Hopefully this will get some of the other members of the House to crawl out from beneath the rocks they’ve been hiding under, concocting their quizzes and playing their Warcraft.
Warner Bros. is going ahead with a Conan movie, set to start filming in 2007. The writer (and potential director) is Boaz Yakin, a lifetime fan of Robert E. Howard’s tales. He hopes to bring that devotion to Howard’s work to the big screen. Sounds great, right? Unfortunately for some, what this means is that this will be a remake and not a sequel. And not only will Schwarzenegger not be involved, but a large chunk of what many people consider to be part of the Conan canon will be obliterated. For example, Conan’s village wasn’t destroyed in the original stories, nor was he sent into slavery, worked as a gladiator or fought serpent men. Hell, in the original Howard stories Cimmeria was supposed to be a stand-in for Scotland, not Austria. In fact, many of the more familiar aspects of Conan the motion picture were actually lifted from other works of Howard’s, like King Kull and Bran Mak Morn.
It’s understandable why the filmmakers did this. Most of Howard’s stories were more like tales heard around the campfire. They had no real connection to one another, and no drive that pushed the narrative forward as a whole. In the short stories, Conan simply develops wanderlust after hearing tales of lands outside Cimmeria, and leaves to seek adventure. Not nearly as rousing as a tale of revenge.
As much as I love the original film and believe that it captured the essence of Howard’s creation, having read the original stories many times over I’m looking forward to this remake. If they do intend on sticking with the original text, they’re going to have a hard time making it work, not only because of the resistance from the rabid fans of the original, but also in adapting such a fractured tale.
I don’t know much about Conan to weigh in on this but I thought I’d let you know about a straight-to-video animated movie based on Howard’s final Conan story, Red Nails. There’s more info at the official site: http://www.conanrednails.com/
I love that Conan is holding a bloodied sword in one hand and a dismemebered head in the other. Maybe, just maybe this will be darker than Conan’s last animated incarnation on FOX’s Conan The Adventurer.
I had heard about the animated movie awhile back, but had completely forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder, Nuno.
I imagine Red Nails will be one of the more straight-forward Howard stories to adapt, even though it’s one of the lesser works in the Conan canon.
Hey its Russ man.
Conan the remake? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The Rock as Conan would be great! I heard Arnie was going to play Conan’s Dad, with the infamous line about not trusting man, woman, or beast-but the sword, you can trust!
I really don’t know why the industry feels they have to make the movie about Conan when they can take one of the stories as a stand alone. I’ve always liked “The Tower of the Elephant” or “Rogues in the House”. Any of these would make a great film and leave enough room for “artistic license”.
I love the Conan stories. personally the scarlet citadel, beyond the black river, and the phoenix on the sword sit at the top of my list. I also believe that Gerard Butler would make a passable Conan, in second would be Dwayne (the rock) Johnson. Butler because he could easily portray the Conan essence both passionate dreamer and relentless warrior. He could easily develop the physique and carry the appearance and attitude necessary. The only problem I do have with Butler is his height; although, I know their are taller men than Conan. The Rock very nearly has the right stature and skin tone; although, I don’t believe he has the current facial structure. I think he could support the more barbaric side of the man.
I know I may be too much of a naturalist but I think Arnold is far to noticeable a person. When I look at the older films I see Arnold not Conan. He didn’t sell the character to me for many reasons, not to say I don’t care for them enough not to own them. You gotta start some where. I also think done right, and if the time line was researched, the movie could work in a chronological setting covering nearly all the adventures.
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