Paradox Entertainment says it is planning a new film based on the warrior hero Kull.
Paradox's CEO Fredrik Malmberg revealed plans for the reboot to French website Fantasy.fr.
Robert E Howard, who also created Conan, introduced Kull in a 1929 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. The character later appeared in comics by Marvel and more recently Dark Horse.
Born in Atlantis around 20,000Bc, Kull is exiled over a mercy killing and later vecomes a mercenary and eventually king of Valusia on the neighbouring continent of Thuria.
A film adaptation, Kull the Conqueror, was released in 1997, directed by John Nicolella and starring Kevin Sorbo in the title role. Other cast members included Tia Carrere, Harvey Fierstein and Primeval star Douglas Henshall.
The Universal movie, which was a box office dud, was in fact an adaptation of Howard's Conan novel The Hour of the Dragon, with the lead character...
Paradox's CEO Fredrik Malmberg revealed plans for the reboot to French website Fantasy.fr.
Robert E Howard, who also created Conan, introduced Kull in a 1929 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. The character later appeared in comics by Marvel and more recently Dark Horse.
Born in Atlantis around 20,000Bc, Kull is exiled over a mercy killing and later vecomes a mercenary and eventually king of Valusia on the neighbouring continent of Thuria.
A film adaptation, Kull the Conqueror, was released in 1997, directed by John Nicolella and starring Kevin Sorbo in the title role. Other cast members included Tia Carrere, Harvey Fierstein and Primeval star Douglas Henshall.
The Universal movie, which was a box office dud, was in fact an adaptation of Howard's Conan novel The Hour of the Dragon, with the lead character...
- 11/24/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
A new Kull the Conqueror film is in the works according to Fantasy.fr. Kull is just the latest in a string of Robert E. Howard pulp adventures to garner studio attention, joining the likes of Solomon Kane, a new Conan
and Red Sonja. According to a transcribed statement courtesy of Coming Soon:
Paradox Entertainment is currently working on a new movie adaptation for Kull the Conqueror.
Fredrik Malmberg, Paradox Entertainment’s CEO, used the occasion of an exclusive interview to reveal his company was working on a new Kull movie.
Fredrik Malmberg also told us about Conan and other ongoing adaptations. You’ll hear of it soon.
Robert Ervin Howard created a hero called Kull in 1929 for the Weird Tales magazine. Howard would draw some inspiration from this character to create Conan, but he dwells in an era predating the cimmerian’s one.
Native to Atlantis, Kull grows up...
and Red Sonja. According to a transcribed statement courtesy of Coming Soon:
Paradox Entertainment is currently working on a new movie adaptation for Kull the Conqueror.
Fredrik Malmberg, Paradox Entertainment’s CEO, used the occasion of an exclusive interview to reveal his company was working on a new Kull movie.
Fredrik Malmberg also told us about Conan and other ongoing adaptations. You’ll hear of it soon.
Robert Ervin Howard created a hero called Kull in 1929 for the Weird Tales magazine. Howard would draw some inspiration from this character to create Conan, but he dwells in an era predating the cimmerian’s one.
Native to Atlantis, Kull grows up...
- 11/24/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Robert E. Howard’s “Kull" may get another chance to conquer the silver screen.
According to a report on Fantasy.fr, Paradox Entertainment CEO Fredrik Malmberg has confirmed that a new adaptation of “Kull The Conqueror” is in the works. Paradox is also producing a new “Conan” film, based on Howard’s more famous creation.
First created by Howard in 1929, Kull was an exiled warrior in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis who became a pirate, a mercenary, a gladiator and ultimately a King. In the chronology of Howard’s stories, Kull lived approximately eight thousand years before Conan.
In 1997, a previous adaptation of “Kull The Conqueror” by director John Nicolella was released in theaters with Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) in the title role. However, the film failed to find an audience due in part to its inconsistent tone and the lighter touch it brought to the material.
Howard’s other creations...
