissed to be honest.