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Prepare Your Lamentations: "Twilight" Star Considered for "Conan" Remake
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Keyser Soze
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Leno will take it 
Ceres said:
The other news stories aren't mentioning Latino Reviews story about it, so in lieu of, I'll go with Deadline Hollywood. Here's a couple others in case you think I'm being jumpy:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEgTFjgitAFrjo
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/whos-conan-the-barbarian-wheres-avi-lerners-co-ceo-and-indieprod-co-founder/
Hari Seldon
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I might have to quit watching movies altogether if they do this. Just be done with hollywood completely. It has come to that point.
BattleMonkey
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At one point it seemed like the Rock and Vin Diesel would be our last hopes for muscle bound action stars, but well we see how that turned out.
MightyHedgehog
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I dunno. This sucker was dead when once they made Destroyer.Fersis said:
BenjaminBirdie
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Jesus Christ he hasn't even finished the show yet.
Hari Seldon
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BattleMonkey said:
I wouldn't be too against this if they case one of those two, preferably Vin Diesel. But I still think they should just leave Arnold's movies alone. I'm completely sick of these dumbass remakes.
OxtheMidget
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Well, fuck me.
Discotheque
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Fuaaaack! What's up with all these young'ns taking such legendary roles with HUGE shoes to fill?
Tom Hardy as Mad Max, insanely disappointing since Max would fuck Indy and Conan up. BUT he's a talented actor and with a bit of scruff he can pull it off.
THIS I do not buy though. From Arnold to this? Not a natural transition at all. And Arnold is...Arnold. Nobody like him.
Tom Hardy as Mad Max, insanely disappointing since Max would fuck Indy and Conan up. BUT he's a talented actor and with a bit of scruff he can pull it off.
THIS I do not buy though. From Arnold to this? Not a natural transition at all. And Arnold is...Arnold. Nobody like him.
Spike Spiegel
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From one of the links it sounds like this is a remake of the first Conan movie... which, as good as it was, almost completely disregarded actual Conan lore as written by REH. I'm guessing we'll see Rourke deliver the "secret of steel" speech then.Rorschach said:
Sigh...
As for the actual casting of Momoa, I can see it. Too many people have Schwarzenegger in mind when they think Conan, REH's character was big and powerful but very often described as "panther-like" which to me doesn't equate to overly developed musculature.
EDIT: What Dookkake said.
Count Dookkake
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As much as I love the Arnold flicks (mostly just the first), this is a reminder to the youngins that Conan as written is not as generously proportioned as the Austrian Oak.
ZephyrFate
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Jason Momoa should stick to A Song of Ice and Fire, thx.
British Monsoon
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I'm a huge fan of anything Conan related, and while i'm sure it won't be a patch on the original i'm glad to see Jason Momoa pick up the role - he's a big guy and has quite a bit of experience with on-screen martial arts and swordfighting thanks to Stargate, plus his acting range doesn't really extend any further than 'pissed off muscle guy', so it's a good fit for the Conan role.
Johnny Utah
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Bad idea. Isn't Millenium a really shitty studio with very scarce access to funds ? It's gonna end up being one of those low budget horrible made movies.
OxtheMidget
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Narag said:
This man speaks the truth. Conan's soundtrack is amazing.
PflargBlarg
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Isn't Jason Momoa potentially busy with Game of Thrones if it gets picked up by HBO?
SatelliteOfLove
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BattleMonkey said:
I know, wtf happened, especially The Rock. Man...then you add in Snipes getting his ass thrown in jail, it's like they're taking themselves out of the running just as this remakapalooza hits full steam.
Escape Goat
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The Rock only does movies that contrast his physique.
Mr Mom, Tooth Fairy, Scorpion god, etc. Its like how Bradley cooper only plays the "best friend" in movies.
Mr Mom, Tooth Fairy, Scorpion god, etc. Its like how Bradley cooper only plays the "best friend" in movies.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Khal Drogo could mount Conan.
The soundtrack to Conan The Barbarian is one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. I don't mean in an "it's awesome!" way; I mean in an "it's a genuinely brilliant work of composition" way. True story.
Drinking game I tried once with Conan but couldn't get past the halfway mark:
Take a shot for every instance of -
1 - The narrator adding unnecessary stress on a syllable.
2 - Arnold doing his "waaaugh, ai ai" in-pain noise.
3 - Arnold doing something ridiculously manly.
#1 means you're going to have consumed enough alcohol to be fucked by the end of the opening narration. The training montage is filled with instances of #2. And at the midway point of the film, Conan is drunk and punches a camel in the face, knocking it unconscious.
That's when you have to quit.
Drinking game I tried once with Conan but couldn't get past the halfway mark:
Take a shot for every instance of -
1 - The narrator adding unnecessary stress on a syllable.
2 - Arnold doing his "waaaugh, ai ai" in-pain noise.
3 - Arnold doing something ridiculously manly.
#1 means you're going to have consumed enough alcohol to be fucked by the end of the opening narration. The training montage is filled with instances of #2. And at the midway point of the film, Conan is drunk and punches a camel in the face, knocking it unconscious.
That's when you have to quit.
Ninja Scooter
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BattleMonkey said:
considering who is being considered (and eventually cast) these studios are making these movies on the cheap, probably couldn't even afford the Rock. He's making Disney money.
evil solrac v3.0
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those Stygian dogs dare remake the cimmerian's tale?!?! AAARGH Robert E. Howard is spinning in his grave...
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