The site spoke with the film's producer, Joe Gatta, who confirmed that Ratner is off the remake.
"We're currently in the process of hiring a director," he told us. "For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for more timing issues than anything else we had to part ways with Brett. We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn't work. But you never know what can happen."
The producer also mentioned that the film is eyeing a production start-date of August 24 in Bulgaria.
to read the site's full article.Conan the Barbarian was released August 19th, 2011 and stars Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Bob Sapp, Leo Howard, Steven O'Donnell. The film is directed by Marcus Nispel.
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SWAK1774
THEY NEED TO LEAVE THIS MOVIE ALONE!!!! I CAN'T SEE ANYONE ELSE PLAYING CONAN OTHER THAN ARNOLD. I'M SURE THEY COULD FIND SOMEONE WHO COULD PLAY HIM. BUT WHY REMAKE A GREAT MOVIE?
BY THE WAY, I LOVED JAMES EARL JONES' ROLE IN THE ORIGINAL AS WELL.
AND CONAN THE DESTROYER SUCKED.
3 years agoby @swak1774Flag
Illuminati
Another BAD idea of a remake.
there's a reason the remake of conan hasn't been done...cause it's a BAD idea!
Leave it to pick up something like this!
3 years agoby @illuminatiFlag
Newkill3000
No, motherf*cker, once Arnold is in a movie that is solely based off of his celebrity. No one can do this but him.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
T.Clark
You seem to be forgetting that Conan is a book/comic book character, Newkill. Arnold ISN'T Conan because it's not like they wrote an original script about a barbarian precisely for that actor. Just like with any other comic character, he can have different people play him, especially if this is a, ya know, reboot...idk why i even bothered saying that anyways...it's not like you'll think it through
Eli Roth
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Newkill3000
F*ck all you f*cking idiots. You all are the same type of people that loves these un original films and allow movies like Meet the Spartans to go mainstream and movies Trick r Treat to never get a real release date.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
Newkill3000
ZZ, you f*cking idiot. It's Terminator Salvation, takes place in the future, moron. It didn't involve Arnold. Conan does. You can't do it without Arnold. A little advice ball licker when you try to make a point go stick your head up your grandfather's ass.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
Err
glad to hear it.
brett ratner should be living in a refrigerator box in central park, eating pigeons for dinner and blowing other homeless dudes to get money for booze.
f*cking jerk.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
ALor2
oh that the best news i've ever heard.
3 years agoby @champ2Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Lol Zz.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Raoul Duke
there is a god
3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
ZanyZap
How can they make Terminator without Arnold?
Oh, wait, they did...
But to answer your question: look at one of the keywords in your sentence: "remake"
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
Newkill3000
How can you remake Conan without Arnold?
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
ZanyZap
I agree: Wolfgang Peterson.
Peter Jackson wouldn't direct this; but he's still a good choice.
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
-comrade-
Ratner, I mean.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
-comrade-
Kill this man.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Troy was good, i enjoyed it, Poseidon, haven't seen it but everything i've read about says its awful.
And yay for this news, thank god
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Troy was a good solid 4 star film. Poseidon could have been better, but oh well. I can see him doing this really good.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
SMRTALEC
i could totally see Wolfgang Peterson making it, then everybody gets super excited, then we all remember Troy and Poseidon, and then Conan ends up sucking as bad as those lol
3 years agoby @smrtalecFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
No ways. I hate Eli, and the work he's done. Sorry. I say Chuck Russel, or Wolfgang Peterson, or possibly, possibly, possibly, Peter Jackson.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
T.Clark
Eli Roth
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Thank God not Brett Ratner.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag