"Conan the Barbarian" Japanese Theatrical Poster
THE MOVIE: As soon as Arnold Schwarzenegger reached the end of his governorship and announced a return to movies, fans began speculating about the possibility of King Conan – the proposed ‘true’ sequel to Conan the Barbarian, which would pick up where the first movie tantalizing left off. That is, with an aged and wise Conan seated on his throne of power.
Well, 20 years after the original Conan, fans are going to get exactly what they want. ComingSoon reports that Universal is developing The Legend of Conan, a new sequel that ignores both 1984′s Conan the Destroyer and the recent Conan reboot starring Jason Momoa.
The story begins exactly where John Milius’ movie ended, focusing on an older Conan who has survived countless wars and bedded even more women as he searches for his life’s final battle. Expect a Summer 2014 release.
Update: LA Times reports: Legend of Conan producer and screenwriter Chris Morgan, whose credits include Wanted and Fast Five, says: “We think this is a worthy successor to the original film. Think of this as Conan’s Unforgiven” – referring to Clint Eastwood’s 1992 return to the genre which made him famous. If you’re not pumped up for Legend of Conan, watch this.
LA Times has interviewed screenwriter-producer Chris Morgan, who had met with Arnold Schwarzenegger to pitch him a proposed sequel to Conan the Barbarian. In the interview, he talks about what we can expect from the sequel, which will be begin production in 2013.
BREAKING NEWS: Total Film reports that during a Q&A screening of The Last Stand, Arnie explained that Universal admitted ‘the previous regime has missed the boat’ and they wanted to produce a serious action movie with a top director and top writers: “[Universal] finally came forward and said, ‘You’re absolutely right. The previous regime has missed the boat here. We want to pick it up. We’re going to buy the rights and we’re going to be serious about it and make a quality film with an A-director and with A-writers and so on. And we want you to participate in this. We want you to star and you to play Conan. We’re going to take a story where Conan is at that age so it’s totally believable and you’re not looking like a 30-year old action guy.”
It’s about 10-15 years too late, but hopefully Arnie can still handle the part. I also wonder if they still plan to cast Vin Diesel as his son, as the rumours once suggested.
Correction…30 years after the original Conan (1982).
Yes this is awesome news and I can’t freakin wait! By Krom Conan lives! The Return of the King! (This movie better not suck!!!)
Great news. If done right, I think he’s perfect for the age (he’s right about the age he should be if it takes place during his “king” era). I say Mel Gibson should direct and they should re-use Basil Poledouris’ soundtrack!
Mel Gibson would never direct this as he’s only into his own projects. I do agree that they should rehire Basil P. to make a new soundtrack in similar style. They need to hurry up before Arnold is too old and saggy.