The Legend of Conan (2014)

[6souls]

Director:
Writer: Chris Morgan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2479722/
Wiki:

Synopsis:

This movie picks up Conan where he is now in his life, and we will be able to use the fact that he has aged in this story.

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Conan

Trailer:

Notes:

- A direct sequel to the original Conan film
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If a reboot is rebooted with the original star, is it a reboot? My brain kinda hurts... Deadline reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be reprising his role as Robert E. Howard’s mythic barbarian in Universal's The Legend of Conan. The film will be produced by Fredrik Malmberg and Chris Morgan.

The Legend of Conan looks to skip over the 1984 sequel that Schwarzenegger starred in, as well as the 2011 reboot that starred Jason Momoa. Instead, it will be directly linked to the original 1982 film which launched Schwarzenegger's movie career.

Morgan, who's writing credits include the last four Fast and the Furious films, Wanted and 47 Ronin, hatched the story for Legend and may write the script. He explained the direction they want to take with the new film, saying:

The original ended with Arnold on the throne as a seasoned warrior, and this is the take of the film we will make. It’s that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he’ll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle.

Malmberg added:

This movie picks up Conan where Arnold is now in his life, and we will be able to use the fact that he has aged in this story. I love the property of Conan so much that I wouldn’t touch it unless we came up with something worthy. We think this is a worthy successor to the original film. Think of this as Conan’s Unforgiven.

The original film was directed by John Milius from a script that he penned with Oliver Stone. It was an R-rated action film that explored Howard’s mythology of a child sold into slavery who grows into manhood seeking vengeance against the warlord who slaughtered his family and his village.

They're not sure whether they'll go for R violence like in the original -- I don't see how else they'd please fans if they didn't -- but Morgan promises to bring the same testosterone to the new film, and explains that they won't ignore the fact that the character has aged:

Will that level of violence be there? Absolutely, but only if it serves a character who lives by that barbarian law of the wild, who is capable of extreme violence and rage, but who has created his own code and operates from within it. By the end of that film, Conan became a certain character, and this film picks him up there, as he faces different challenges that include dealing with age.

It'll be interesting to see Schwarzenegger donning loin cloths again. He's slowly getting back into action hero shape, but this will be a whole new ball game of bulking up.

Schwarzenegger talked about his excitement for the role, saying:

I always loved the Conan character and I’m honored to be asked to step into the role once again. I can’t wait to work with Universal and the great team of Fredrik Malmberg and Chris Morgan to develop the next step of this truly epic story.

Universal is aiming for a summer 2014 release.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/10/2...d-of-cona.html
http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/arno...chwarzenegger/

[Dimmauk]

I'm excited. Anything is better than that last Conan movie.

[Indalecia]

Tentatively excited

[Xno Kappa]

Nice, we haven't had a Conan movie since 1984. Hopefully it's rated R.

[6souls]

A month ago we learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be back to reprise his role as Conan in The Legend of Conan. We know that the film will pick up where the 1982 version of the movie left off, with Arnold sitting on the throne as a seasoned warrior. Producer and screenwriter Chris Morgan said at the time,

This is the take of the film we will make. It’s that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he’ll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle.

In a recent interview with LA Times Morgan discussed the film further saying that the movie is "not a reboot, not a remake. Just an update. Where has the character been all this time? A catch-up with Conan." This is something I would love to see! The movie dives deep into Conan’s rule over his kingdom, he hasn't really seen action in awhile. Morgan explains,

He’s not going out and fighting battles, but he ends up getting drawn into something, and he has to access the barbarian he was in his youth. I love that Conan has been many things in his life, notably a pirate, a major tactician and a commander of men. In this movie, we’re going to tap into some of those things – things you haven’t seen on screen yet.

If you expected to see a ripped Olympian style Arnold back in action, don't expect that, because it's not in the story. They are taking advantage of the actor's aged physic.

I want the warrior whose joints have started to fuse together, who has to crack the cartilage so he can pick up a sword again. I want the guy who’s not necessarily lost a step, but there’s some rust he has to shake off. I want to embrace that. It makes it a greater hero story.

Conan needs to be faced with challenges. The greatest challenge to him isn’t the armies that are set before him. It’s, on some level, self-doubt, a little bit of slowing down and forcing yourself to be heroic beyond what people expect of you. What I don’t want is for him to step back in and look the same. That would defeat the purpose of our story.

This could be an incredibly badass movie, and I can't wait to see how it comes together. Morgan is a huge fan of the character and says that,

No matter what, I’ll be there every step of the way. Whether it’s penning this quickly or selecting the writer, it’s me guiding the process or being a real honest-to-god producer. I’m excited either way. I’m really, really stoked.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/12/3...e-details.html
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/...r&dlvrit=57774