According to a report on Fantasy.fr, Paradox Entertainment CEO Fredrik Malmberg has confirmed that a new adaptation of “Kull The Conqueror” is in the works. Paradox is also producing a new “Conan” film, based on Howard’s more famous creation.
First created by Howard in 1929, Kull was an exiled warrior in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis who became a pirate, a mercenary, a gladiator and ultimately a King. In the chronology of Howard’s stories, Kull lived approximately eight thousand years before Conan.
In 1997, a previous adaptation of “Kull The Conqueror” by director John Nicolella was released in theaters with Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) in the title role. However, the film failed to find an audience due in part to its inconsistent tone and the lighter touch it brought to the material.
Howard’s other creations...
- 11/23/2009
- by Blair Marnell
- MTV Splash Page
During a recent conversation with Fantasy.fr, Paradox Entertainment CEO Fredrik Malmberg revealed to the site that a new 'Kull' movie is in development.
Below is the translated article, courtesy of Fantasy.fr:
Paradox Entertainment is currently working on a new movie adaptation for Kull the Conqueror.
Fredrik Malmberg, Paradox Entertainment's CEO, used the occasion of an exclusive interview to reveal his company was working on a new Kull movie.
Fredrik Malmberg also told us about Conan and other ongoing adaptations. You'll hear of it soon.
Robert Ervin Howard created a hero called Kull in 1929 for the Weird Tales magazine. Howard would draw some inspiration from this character to create Conan, but he dwells in an era predating the cimmerian's one.
Native to Atlantis, Kull grows up with his family in Tiger Valley until a flood wipe his clan out. Another clan bring him up, but he stands up...
Below is the translated article, courtesy of Fantasy.fr:
Paradox Entertainment is currently working on a new movie adaptation for Kull the Conqueror.
Fredrik Malmberg, Paradox Entertainment's CEO, used the occasion of an exclusive interview to reveal his company was working on a new Kull movie.
Fredrik Malmberg also told us about Conan and other ongoing adaptations. You'll hear of it soon.
Robert Ervin Howard created a hero called Kull in 1929 for the Weird Tales magazine. Howard would draw some inspiration from this character to create Conan, but he dwells in an era predating the cimmerian's one.
Native to Atlantis, Kull grows up with his family in Tiger Valley until a flood wipe his clan out. Another clan bring him up, but he stands up...
- 11/23/2009
- CinemaSpy
A SMILE LIKE YOURS
Paramount Pictures
Chronicling one couple's ad-ventures in procreation, "A Smile Like Yours" starts out with a premise that is certainly fertile fodder for a '90s romantic comedy. However, the end result, directed and co-written by Rysher Entertainment founder Keith Samples (with Kevin Meyer), is a dreary, labored affair that squanders the promising concept, leaving a response of widespread indifference in its wake.
The other major problem is that Lauren Holly and Greg Kinnear make for a cute, if bland, couple. As likable and sincere as they come across, they simply lack the dynamic that would enable them to transcend the material and make it their own (HR 8/22).
Michael Rechtshaffen
MASTERMINDS
Sony Pictures Releasing
Despite the title, "Masterminds" is neither a masterful nor clever teen-targeted action adventure about a 16-year-old cyberhacker (Vincent Kartheiser) who thwarts the elaborate plan of a vengeful security expert (Patrick Stewart) to hold a private school for ransom.
Ridiculously plotted and boasting across-the-board dumb dialogue, it's a safe bet this shot-in-Vancouver effort won't be adding to Sony's summer booty, although some back-to-schoolers may find cathartic pleasure in the destruction of an educational institution (HR 8/20).
Michael Rechtshaffen
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Legacy Releasing
Directed by Clive Smith, a co-founder of Nelvana Ltd., the underdog animated feature "Pippi Longstocking" is aimed at young children and might make for a peppy video release. A Canadian-Swedish-German-English co-production, "Pippi" has five agreeable songs and plenty of upbeat attitude, but the Legacy offering is headed for a quick exit in theaters. A veteran of numerous animated television specials and series, Smith and his team worked with original Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in fashioning this breezy tale of a seafaring lass with boundless energy and optimism who comes ashore for a round of adventures (HR 8/22).
