Latest News for In The Name Of The King

So Hood Magazine has posted a review of 'In The Name of The King' DVD, directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Jason Statham as a Farmer who's wife is kidnapped and village destroyed by an evil King.
Desperate to find his wife and friends, Farmer joins the royal army in an epic battle.

"If you're looking for a fun action adventure film and you’re a fan of fantasy/action adventures like "Lord of the Rings" then this film is for you!"

Read the full review here.

Game Daily sat down with John Rhys-Davies to discuss his involvement in Uwe Boll's new film 'In The Name Of The King'. He discusses what attracted him to the film, working in Canada and his co-stars and Uwe.

"I like Uwe very much. He knows what he wants. He is a remarkable producer. He hasn't fired me yet, and that's always a good thing as far as the actor's concerned."

Read the full interview here.

PopJournalism.ca posted an interview with Uwe Boll. He discusses what it was like to work with such well known actors as Jason Statham, Ray Liotta and Burt Reynolds, and the difference between 'In The Name Of The King' and his previous films. He even talks about why he chooses to adapt video games into films.

"Because all the comic book [rights] are sold (laughing). The truth is video games are like best-selling books."

Read the full interview here

With In the Name of the King opening this Friday, Uwe Boll has proven that 'like him or not he's still a pretty tenacious filmmaker.

ImageMaybe he's the director you love to hate, but Boll has proven that he's not about to take anything sitting down. IESB talked with Boll about In the Name of the King, the upcoming Postal and Seed as well his feelings about some of his critics and what he'd like to be doing in the future.

IESB: Can you tell us, in your own words, what the film is about?

After years of low-budget films, director makes a $60-million epic

The Province has run an interview with director Uwe Bowl. He discusses the making of 'In The Name of The King', his critics, as well as his film idols.

"I had totally different idols, I grew up with the big classics --
Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, John Ford, William Wyler, then later
also Truffaut, the European influence,"

Moviehole.net has posted a new interview with 'In The Name Of The King' director Uwe Boll. He discusses the cast and budget of the film, as well as shooting in remote areas.

"Shooting in the Rocky Mountains with only helicopter access was challenging. A number
of times the helicopter was unable to pick us up. Foggy weather
conditions left us stranded for hours on top of a snowy mountain peak."

The official site for Uwe Boll's film adaptation of hack and slash game Dungeon Siege features a truly epic trailer for the flick, which should be fresh on the minds of anyone who saw the poster that made star Leelee Sobieski all frowny. Fortunately, the trailer for the movie, dubbed In The Name Of The King, is nothing but smiles. It features Ray Liotta as a king who can turn a regular library into a deadly book tornado and a team of forest ninja who will fight trolls or whatever. Also featured? Armies. Vast armies of phoned in performances.

The poster has been revealed for the next film from Uwe Boll, a man known for both championing movies based on video games as well as butchering them. The film, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, will star Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Leelee Sobieski, Kristanna Loken, and a host of other actors whose careers aren't doing so hot these days. The story is your typical medieval fantasy tale: Statham plays a poor man who rises up to lead the populace against an evil force that is sweeping the land. It's like there's a mini-review for the film contained in the poster.