I always figured he was genetically engineered in SOE's science lab, made from a variety of geek and nerd genes donated by SOE staff employees.
Hated it. Original was far better IMO. Parts of it, such as the fight sequence here were good, but overall it failed to live up to my expectations.
I may just have a man crush on Jason Mamoa after meeting him at Comic Con in NY a few years ago. I'm sure that's got nothing to do with it though lol