“Gor”, “Masters Of The Universe”, “Hercules” and whatever they were called: were born as a result of the enormous success of “Conan – The Barbarian”, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger conquered the audience as the sword-wielding title hero and set the cash registers ringing . Especially in the 1980s, there were countless films that tried to do the same thing – relying on big muscles, naked skin and raw violence. A particularly popular genre representative: “Death stalker“ by B-movie legend Roger Corman.
Just a year after “Conan,” he created the little brother of the Arnie cult with his fantasy warrior epic, which ultimately grossed nearly $12 million with production costs under $500,000 — even becoming a franchise starter that spawned three sequels . Now an offshoot is available again, in the form of a new edition: How Now it’s being reported that a remake of the FSK-18 cult film is in the works – and the cast is a perfect fit. Both in front and behind the camera…
Daniel Bernhardt becomes a Deathstalker
As the site specialized in genre productions reports: will be none other than Daniel Bernhardt slip into the lead role. As an experienced stuntman and fight choreographer (including ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, ‘Creed II’ and ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’), the battle-tested Swiss undoubtedly has the necessary physicality for the role, but always has. has been able to do that again in recent years as an actor – in roles in which he also enjoys himself.
You could see the now 58-year-old as Agent Johnson from ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ or from more recent hits like ‘John Wick’, ‘Logan: The Wolverine’, ‘Atomic Blonde’, ‘Red Notice’ or ‘Tyler Rake ‘. : Extraction 2”. Martial arts enthusiasts may also associate him with his first appearances in front of the camera – as the lead in “Bloodsport II” and “Bloodsport III”.
‘Psycho Goreman’ maker takes over the direction
Meanwhile in the director’s chair Steven Kostansky Sit down – probably the perfect choice to revive such a supernatural and brutal adventure epic.
As director of films such as “Manborg – Savior of the Future”, “Father’s Day” and “The Void”, Kostanski made a name for himself as a specialist in atmospheric, sprawling genre films, which he made with limited resources and all. the more creativity – and also that some crazy fireworks with special effects were set off. The Canadian is now probably best known for his wonderfully sympathetic monster movie ‘Psycho Goreman’, in which a little girl and her brother encounter an all-powerful destroyer of worlds from another dimension – and use it to keep their family on their toes. .
That’s what ‘Deathstalker’ is about
A sinister sorcerer has taken over King Tulak’s kingdom. So he asks a barbarian warrior, known far and wide as ‘the Death Hunter’, to retake the kingdom for him. The reward is not only wealth and fame, but also the beautiful Princess Codille, who is held captive as a sex slave by the evil usurper. And so the death hunter embarks on a wild odyssey, encountering all kinds of dangers…