"I've talked to the producers about doing something for 'Conan,'" Lundgren said, as he cautioned that casting is still going on and whether there is a role for him at all likely wouldn't be decided until 2010.
"It's too early," he said, explaining that he didn't expect to know more until "probably next year."
"It's too early," he said, explaining that he didn't expect to know more until "probably next year."
Directed by Marcus Nispel, the Lionsgate film is based on Robert E. Howard's mythical conqueror Conan the Barbarian. The new version is expected to be more faithful to Howard's original creation than were the Arnold Schwarzenegger films.
No production date was announced.
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
When I heard that Lundgren was casted in Stallone's new movie I was excited. I miss seeing him on the big screen. Enough with the straight-to-DVD movies! Now this? Good for him. Hopefully he'll play a bad guy. Some actors are just good at playing those roles, like John Travolta
2 years agoby @swak1774Flag
Err
did you see dolph's cameo on the conan obrien show on his birthday?
it was amusing.
2 years agoby @err2005Flag
Raoul Duke
Well said, Amra.
Aside from all that though, I'd say it's high time for Dolph Lundgrens return.
2 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
AmraTheLion
The new Conan movie:
1. Stop the current production.
2. Get a Robert E. Howard expert in the same room with the writers. Have them read the books and instruct them that the Conan stories will serve as the building blocks for the movie, and nothing else.
3. Use this film as a chance to reinvent the pop cultural idea of Conan.
Look at Casino Royale. Batman Begins. Pirates of the Carribean. All of these films took dead characters, dead franchises, and dead genres and reinvigorated them by not playing it safe. Even fans of Conan the Barbarian don't want a rehash of that. We are twenty years older now, and we need something more sophisticated. Bryan Singer learned that the hard way with Superman Returns. This can NOT be a nostalgia project.
Go to http://www.amrathelion.com/index.php/Nemedian-Chronicles/An-Appeal-To-Paradox.html for information!
2 years agoby @amrathelionFlag
Err
they should get dj qualls to play conan.
2 years agoby @err2005Flag
The Kwisatz Haderach
If they stick to Robert e. Howard's stories this could be awesome, but still the question is who could pull off a quality Conan
2 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
ed_wood
I'm not sure that I care about this movie.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
GeekStar
Interesting.
2 years agoby @vendetta28Flag