Back in 1997 a movie named KULL THE CONQUEROR was released upon an unsuspecting public. It starred Kevin Sorbo as the mercenary/barbarian created by Robert E. Howard. If you weren’t sick the day that it was in theaters, you were treated to an epic feast of cheese and feathered hair the likes of which hasn’t been seen in quite a while. Use this video to refresh your memory.
Just as an aside, that above video has two awesome parts in it, the first being the wizard guy who summons his staff from off camera. When you see that you’re like “holy cow! That came from somewhere over there that I can’t see! Maybe it was on the other side of the world and he pulled it through some kind of magical vortex or perhaps the staff was just on the other side of the room in an umbrella holder! Either way, I’m expecting a barrage of magical fireballs or summoned demons to battle our shirtless hero! How will he escape this epic challenge?!” But then, the dude just uses the spring loaded top to shoot a knife…come on! Sure, the snake handle comes to life, but it’s still not even close to what I was hoping for. I’m glad he is killed in a hilarious fashion by having his gimmick thrown back into his mouth.
The other awesome part is at the end when Tia Carrere has finished her transformation into that creepy looking demon (props for that design, monster design guys). The look on Sorbo’s face when it finally sinks in that he did “the nasty” with that is classic.
Why do I bring this up besides the fact that it’s a reason to bring up Kevin Sorbo? It’s because Paradox Entertainment is getting ready to make another KULL movie. This news comes from fantasy.fr, which is French. If you don’t know French (and honestly, why would you) you can still read the words “Paradox Entertainment” and “adaptation KULL.” Put the pieces together.
As far as I’m concerned you can never have to many barbarian movies. They’re like the leather-jacket wearing bad boys of antiquity and most of their movies (even the awful ones) are enjoyable on some level. I doubt Sorbo will be returning, which is too bad. He may not be the best actor in the world but he does seem to have a natural likability that is rare.