David Hunter
KULL THE CONQUEROR
Universal Pictures
A Robert E. Howard-inspired sword-and-sorcery adventure with insufficient gore, memorable humor and cinematic brawn to capture the fancy of moviegoers in a big way, "Kull the Conqueror" is mainly notable for the feature-film launch of Kevin Sorbo, star of Universal Television's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys." Alas, the wooden and clean-cut Sorbo is a major reason the weakly realized lead character undermines the overall production.
The feature debut of veteran television producer-director John Nicolella, "Kull the Conqueror" is only mildly arousing in the battle scenes, and the special effects are lackluster. As a 3,000-year-old evil being in the guise of a barbarian queen, Tia Carrere finds the groove and vamps it up enough to at least distract one from the uninspired production design and costumes (HR 8/25).
David Hunter
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION
Cinepix Film Properties
Blackly comic and extreme in its portrayal of a murderous backroads clan, Cinepix Film Properties' "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" jokingly refers to the first two "Massacre" sequels made in 1986 and 1990 to Tobe Hooper's original 1974 film. One has to be in the right mood for this brand of horror-comedy, and for general audiences it's unpalatable.
Originally released by Columbia TriStar in 1995 under a different title, "Next Generation" is resurfacing in a shorter version to cash in on the rising stardom of leads Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey (HR 8/25).
David Hunter...
Paramount Pictures
Chronicling one couple's ad-ventures in procreation, "A Smile Like Yours" starts out with a premise that is certainly fertile fodder for a '90s romantic comedy. However, the end result, directed and co-written by Rysher Entertainment founder Keith Samples (with Kevin Meyer), is a dreary, labored affair that squanders the promising concept, leaving a response of widespread indifference in its wake.
The other major problem is that Lauren Holly and Greg Kinnear make for a cute, if bland, couple. As likable and sincere as they come across, they simply lack the dynamic that would enable them to transcend the material and make it their own (HR 8/22).
Michael Rechtshaffen
MASTERMINDS
Sony Pictures Releasing
Despite the title, "Masterminds" is neither a masterful nor clever teen-targeted action adventure about a 16-year-old cyberhacker (Vincent Kartheiser) who thwarts the elaborate plan of a vengeful security expert (Patrick Stewart) to hold a private school for ransom.
Ridiculously plotted and boasting across-the-board dumb dialogue, it's a safe bet this shot-in-Vancouver effort won't be adding to Sony's summer booty, although some back-to-schoolers may find cathartic pleasure in the destruction of an educational institution (HR 8/20).
Michael Rechtshaffen
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Legacy Releasing
Directed by Clive Smith, a co-founder of Nelvana Ltd., the underdog animated feature "Pippi Longstocking" is aimed at young children and might make for a peppy video release. A Canadian-Swedish-German-English co-production, "Pippi" has five agreeable songs and plenty of upbeat attitude, but the Legacy offering is headed for a quick exit in theaters. A veteran of numerous animated television specials and series, Smith and his team worked with original Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in fashioning this breezy tale of a seafaring lass with boundless energy and optimism who comes ashore for a round of adventures (HR 8/22).
David Hunter
KULL THE CONQUEROR
Universal Pictures
A Robert E. Howard-inspired sword-and-sorcery adventure with insufficient gore, memorable humor and cinematic brawn to capture the fancy of moviegoers in a big way, "Kull the Conqueror" is mainly notable for the feature-film launch of Kevin Sorbo, star of Universal Television's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys." Alas, the wooden and clean-cut Sorbo is a major reason the weakly realized lead character undermines the overall production.
