Two stars have been circling different villains for some upcoming blockbusters. First, Avatar‘s main baddie Stephen Lang has been offered the role of Khalar Singh, the main villain in Marcus Nispel‘s Conan, LatinoReview reports. The casting breakdown that leaked last fall has a synopsis of the villain:
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…
Nothing is final yet, but this is great news for Lang, as he was one of the best bad guys of the year in Avatar. The next confirmation comes from Variety. It was rumored that Mickey Rourke would be playing the villain King Hyperion in Tarsem‘s War of the Gods and now it is confirmed. Slumdog Millionaire star Frieda Pinto also recently joined the cast. Filming will begin this April. Rourke is also the villain in Iron Man 2, which hits theaters May 7th.
What do you think about these two villains? Looking forward to the respective films?