Comments on: Conan Movie Update

By: Mikeyboy

Mikeyboy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:05:02 +0000

anyone ever seen that foreign film MONGOL ? That’s what you get when you swing swords around. The most realistic battle on film I’ve ever seen. CONAN should reflect that.

By: Dave Mowers

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By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:07:11 +0000

You’re probably not the only one DC, but don’t expect a large following. A Conan movie filmed with 300’s vibe would be awesome, but lets face it you can’t go around swinging swords and axes without a great deal of gore. That’s one of Conan’s major appeals. Besides, for the time period, people in general weren’t exactly humane.

By: DC

DC — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:52:21 +0000

Am I the only one that doesn’t like 300?
Yes, the old Conan had the magic to it, it should have some of that vibe. Not overthetop 300 gore.

By: Ratner Talks ‘Conan’ Casting - Screen Rant

Ratner Talks ‘Conan’ Casting - Screen Rant — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:29:27 +0000

[...] It’s certainly been a rough road for a new Conan movie. [...]

By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:38:21 +0000

I can’t deny your loyalty as a fan Mikeyboy. I guess I thought I was competing against a know it all. In the end it’s really about the stories we love isn’t it?
BTW Lisa have you noticed how some former pretty boys are pathetically trying to act now that their puberty is catching them? Let’s be honest, if it weren’t for Martin Scorcese, Leo DiCaprio’s last few performances would just be sad.
Speaking of lame, I just checked out the latest movie posters for G.I. Joe, The Rise of Cobra. I can now officially say with total conviction that Hollywood does not respect anything….PERIOD.

By: Lisa Dunavant

Lisa Dunavant — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:05:07 +0000

Right. doe-eyed girl/boy, huh?! That’s funny as hell !!!!! And I sooooo agree. But, I suppose that is the lure for the teenyboppers, sensitivity, you know. I prefer the long hair, rugged look myself.
Well, I suppose we’ll find out soon enough who it will be, I just hope he’s not to lame.

By: Mikeyboy

Mikeyboy — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:09:57 +0000

I’m just glad to see we’re getting along now,thanks

By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:42:03 +0000

Mikeyboy you are my new hero! FINALLY there’s something to go on. Thanks for the support Lisa. I first noticed Dominic Purcell in Blade Trinity. His portrayal of Dracula as an old-school noble warrior literally screamed Conan. He is good looking (don’t get me wrong), but he’s not pretty. That’s the point I think we were trying to make. Purcell is an actor first and his looks are more chisled and rugged. That’s the kind of Conan the story needs. As for the appeal factor I have noticed women have taken to more masculine actors lately. Hugh Jackman, Gerard Butler, and Jason Statham all come to mind and that’s great. It’s good to see that people are returning to more manly sex symbols. Hopefully, that doe-eyed girl/boy from Twilight is the last of the pretty boys.

By: Lisa Dunavant

Lisa Dunavant — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:14:53 +0000

I suppose I have to agree with shyluck007, Dominic Purcell could probably pull it off. He would still have to muscle up a bit though.

By: Romi

Romi — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:18:10 +0000

Lisa,

I agree with you inre the male lead in Conan (or any other film) should appeal to women as well, the bottom line being money. A few months ago I got “jumped on” in this forum, too, for voicing similar opinions. When my sister and I went to see Van Helsing, a guy sitting next to me said he was surprised that so many women were in the audience. My sis and I said together, “It’s Hugh Jackman!” Other women around us agreed.

By: Mikeyboy

Mikeyboy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:07:27 +0000

point/counter point….all good. Nobody is contesting your opinion.
But,this Christian guy is just some kid from a girlie show. He’s not a big name. Sure you think he’s cute and sex appeal sells films…but….if they chose a sex symbol kid from some teenie bopper program to star in this thing…I would not be going to see it.
Talks about filming and production are available on the web. Rob Zombie wants to direct it….Rodriguez was approached but he’s filming Red Sonja starring Rose Mcgowan right now. So it’ll happen soon…but they need a director and a star first.

By: Lisa Dunavant

Lisa Dunavant — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:21 +0000

You boys forget………..it’s all about the money! And, if i were a gambler, i would bet Conan will be appealing, to draw the women in also. But, that’s just a woman’s opinion. Right.

By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:49:15 +0000

What the bloody ell!?!? The poster up top says 2009. Shouldn’t there be more info on this than just a teaser poster?

By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:38:37 +0000

BTW Zyg, thanks for the anthropology lesson (I think).

By: shyluck007

shyluck007 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:35:47 +0000

I gotta admit Mikeyboy has made some very valid points. Conan is not handsome nor is he charming and appealing to women or children was never REH’s goal. The world of Conan is a dark, gritty, and very brutal place. Conan himself is no gentleman, but that was always his true appeal. We love him for his bravado, his everyman demeanor, and most of all for his in your face confidence. I’d like to think people not familiar with the stories could appreciate that not how good looking the actor is or how audience friendly the stories are.

By: Mikeyboy

Mikeyboy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:46:15 +0000

sigh………Zyg , Conan…in his youth before he traveled to far off distant countries…was just as pale as any other one of his countrymen. THEN he got the wanderlust. He went to countries that were the HYBORIAN world equivilent of Africa and Saudi Arabia and spent years in the sun as he grew older larger and stronger. There were stories where he was lost , naked in the desert and had sun burn so bad it would have killed any normal man…but he recovered and he of course got tanned in these instances. He worked and he was enslaved as well. He also spent some time out at sea. Once again….exposed to the elements. Yes he wore clothing but there were segments where he removed his garments and further exposed himself to the elements. This is how he wound up with ” BRONZED ” skin. I fhtis helps you at all I am more than happy to have obliged.

By: Zyg

Zyg — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:29:05 +0000

The world that REH envisioned seems to have been a mesh of ‘real’ old world names that he stuck on a fictional continent that included pretty much the whole mass of Africa, Europe, and Asia. And all those continents seems to have been smushed together to form the world of REH’s visions.

The name conan itself has a Celtic origin to it. But when he describes the character, he describes him as bronze, if i’m not mistaken, i’m not staring at any conan pages ATM. I dont know how many of you have lived or been to Ireland recently, or for that matter, scotland or england, but speaking from personal experience, i have never seen a bronze irish man or woman.

Now whos to say that the equator of the earth in the writings of REH weren’t further north or the continent itself not further south? Thus leading those that were in the north to take a darker skin tone. Or perhaps there was less ozone and what with the snow and all their skins darkened quite considerably? Perhaps Ming the Merciless had bombarded the planet with super dark coloring rays of gamma cosmic beams.

And what color are atlantians? I seem to have read a post earlier that states someone actually knew what color they weren’t. That’s interesting. Any relatives from there or perhaps you have edgar cayces sight?

The point being that this is fantasy. And if we are to go off of REH’s writings, as this is about his work, the skin color of the actor should be bronze or at least made to look bronze. Now let’s all do a lookup on google.com of bronze and color and see what color you come up with.

By: Lisa Dunavant

Lisa Dunavant — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:24:59 +0000

point taken and correct. And yes, Conan is the Barbarian that he is, But, you still have to take into account the female gender, the younger generation and those who have not read the vast amount of Conan books when making films. So, the man will still have to be appealing.

By: Mikeyboy

Mikeyboy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:03:54 +0000

Sigh……….Lisa, the new film is not going to be a remake. There are dozens of Conan books like Harry Potter and the Lord of the rings there is a whole world based around the hero. Using a heartthrob would go against all that’s holy according to die hard fans. The actor they get…has to be really big just like described in the books he also must have mature yet craggy/handsome features not cute. The film itself should be an epic like the Rings trilogy or Braveheart. Not a run of the mill SuperHero story like Underworld or Blade or Van Helsing. AN EPIC. So whoever they get to direct it and star in it is going to be what puts the movie over. Otherwise it’ll be lost in obscurity like Eragon and Spiderwick.