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20-08-05, 04:03 AM
Warner pictures want to bring “Conan the Barbarian” back.
Although it won’t be starring Arnold Schwarzenegger it looks all set to go ahead.
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warners production president Jeff Robinov, who with director Chris Nolan has successfully reinvented the “Batman” franchise, says he’s hoping to do the same with the “Conan” franchise.
Warner is waiting for the “Conan” script from an unnamed action writer-director.
It is rumoured that Robert Rodriguez who is committed to producing the film within the next year is scripting the film.
“I love the character,” says Robinov, who is going back to two of the original stories. “It all depends on how the character is realized and the execution of the movie. You hope to satisfy the fan base and the broader audience. There has always been a fan base for the Conan character. So many years have gone by. You have to get to the core of who the Conan character was. It’s like catching mercury.”
The character first originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian” (1982) will be inked for the home video market before the above film.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. has agreed to buy 332 films, including “Conan The Barbarian” from Modern Times Group in a move to strengthen its library of 8,000 movies.
The first animated “Conan” movie, Swordplay Entertainment’s $4.5 million 2-D/3-D “Conan: Red Nails,” is in production and set for summer 2006 release by New Line Home Entertainment.
Although it won’t be starring Arnold Schwarzenegger it looks all set to go ahead.
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warners production president Jeff Robinov, who with director Chris Nolan has successfully reinvented the “Batman” franchise, says he’s hoping to do the same with the “Conan” franchise.
Warner is waiting for the “Conan” script from an unnamed action writer-director.
It is rumoured that Robert Rodriguez who is committed to producing the film within the next year is scripting the film.
“I love the character,” says Robinov, who is going back to two of the original stories. “It all depends on how the character is realized and the execution of the movie. You hope to satisfy the fan base and the broader audience. There has always been a fan base for the Conan character. So many years have gone by. You have to get to the core of who the Conan character was. It’s like catching mercury.”
The character first originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Conan the Barbarian” (1982) will be inked for the home video market before the above film.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. has agreed to buy 332 films, including “Conan The Barbarian” from Modern Times Group in a move to strengthen its library of 8,000 movies.
The first animated “Conan” movie, Swordplay Entertainment’s $4.5 million 2-D/3-D “Conan: Red Nails,” is in production and set for summer 2006 release by New Line Home Entertainment.