January 11th 2008
Action/Fantasy, PG-13, 124mins, Freestyle Releasing
Cast: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Will Sanderson, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Brian J. White, Kristanna Loken, Gabrielle Rose, Colin Ford, Aaron Pearl, Tania Saulnier
Director: Uwe Boll
Writer: Doug Taylor,
Jason Rappaport, Dan Stroncak
Producers: Dan Clarke, Shawn Williamson
Associate Producers: Brandon Baker, Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer, Jonathan Shore
Executive Producers: Uwe Boll, Wolfgang Herold, Chet Holmes
Art Direction: Roxanne Methot
Casting: Maureen Webb
Costume Design: Toni Burroughs-Rutter, Carla Hetland
D.O.P.: Mathias Neumann
Editor: Paul Klassen, David M. Richardson
Music: Jessica de Rooij, Henning Lohner
Production Design: James Steuart
Set Decoration: Sandy Walker
A simple family man (Jason Statham) is forced to take up arms after an evil sorcerer (Ray Liotta) unleashes an army of bloodthirsty beasts that destroy his small village and capture his beautiful wife (Claire Forlani). As the marauding forces overrun the land in an effort to overthrow the king (Burt Reynolds) and his loyal magus (John Rhys-Davies), the once peace-loving peasant and his two companions (Ron Perlman and Will Sanderson) venture into perilous, uncharted terrain on a daring rescue mission. In this breathtaking fantasy adventure, director Uwe Boll conjures up a medieval world filled with royal treachery, dark magic and spectacular battles, all set against some of the most awe-inspiring vistas ever captured on film.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cinematographic Process: Super 35
Film Format: 35mm
Filming Locations: Vancouver, Canada
MPAA Warning: Intense Battle Sequences
Production Budget: $60 million
Production Companies: Brightlight Pictures,
Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Herold Productions
Production Schedule: 3rd July 2005 - October 2005
Web Sites:
Official Site -
The IMDb
- The movie was filmed near the Municipality of Sooke, the western most area of the Greater Victoria, Capital Regional District (CRD), British Columbia, Canada. The locals and First Nations people were recruited as movie extras and other duties.
- Boll has said that two versions will be produced due to length. The first will run for a little over 120 minutes and will be a single movie, trimmed-down for cinema release. The second will be for DVD and run for approx. 165 minutes.
- The movie premiered at Fantasia Festival 2007, with the cut being rushed from the production studio, and director Uwe Boll doing a Q&A session before the screening.
- German power metal band Blind Guardian is anticipated to record the main theme for the movie. British band Threshold contributed the song Pilot in the Sky of Dreams from their album Dead Reckoning to the film's soundtrack .