MMA Fighter Bob Sapp to Play Main Villain in CONAN
Our friends over at Latino Review report that MMA fighter Bob Sapp will take on the villainous role of Ukafa in the new Conan reboot being directed by Marcus Nispel. He joins the already cast Jason Momoa, Mickey Rourke and Leo Howard in the Lionsgate fantasy action adventure, based on the classic comic book character by Robert E. Howard.
The following is how the character is described:
Ukafa is in his 30s-40, very dark-skinned African or African American, massively framed at six-foot-five, gold-toothed, hardened by a lifetime of war, a leader of Kushite Tribemen from the savannahs of Kush. Ukafa is Khalar Singh’s second in command, jealous that Singh’s son, Fariq, will one day be warlord. He obeys his leader but plots the overthrow of his son. He is a mighty warrior and unbeatable in battle—until he comes face to face with Conan.
The film starts filming in Bulgaria on March 15th, and at this point it doesn't seem like there are a lot of people out there that are excited about it. All I know for sure is if you compare this guy to Jason Momoa who plays Conan, Conan is going to get his ass kicked.