Conan remake

Post by **King of Creation** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:44 pm

Not sure how I feel about this. I love Arnie, and the Conan movies are some of my favorite of all time. Who's going to play him?

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50365

The Hollywood Reporter says that Brett Ratner has weighed two high-profile projects the past few weeks: Paramount's fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise and a 21st century take on "Conan" co-produced by Nu Image/Millennium and Lionsgate.

Ratner has now made his choice and is in final negotiations to direct Conan, which is aiming for a release in early 2010.

The trade says that Ratner jived to the Conan script by Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly, who looked to Robert E. Howard's original pulp stories of the 1930s to create their take on the character. The writers are doing a quick polish to incorporate some of Ratner's ideas.

Joe Gatta and Avi Lerner of Millennium Films are producing, along with Paradox Entertainment president and CEO Fredrik Malmberg.

Millennium and Lionsgate are eyeing a potential franchise and envision a very R-rated approach in the $85 million budget range. Preproduction is under way for a shoot at Nu Image's Nu Boyana Studio in Bulgaria.

"The story opens on the battlefield where Conan is born and tells the origin story that sets the stage for what will be the first of multiple films," Lerner said.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:31 pm

I think it's not really a remake though? There are like tons of Conan material; stories in magazines, movies, books, comics, etc, so it might just be a different take on the subject. Though for me, Conan is Arnie.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:21 am

To be honest I never cared for originals so I'm all for a remake. I really dig the Conan thing, but the originals never really captured the barbaric side too well.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:33 am

Brett Ratner is a twat.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:22 am

Aonaran wrote:Brett Ratner is a twat.

The dude wanted to make a Guitar Hero movie.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:32 pm

Wolfman Walt wrote:
Aonaran wrote:Brett Ratner is a twat.
The dude wanted to make a Guitar Hero movie.

Not only that he wanted to remake The Killing of a Chinese Bookie just to spite PT Anderson. Asshole.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:00 pm

"It could be about a kid from a small town who dreams of being a rock star and he wins the Guitar Hero competition. One of these dreams-[come-true] kind of concepts."

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:41 pm

Post by **Retlaw83** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:51 pm

Susan, next time you post a picture of some idiot Hollywood asshole I want it to be at least twice that size.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:57 pm

Wolfman Walt wrote:"It could be about a kid from a small town who dreams of being a rock star and he wins the Guitar Hero competition. One of these dreams-[come-true] kind of concepts."

What a fucking joke. Someone needs to pull a Brokeback on this asshole and drag him behind an F-150 by his cock. Really.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:24 pm

is it not silly that a jew has a last name that starts with rat? The warning is in the name!

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:01 am

Arnold is Conan, just like he is the Terminator. Hence why neither should be continued without him. Sadly, now both are. It's just like making an "Escape..." movie without Kurt Russel or a Mad Max without Mel Gibson.

Post by **King of Creation** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:16 am

jetbaby wrote:It's just like making an "Escape..." movie without Kurt Russel or a Mad Max without Mel Gibson.

Aren't both of those in the works right now, though?

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:19 am

King of Creation wrote:
jetbaby wrote:It's just like making an "Escape..." movie without Kurt Russel or a Mad Max without Mel Gibson.
Aren't both of those in the works right now, though?

No rest for the wicked!

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:08 am

King of Creation wrote:
jetbaby wrote:It's just like making an "Escape..." movie without Kurt Russel or a Mad Max without Mel Gibson.
Aren't both of those in the works right now, though?

Fury Road is either still in pre-production for going on a decade, or scrapped, unless you have new information?

And I'll need links to an Escape sequel, this is complete news to me.

4too · Post by **4too** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:43 pm

'Pulp Fiction'

Tarzan and Conan started as pulp print heroes.

Think of all the movie Tarzans in the A or B releases and later on the small screen.

Consider Conan as a vehicle for -yet another- Mr. Universe champion or similar 'mighty hewed' pro athlete?

Perhaps Conan will take the James Bond route, and we can anticipate a series of actors in the role.
Color in each Bond with a different palette, Connery, Moore, or any of the others.
Could the next Conan carry on as a money maker like the Bond's with out the marque crowding name of Schwarzenegger?

Mood. The recent Batman's tried for a darker ambiguity of world view, and maybe the next Conan production will favor this flavor.

So.

If the producers, screen writers, and directors allow enough synergy with pulp text canon,
could have a conscious / unconscious back story that might fill in the empty spaces
and push the Hyperborean Wanderer beyond the limits .... of ...

yet another 'sword and sandal' Steve Reeves' *muscle boy* movie.

4too

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:21 am

I went through a time in my late teens where I read a dozen or so of the Conan books - the *old* ones - and some of the storylines I thought were absolutely write for a screenplay - given the right actor of course, and much moreso of the first Conan movie, rather than the PG kiddie fare with the thief (although he was pretty funny) and the insanely hot bucktoothed princess from the second one.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:27 am

jetbaby wrote:And I'll need links to an Escape sequel, this is complete news to me.

News to me too, but apperently exists....for a while now.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/775/775013p1.html

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:24 pm

jetbaby wrote:Fury Road

I can't help it, but I always think of "Furry Road" when I hear about this Mad Max sequel. The feeling gets stronger the more I read about the subject.

WORLDonFIRE · Post by **WORLDonFIRE** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:57 am

The books were better.