*Djimon Hounsou is about to take on a huge film project based on a popular character in the "Conan the Barbarian" and "Kull" comicbooks.
Variety is reporting that the actor is teaming with Dynamite Entertainment to star in and produce a film version about immortal sorcerer Thulsa Doom, who will also be featured in his own comicbook series next year from publisher Dynamite, an imprint of Dynamic Forces.
Thulsa Doom originally appeared in the Robert E. Howard pulp story "Delcardes' Cat," published in the 1930s. The character was portrayed by James Earl Jones in 1982's "Conan the Barbarian."
The Thulsa Doom film, according to Variety, will showcase the origins of the flawed hero and show how his road to hell was paved with good intentions.