So far, a studio has not taken on the project, which is currently a partnership between Hounsou and Dynamite Entertainment. Dynamite will also create a new comic book series about the character, who they are calling a "flawed hero." He was a villain in Conan the Barbarian, but who am I to quibble? After all, one man's villain is another man's hero, right?

And the more villainous, the better, as far as I'm concerned. I'm excited to see Hounsou playing anything other than the noble savage he depicted in Blood Diamond. Here's hoping Thulsa Doom will be more flawed, then, and less heroic.