Wow, there’s only about a week left before Marcus Nispel begins shooting CONAN in Bulgaria, and they have managed to add two more to the growing cast. Joining Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis, Game of Thrones) as CONAN, and Leo Howard (young Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe) as Young CONAN, are Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2) as CONAN’s Father CORIN, and Bob Sapp (Elektra) as the villain Ukafa are Stephen Lang (Avatar) as the lead villain Khalar Singh, and Rachel Nichols (G.I. Joe, Star Trek), who reportedly beat out actresses Jessica Lucas and Sarah Shahi for the role of the female lead Tamara.
If you want more info on Lang and Nichols’ characters, check out the casting breakdowns below!
Khalar Singh:
Khalar Singh is in his 40s to 50s, Asian or Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Mongol, Turkish, or Persian, open to all ethnicities; commanding in size and manner, a warlord and formidable warrior, brilliant, cruel, weathered and tanned by the many campaigns he has waged and won. He is driven in his quest to find the Queen of Acheron and has been building an empire to do so.
His goal is to find the Queen whose blood will bring life to the demonic minions of Acheron while making himself king of this hellish power. With this power, Khalar will protect his legacy against the onslaught of master sorcerer, Thoth-Amon so that his weak son, Fariq may rule after his death. While riding into a Cimmerian village to recruit his old comrade, Corin, his large collection of mercenaries slaughters them to the last soul when Corin refuses to join them. The village’s only survivor was young Conan. When Khalar’s search has finally narrowed to the likely discovery of the queen at a monastery of female monks, he also learns Conan is older and hungry for revenge…LEAD
Tamara:
Tamara is 18 to 24 years old, Caucasian or Middle Eastern, open to all ethnicities; beautiful, studious, correct, a novitiate of a Greek influenced monastery. A master of martial arts, she has been trained to be the Queen’s servant, bodyguard and best friend. She and many other female bodyguards to the queen have been in hiding most of their lives because of the curse of Acheron, which would take the queen’s life to bring almost immortal power to its king. When Khalar Singh, a powerful warlord with ambitions to become the king of Acheron, storms the monastery and captures all of the novitiates, she is separated from Ilira, the one she must protect. With all of her strength and will, Tamara is determined to find and rescue her. She finds herself in league with Conan because of a mutual need to find Khalar Singh. She is not in the least intimidated by Conan’s size or grim demeanor and their alliance eventually blossoms into something that surprises them both… LEAD
[Source] LatinoReview
