Hounsou fuses with Dynamite on pic

Actor to star, produce Thulsa Doom film Djimon Hounsou has partnered with Dynamite Entertainment to star in and produce a bigscreen feature about immortal sorcerer Thulsa Doom, a central figure in the Conan the Barbarian and Kull comicbooks. Character will be featured in his own comicbook series, published by Dynamite, an imprint of Dynamic Forces, next year. He originally appeared in the Robert E. Howard pulp story "Delcardes' Cat," published in the 1930s. Doom was portrayed by James Earl Jones in 1982's "Conan the Barbarian." Planned pic will showcase the origins of the flawed hero and show how his road to hell was paved with good intentions. Dynamite's president and publisher Nick Barrucci will develop and produce the pic with Hounsou, Arthur Lieberman and Luke Lieberman. Project is not yet set up at a studio. Barrucci and... [read full story]