March 21, 2006
The Wachowski Brothers To Direct King Conan?
Well this could be interesting. Apparently Warner Brother is in hot pursuit of the Wachowski Brothers to direct the next installment of the Conan series "King Conan". All with Arnold attached obviously.
The good folks over at Cinescape offer up this little tid bit:
Back in January 2004, IGN Film Force had reported their trusted sources told them "Larry and Andy Wachowski have ankled King Conan: Crown of Iron, the third movie featuring Robert E. Howard's barbarian hero. The Wachowski brothers were to have produced King Conan with John Milius onboard to write and direct it... Sources advised IGN FilmForce that the Wachowskis - who had reportedly clashed with Milius over the tone and direction of the film - left King Conan of their own volition."I know this makes me an unpopular boy around here... but I still don't buy the idea of Arnold coming back to be Conan again. He's too old, too out of shape, and I'm sorry guys, but "Just getting back in the gym" at 60 years of age just won't cut it. But hey, I've been wrong before. Maybe they'll fuel him up on Cocain and Horse steroids.Thus whether the brothers are back or not must remain in the unconfirmed rumor category at this time
Posted by John Campea at March 21, 2006 03:45 PM
Comments
Posted by: Joel Gustafsson at March 22, 2006 02:18 AM
RE: "All with Arnold attached obviously."
Wait a minute. Is it really that obvious? Why would Arnold appear in a movie when he's the governor of California? You can't just take time off from being governor.
It's not "obvious" at all that he would be the star of a Conan movie. Why wouldn't they just get somebody new? They could find some good-looking Eastern European body builder. I am sure thousands of them would line up for the chance to audition. It's not like the role of Conan requires great acting skill (not that Arnold has it....but you know what I mean).
Posted by: Brunk Bluntley at March 22, 2006 09:41 AM
Hey there Brunk
Oh I agree with you 100%... but the studios don't agree with us. They are indeed moving forward assuming Arnold loses the next election (which he will if he runs again... his approval ratings are horrible right now) and that the big man will want to do it.
They are doing everything right now with Arnold in mind. And I think it's a bad idea. Oh well... no one listens to me (which is probably a smart thing on their part)
Posted by: John Campea at March 22, 2006 09:49 AM
I don't agree. Arnold would be cast as a king. So why would he be to old for the part. If WB is smart, they know they don't have a movie if they don't have Arnold.
Wachowski Brothers, sounds sweet.
Posted by: Darko at March 25, 2006 02:09 PM
Say what you want about Arnold, but he had dicipline.
In his autobiography, 'Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder', he boasts of how he once broke into the Athletic Union on a Sunday so he could train seven days a week. "If you told me that if I ate a kilo of shit I would put on muscles," he says, fondly recalling his teenage years, "I would eat it." On one occasion, Arnold announced to his startled gym buddies that he wasn't going to bed until he weighed 255lbs. At the time he was a mere 252lbs and he duly stuffed himself with bratwurst and apple strudle until he'd achieved his goal.
http://www.tobyyoung.co.uk/334/arnold-schwarzenegger.html
He will never get back into the shape he was in twenty years ago, but I bet he would be good enough to play King Conan.
Just my two cents
/Joel