Dungeon Siege Movie Casting Details (News)

GamePro staff, GamePro Australia

05/07/2005 10:40:05

Casting has almost been completed on director/executive producer Uwe Boll's video game-derived sword and sorcery epic Dungeon Siege. Based on the popular game of the same name, Dungeon Siege follows the hard life of lowly Farmer on a mighty mission to save his wife and child. An unspeakably evil army is rampaging across the land, destroying everything in its path and focusing on conquering the mighty Castle Ehb, and vanquishing the King himself.

Jason Stathman (Collateral; The Italian Job) is Farmer, our hero. Ron Pearlman (Hellboy; Alien:Resurrection) plays Norick, an old friend of Farmer's and his stalwart companion. Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo) plays Duke Fallow, the nephew of King Konreid, Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights; Deliverance). John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark) is Merrick, the Magus, the court sorcerer. Leelee Sobieski (The Glass House, The Idol) is Muriella, Merrick's daughter. Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3) is Elora (the Whip Woman), an enchanted tree-like creature whose support proves critical to Farmer.

"We're fortunate to have such a depth AND breadth of talent on this picture," says Boll. "So many faces with great experience, talent and audience appeal. This picture's going to be a superb showcase for their talents." With all this acting firepower, there are some choice parts remaining to be cast: Gallian, the antagonist, is a former Magus turned bad and has enlisted the Krug using magic to gain power. Duke Fallow has partnered with him. In exchange, Gallian would be future Magus when Duke takes over as King. Solana, Farmer's wife; Zeph , Farmer's son who is killed early in the story; Bastian, Farmer's brother-in-law and Solana's brother; and Commander Tarish, who gives all of the military orders for the King.

Based on Gas Powered Games' popular game, Dungeon Siege is being directed by Uwe Boll from a screenplay by Doug Taylor, David S. Freeman and Glenn Benest. Tony Ching - best known for his work on House of Flying Daggers and Hero - just signed on to helm the film's action sequences. Uwe Boll's previous films are all based on video game properties, and include BloodRayne, Alone in the Dark, and House of the Dead