Conan The Barbarian

Jason Momoa Rejects Arnie’s ‘Conan’

Conan The Barbarian is due to be released on August 19, and I’m sure I’m not the only one eager to see if the original has been equaled or bettered. The trailer didn’t fill me with confidence, but a lot of people seemed to love it. One thing is clear: the 2011 version will be...
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‘Conan The Barbarian’ Trailer Arrives

The new Conan The Barbarian movie trailer has arrived, and managed to create friction amongst the fans. Most don’t like the new Conan, the new storyline, the new direction the series is heading in. Others, like me, think it looks pretty damn awesome. Many fans of the original don’t like the fact that everything seems...
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New Conan Just Like Old Conan?

A remake of Conan The Barbarian isn’t the worst idea in the world. No, that would be the other glut of remakes currently in production, many of them completely unjustified. Conan was always a kitsch movie only fondly remembered for one thing – launching the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The original Conan The Barbarian in...
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Schwarzenegger Back For ‘Conan’?

In a word, no, but that hasn’t stopped Avi Lerner, the man behind the Conan The Barbarian remake currently being put together expressing his desire to see Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in the movie. While Arnie wouldn’t have played Conan (have you seen his body lately?), he could have played a different character. According to Digital...
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Ratner To Direct ‘Conan The Barbarian’ Remake

When I hear the name Conan The Barbarian, I immediately think Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oh, and some cheesy, lame-ass movies that completely failed to grab my attention. So hopefully, the new remake being planned, the first in what is hoped to become a multi-film franchise, will right the wrongs of the 1980s crapfests. Nu Image/Millennium and...
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Gerard the Barbarian: Conan Remake to Star Butler?

Somehow Conan didn’t make it into the Mitchell report. Gerard Butler, what political office interests you? Just thought I’d ask because Cinemablend is reporting rumors that there may be a remake of 1982′s Conan the Barbarian, with Butler stepping into Schwarzenegger’s furry loincloth (umm, of course without the Governator being there. In the loincloth, that...
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