Michael Bassett is director and writer of two movies on my annual Sword & Sorcery film queue (see post: 2012 movie queue), and this month two important updates were announced:
1) Solomon Kane
After three years, Solomon Kane has finally made it across the pond to the US; it is due out Aug 24 (video-on-demand, iTunes) and then select theaters Sept.. Granted Kane uses guns on occasion, but no one denies that R.E. Howard's dark hero is firmly in the Sword & Sorcery genre. Here is the US trailer:
2) Silent Hill Revelations 3D
The sequel is coming to US Halloween 2012! As I have conceded previously, Silent Hill is not 100% Sword and Sorcery, but it is a mix of Horror-Fantasy and Pyramid Head does have a large sword. It certainly appeals to the same crowd that enjoys the weird "pulp" style fantasy that included supernatural horror (i.e. original Conan). I have my doubts regarding the 3D hype since dark imagery does not usually lend itself to clear 3D viewing.
The yahoo embedded player crashes in the Chrome Browser, so here is the yahoo movie link: http://yhoo.it/OTKSuY
The yahoo embedded player crashes in the Chrome Browser, so here is the yahoo movie link: http://yhoo.it/OTKSuY
