Conan the Barbarian Reboot

[Krakalakachkn]

Ladies, get excited!

 

Lionsgate and the other production companies of the Conan the Barbarian reboot have settled on the actor that will take over the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new Conan will be played by Hawaiian TV star Jason Momoa (Baywatch, Stargate: Atlantis). Director Marcus Nispel (Pathfinder, Friday the 13th) reportedly convinced the producers to go with his choice of Momoa after being shown test footage of Momoa waving around a sword and behaving "very Schwarzenegger-like." Latino Review is also reporting that an offer has been made to Mickey Rourke to play Conan's father, Corin. Now that the long casting process is over, the new Conan production can move ahead; filming is set to start on March 15, 2010 in Bulgaria. This story gets the Rotten Idea tag because the way Momoa won the role seems to conflict with the years of claims that this reboot would be a departure from the Schwarzenegger movies. The films were popular, but weren't seen by fans as being particularly faithful to Robert E. Howard's source material.

[Krakalakachkn]

And here is the new face of Conan the Barbarian...

 

 

 

[SinisterDeath]

Damn, there goes my rumor that Conan O'Brien is going to be paying Conan the Barbarian.

Leno is going to be playing Thoth-amon. ;)

[Far Dareis Mai]

Kellan Lutz was also in the ring for the role, I'm disappointed he didn't get it.

[Haxorsist]

So they're re-making Conan with the director of the great movie Pathfinder, with some guy from Baywatch in the lead because he was good at waving a sword around. For some reason, I don't think I'll be seeing this movie.

[Krakalakachkn]

12-year-old actor Leo Howard ("G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra") will play the young Conan in Lionsgate's upcoming reboot of the "Conan the Barbarian" franchise reports Latino Review.

 

Based on Robert E. Howard's mythical conqueror stories, the first fifteen minutes of the Marcus Nispel-directed film will focus on Howard as the young Conan before he grows into his adult incarnation (Jason Momoa).

 

Pre-production is underway in Bulgaria.

 

 

[Krakalakachkn]

 

Bob Sapp, the MMA superstar has been cast as Ukafa in Marcus Nispel's "CONAN."

 

According to a casting breakdown...

 

Ukafa is in his 30s-40, very dark-skinned African or African American, massively framed at six-foot-five, gold-toothed, hardened by a lifetime of war, a leader of Kushite Tribemen from the savannahs of Kush. Ukafa is Khalar Singh’s second in command, jealous that Singh’s son, Fariq, will one day be warlord. He obeys his leader but plots the overthrow of his son. He is a mighty warrior and unbeatable in battle—until he comes face to face with Conan.

 

With production slated to start next month in Bulgaria, we should be hearing more as the rest of the cast is locked in.

[Krakalakachkn]

Said Taghmaoui ("G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra") and Ron Perlman ("Hellboy") have joined the cast of Marcus Nispel's "Conan" feature for Lionsgate reports Vulture.

 

Taghmaoui will play a leader of thieves who is saved by Conan (Jason Momoa), while Perlman will play Corin, the father of Conan.

 

Mickey Rourke was originally slated to play Corin but opted out to star in "War of the Gods". Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Bob Sapp and Leo Howard also star.

 

Filming kicks off this week in Bulgaria.