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Long passed are the days of Wilt Chamberlain, Grace Jones and Bridgette Neilsen sharing the screen with a younger Schwarzenegger. After many years, Conan will grace theaters again, this time in a new version that is supposed to be more faithful to Robert E. Howard’s mythical conqueror – not the charcater that we were used to from the original movies.
Not much else has been released about the movie except this teaser poster. I’m looking forward to see who will land the starring role, and what kind of bestial ass he’s going to have to kick!
i hope they saty with the way robert made conan, not the brown hair but the black square cut main like all books start out describing him and lets not forget the brutal yet loving ways to his madness
I agree totally with the first comment. I have found out snippets of information on the new movie. It starts off well, from what I’ve heard; born on a battlefield, as written in the books.
Unfortunately, I have also read that Conan will have a sidekick; a recipe for disaster already. Conan, in all his wonderings was a loner and a free spirit.
Also, it would be too late to mention this but I hope Hollywood casting crews bear this in mind in future. Although the Hyborian age is a fictional era, it is still accepted that it is an area of ancient europe. Bottom line…YOU NEED EUROPEAN ACTORS TO MAKE A EUROPEAN FILM!!! Whenever I hear an american accent, or minor americanisms in what is meant to be a film done in europe, it literally makes me cringe.
I hope Mr. Ratner bears this in mind, that people who read Conan novels, do so because they enjoy them. Therefore any attempt to “improve” on the original character, will inevitably ruin the image Robert E. Howard portrayed in his books.