The feature debut of veteran television producer-director John Nicolella, "Kull the Conqueror" is only mildly arousing in the battle scenes, and the special effects are lackluster. As a 3,000-year-old evil being in the guise of a barbarian queen, Tia Carrere finds the groove and vamps it up enough to at least distract one from the uninspired production design and costumes (HR 8/25).
David Hunter
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION
Cinepix Film Properties
Blackly comic and extreme in its portrayal of a murderous backroads clan, Cinepix Film Properties' "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" jokingly refers to the first two "Massacre" sequels made in 1986 and 1990 to Tobe Hooper's original 1974 film. One has to be in the right mood for this brand of horror-comedy, and for general audiences it's unpalatable.
Originally released by Columbia TriStar in 1995 under a different title, "Next Generation" is resurfacing in a shorter version to cash in on the rising stardom of leads Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey (HR 8/25).
David Hunter...
- 8/26/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Robert E. Howard-inspired sword-and-sorcery adventure with insufficient gore, memorable humor and cinematic brawn to capture the fancy of moviegoers in a big way, "Kull the Conqueror" is mainly notable for the feature-film launch of Kevin Sorbo, star of Universal Television's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys."
Alas, the wooden and clean-cut Sorbo is a major reason the weakly realized lead character undermines the overall production. Feeling rushed despite a long gestation period, the Universal Pictures release will not conquer the boxoffice. Originally intended as a third "Conan" film, the current project's advertising oddly makes little mention of Howard and the genre track record of "Kull" producer Raffaella De Laurentiis.
The feature debut of veteran television producer-director John Nicolella ("Miami Vice", "Nash Bridges"), "Kull the Conqueror" is only mildly arousing in the battle scenes, and the special effects are lackluster. The whole enterprise is far removed from the serious, bloody moods of Howard, and it's hard to get used to the heavy-metal guitar on the soundtrack in a milieu that passingly evokes the wide-screen splendor of costume epics of yore (mainly "Spartacus" and "The Vikings").
"Kull" has flashes of the unique mystery and humor of Howard's original character and stories, but starting with a confusing first act, the story line never grabs one and the major set pieces are underwhelming. Credited to writer Charles Edward Pogue ("Dragonheart") but retooled when Sorbo came on board, the overall scenario and dialogue lacks passion and its internal logic is shaky. A lot of story is packed in when it's done, but the pacing is uneven, with Nicolella and the actors not achieving much success in refining the characters beyond initial broad strokes.
Kull of Atlantis (Sorbo) is a hunky ex-slave and ex-pirate in "prehistory" (before even Conan) who quickly becomes king of Valusia, but is opposed by an ancient sorceress whose corpse is revived by the ominously burning "Flame of Acheron" -- a reminder of even darker times -- housed atop a hill near the bustling city-state.
Inheriting a pack of scheming nobles, a harem and other trappings and troubles of power, King Kull is easily snared by the revived Akivasha (Tia Carrere), a 3,000-year-old evil being in the guise of a barbarian queen. A pretty but stubborn slave in his keep, Zareta (Karina Lombard) tries to warn Kull but the big lug is bewitched and dethroned.
Both Litefoot ("The Indian in the Cupboard") as a priest loyal to Kull and Thomas Ian Griffith ("The Rock Hudson Story") -- who once was considered for the lead role -- as Valusia's army commander cut more striking figures than Sorbo. When fugitives Kull and Zareta seek passage to an icy island in a quest to defeat Akivasha, they encounter the amusing Harvey Fierstein as a shifty operator and Kull's fair-weather friend.
In the battle of the actresses, Carrere finds the groove and vamps it up enough to at least distract one from the uninspired production design and costumes. Lombard is either miscast or misdirected, giving off little warmth and generating few sparks with the lead.
