Member CrazyFrog Posted November 9, 2008 Member Share Posted November 9, 2008 Tell me what YOU think. And yes, this has been confirmed. And I love the Dark Horse series that had Busiek/Nord on it. Good stuff, very recommended. Now, I'm crushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member froffeecoffee Posted November 9, 2008 Member Share Posted November 9, 2008 I've read the script is fantastic. The hope is that it's so good that even Ratner couldn't screw it up. Somehow I doubt it. At least we won't have to endure Beverly Hills Cop 4, which he was planning on directing till he got the Conan movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted November 9, 2008 Member Share Posted November 9, 2008 This has been in the planning stages for several years now. Originally Milius was involved and wanted (of all people) triple H as Conan. Then Milius was out and Rodriguez was on board and he was supposedly courting Schwarzenegger to come back in some capacity. I'd much rather see Schwarzenegger back then a water spewing barbarian portrayal by Levesque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CrazyFrog Posted November 10, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 10, 2008 You know, as iconic as Schwarzenegger was in the original, it just didn't quite make it for me. I mean the movie as a whole. But it would be cool to see Arnold as some warrior-king type persona in the new movie. The worst thing about having Ratner on board for this series is not that I think it will be horribly bad but rather just mediocre with no originality whatsoever. That is worse than being ambitiously bad in my book. And I am also fearing some wisecrack-spewing sidekick they'll make up for Conan just for these movies. Ratner is a competent director but that's it. And a story like Conan needs someone more visionary. Milius took a decent stab at it, at least in Conan the Barbarian but we've seen the fantasy bar set a lot higher in recent years (LOTR, 300 if you must) and this deserves better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted November 11, 2008 Member Share Posted November 11, 2008 Jesus Christ Hollywad just makes me sicker and sicker, first Oldboy/Speilburg/Smith now Ratner and Conan??? Could they possibly name a worse director to the project? Ah yes they could I guess, I wouldn't be surprised if Uwe Boll winds up directing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Way of the Dragon Posted November 11, 2008 Member Share Posted November 11, 2008 omg! I cant believe this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member froffeecoffee Posted November 13, 2008 Member Share Posted November 13, 2008 It seems Ratner plans on doing Beverly Hills Cop 4 first. Producer Avi Lerner apparently spoke too soon about Ratner doing Conan. It seems he'll direct only if they agree on a budget, special effects, and where they'll shoot. Also, Ratner himself is not totally committed to it yet. For now it is only a developmental deal and was agitated that Lerner made the announcement. So we maybe able to breathe a little easier for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted November 13, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 13, 2008 I won't breathe easier until Conan chops Ratner's skull off and hurls it down the temple steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CrazyFrog Posted November 13, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 13, 2008 That would be a great way to start the new movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Nakadai Posted November 14, 2008 Member Share Posted November 14, 2008 I've always wanted to see Conan the King, oh well. And Ratner? I can't stomach that conceded asshole what soever. Finally decided to give Rush Hour 3 a go over the weekend, and couldn't even get past the first 30 minutes. Grossness all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chinatown Kid Posted November 15, 2008 Member Share Posted November 15, 2008 With Ratner directing maybe we will have Chris Tucker as Conan, he could borrow Flava Flave's horn helment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted November 15, 2008 Member Share Posted November 15, 2008 With Ratner directing maybe we will have Chris Tucker as Conan, he could borrow Flava Flave's horn helment. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HyperDrive Posted November 15, 2008 Member Share Posted November 15, 2008 This is looking like another Kull the Conqueror all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CrazyFrog Posted November 17, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 17, 2008 Minor update: looks like Ratner hasn't officially signed on yet and claims he's not 100% on board yet. Is it still too late to bring Rob Zombie on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member froffeecoffee Posted May 8, 2009 Member Share Posted May 8, 2009 Brett Ratner is officially off the Conan movie. Thank goodness. Now maybe they can get a competent director who knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted May 8, 2009 Administrator Share Posted May 8, 2009 "You killed my Muddah. You killed my Faddah! But at least Ratna won't kill da Conan series!" XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted May 9, 2009 Member Share Posted May 9, 2009 By Crom thank the gods Ratner is off this. Fuck Aaaaaanold, steriod hack, the guy never could act. Still with Hollywoods recent track record I won't hold my breath on this one, hence why Milius wont be on it. I have a feeling it will be more towards Conan the Conquer, shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted May 9, 2009 Member Share Posted May 9, 2009 To me Arnold was the Man as Conan! I didn't like the 2nd. film all that much except for the 1st. fight scene Arnold looked awesome. So I really am looking forward to seeing a new Conan Movie but it has to be dark because I was following The Savage Sword of Conan Comics and those were awesome! So I don't want to see a comedy like The Scorpion King type of movie which I did enjoy but I want a dark violent movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted May 10, 2009 Member Share Posted May 10, 2009 Well said Daisho, Arnold was perfect for the CONAN role. Originally they wanted to make lots of sequels, but the plan fell through. Could of put any steriod monster in that role and they would of been good, hell the archer in the first movie was a pro surfer, Milius knew he had some nonactors, that's why he kept the main dialog for the actors that could act like James Earl Jones and Max Von Sydow. The rest is a lot of grunting and snorting. After the 2nd movie I'm glad they didn't make another one (though damn the princess was hot), Arnold thinks the terminator made his career, he turned his back on the Conan role a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted May 10, 2009 Member Share Posted May 10, 2009 Tosh I have to disagree with you on this one Arnold was the right Man to fill the role! He was the perfect fit just like from the Comics true other Actors might have been descent but nobody could replace Arnold and Conan didn't need a lot of dialogue to get his point across! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted May 11, 2009 Member Share Posted May 11, 2009 Latest Update: James McTeigue, the director of V FOR VENDETTA and the upcoming NINJA ASSASSIN, is currently IN TALKS to direct the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted May 12, 2009 Member Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well I think Arnold was good for the part but think he's overrated, I think it was his naiveness that worked in his benifit along with Jerry Lopez as Subotai. Don't get me wrong the first Conan is one of my all time favorites, I just think Arnold get's to much credit for it, Milius was the genius that made it all work. Plus we need more pit fighting in movies, the one with Jet Li was... Lame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member froffeecoffee Posted May 13, 2009 Member Share Posted May 13, 2009 Other names being considered to direct are Christopher Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf), Neil Marshall (The Descent), and Marcus Dispel (Friday the 13th remake). Gans and Marshall would be great choices. Both have shown they can do strong character work with action. Dispel is adequate, but nothing to get excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dionbrother Posted May 16, 2009 Member Share Posted May 16, 2009 Always thought the Arnold Conans sucked canal water. Lil' Abner vs the Moonies. When I read Robert Howard's original stories, I envision a Sam Peckinpah meets Mario Bava approach. Not Milius' bombastic peplum. Conan isn't a bodybuilder, he's more of a tough, quick, country boy. If they'd made a Conan movie in the 1960s, Clint Walker would've been the perfect Conan. Hope they get it right this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DAJIZZARIZZA Posted May 16, 2009 Member Share Posted May 16, 2009 i don't understand what you guys are saying when you say Arnold was a terrible actor and gave no dialog ? what was a BARBARIAN ? he was supose to be stupid,.. not gifted with dialog (uneducated) just mainly a man of war ,.. he delivered ! i'm not a Arnold Swartzenager fan (hope i spelled it correctly,..lol) but he gave a great preformance as a big dumb ape looking for revenge. he got the job done,.. i enjoyed both movies . so people please understand conan would had been a joke if he was a harvard grad with an english accent,a top hat an a monocle ..lol:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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