KULL THE CONQUEROR
Universal Pictures
A Raffaella De Laurentiis production
Director John Nicolella
Producer Raffaella De Laurentiis
Screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue
Executive producers Beverlee Dean,
Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman
Director of photography Rodney Charters
Production designer Benjamin Fernandez
Editor Dallas Puett
Music Joel Goldsmith
Costume designers Thomas Casterline,
Sibylle Ulsamer
Special effects supervisor Kit West
Visual effects supervisor Richard Malzahn
Casting Jeffrey Passero,
Elizabeth Hayden-Passero
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kull Kevin Sorbo
Akivasha Tia Carrere
Taligaro Thomas Ian Griffith
Ascalante Litefoot
Juba Harvey Fierstein
Zareta Karina Lombard
Running time -- 94 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Alas, the wooden and clean-cut Sorbo is a major reason the weakly realized lead character undermines the overall production. Feeling rushed despite a long gestation period, the Universal Pictures release will not conquer the boxoffice. Originally intended as a third "Conan" film, the current project's advertising oddly makes little mention of Howard and the genre track record of "Kull" producer Raffaella De Laurentiis.
The feature debut of veteran television producer-director John Nicolella ("Miami Vice", "Nash Bridges"), "Kull the Conqueror" is only mildly arousing in the battle scenes, and the special effects are lackluster. The whole enterprise is far removed from the serious, bloody moods of Howard, and it's hard to get used to the heavy-metal guitar on the soundtrack in a milieu that passingly evokes the wide-screen splendor of costume epics of yore (mainly "Spartacus" and "The Vikings").
"Kull" has flashes of the unique mystery and humor of Howard's original character and stories, but starting with a confusing first act, the story line never grabs one and the major set pieces are underwhelming. Credited to writer Charles Edward Pogue ("Dragonheart") but retooled when Sorbo came on board, the overall scenario and dialogue lacks passion and its internal logic is shaky. A lot of story is packed in when it's done, but the pacing is uneven, with Nicolella and the actors not achieving much success in refining the characters beyond initial broad strokes.
Kull of Atlantis (Sorbo) is a hunky ex-slave and ex-pirate in "prehistory" (before even Conan) who quickly becomes king of Valusia, but is opposed by an ancient sorceress whose corpse is revived by the ominously burning "Flame of Acheron" -- a reminder of even darker times -- housed atop a hill near the bustling city-state.
Inheriting a pack of scheming nobles, a harem and other trappings and troubles of power, King Kull is easily snared by the revived Akivasha (Tia Carrere), a 3,000-year-old evil being in the guise of a barbarian queen. A pretty but stubborn slave in his keep, Zareta (Karina Lombard) tries to warn Kull but the big lug is bewitched and dethroned.
Both Litefoot ("The Indian in the Cupboard") as a priest loyal to Kull and Thomas Ian Griffith ("The Rock Hudson Story") -- who once was considered for the lead role -- as Valusia's army commander cut more striking figures than Sorbo. When fugitives Kull and Zareta seek passage to an icy island in a quest to defeat Akivasha, they encounter the amusing Harvey Fierstein as a shifty operator and Kull's fair-weather friend.
In the battle of the actresses, Carrere finds the groove and vamps it up enough to at least distract one from the uninspired production design and costumes. Lombard is either miscast or misdirected, giving off little warmth and generating few sparks with the lead.
KULL THE CONQUEROR
Universal Pictures
A Raffaella De Laurentiis production
Director John Nicolella
Producer Raffaella De Laurentiis
Screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue
Executive producers Beverlee Dean,
Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman
Director of photography Rodney Charters
Production designer Benjamin Fernandez
Editor Dallas Puett
Music Joel Goldsmith
Costume designers Thomas Casterline,
Sibylle Ulsamer
Special effects supervisor Kit West
Visual effects supervisor Richard Malzahn
Casting Jeffrey Passero,
Elizabeth Hayden-Passero
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kull Kevin Sorbo
Akivasha Tia Carrere
Taligaro Thomas Ian Griffith
Ascalante Litefoot
Juba Harvey Fierstein
Zareta Karina Lombard
Running time -- 94 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 8/25/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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