Conan The Barbarian No Longer Being Released In 3D?

DOESNT MATTER WHO PLAYS CONAN, WHAT MATTERS IS IF IT WORKS OR NOT, GIVE THIS FILM A CHANCE.

Not sure about this insider as it has been stated by the powers at be for quite some time that this is going to follow Howard's books.

I'm still unsure about Momoa beating out the, Ahhnohhld.

I hope it's good though, definitely going to see it. I want some BRUTAL action scenes!!!

Cool news! @Josh

@Intruder. Not a cool comment.

This guy is too small to play Conan though. It's like letting David Arquette play the Hulk with no CGI.

To better prepare for the role that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger’s acting career, Momoa spent time researching the original Robert E. Howard “Conan” books, as well as working out his 6’5”, 215 lbs body to handle the physical rigors of filming.

In fact, Jason began serious training in February 2010, under the watchful eye of noted stunt superstar David Leitch (“The Matrix”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “300”) before shooting began. He enrolled in a six-week martial arts training course, with the goal of gaining ten pounds of muscle and getting into fighting shape worthy of the action-adventure fantasy hero. It took Jason Momoa six weeks involving six hour daily workouts to add muscle mass and sculpt this look. Additionally, while Arnold's original character involved a bigger look, Momoa's look it designed to be a bit more functional, like a warrior.

Momoa is a pretty fit dude,but The Oak would crush puny Momoa!

GUNSMITH@ CONAN isn't "LEAN"!

Never has been, never SHOULD be!

He only was lean when he was a child of 15
and only 6 feet tall.

Conan is MASSIVE and NOT "LEAN"-MUSCLED!
That's the point! HE'S HUGE & SCARY!

Momoa could play the teeny-bopper Conan!
LMFAO!

CONAN could take on an army of Momoas and
crush 'em all!

COME ON!!!

@ DDD You shot down your own argument with your response to DESERTGORILLA
This movie IS about Conans first venture into the outside world.He IS young.And he IS NOT YET the older brooding King of Aquilonia!
And if you look again at Buscemas Conan you'll see that he almost floats when he moves.He has grace aswell as power.You won't find a hulk in the world that can move like that!The proportions of the human form are exagerrated in comicbooks to accetuate the traits of a character.Hence Conan is massively muscled to imply great strength.In live action you don't need that extra size.Merely a good actor and a heavy looking prop :)

@ intuder

lmao,at your first comment.

totally agree arnie the one & only true conan,the role he was born to play.

I think its funny to see so many people that haven't a clue what they are talking about get so angry about this movie. I enjoyed Arnie's Conan for what it was but if you really think that is the truest, best or only interpretation worth having then your a fruitcake.

Josh, please take Ron Pearlman out of that " not the greatest bunch of actors" bracket!:)

Ror@ Agree

The comic version of Conan isnt that bad either!:)
I like both versions!

I do love the original movie, and I agree that it's way more intelligent than people give it credit for, but it really had little to do with Howard's Conan. I hope the new film is at least somewhat more faithful to the spirit of the source material, (and I'm sure I wouldn't be this lucky,) but I hope they somehow incorporate elements of the original movie's musical score in the new one. That was one of the best scores of all time!

Also @Ror. Dude, haters gonna hate. Some people are so smart that they can judge a movie before they even see any actual footage.

Intruder@ "he still doesn't look like a barbarian" ...and then you post images of Arnold. Why does a barbarian have to look like Arnold did? That's like all the people who think Superman needs to look like Christopher Reeve, a very weak way to support an argument. Arnold was big. That's it. The fake hair and sluggish fighting style didn't do it for me. Momoa will outact Arnold's Conan and definitely outfight Arnold's Conan.

No, Momoa is not portraying a 15 year old Conan! I don't where anyone got that notion. He IS playing a younger Conan prior to becoming King Conan. The heavy muscle and size came with the King Conan days, but there are some contradictions within Howard's description of Conan and that is why I don't mind Momoa for the part. Though he was large and muscled, he is also described as being agile and panther-like. Arnold was faaaaar from being quick. He was like slow motion compared to what we will see with Momoa and I think that makes for a more realistic Conan on screen. I would gladly compromise some bulk to have a vicious fighter. DDD, you and I have never agreed on this, but such is life. I don't see Momoa as being as lean as you see him. The guy has some decent mass to him. Not Arnold mass, but if he had that, he would loose the speed and agility. Generally heavy bulk does not lend to speed and agileness. Arnold was far from fast on his feet so that means he wasn't true to Howard's Conan either. ;-) Your throwing horses argument just doesn't hold as I have seen scrawny cowboys wrestle horses to the ground. It is just as much about technique as it is strength.

There are plenty of images where the adult Conan is depicted as being lean. The film is based off of Howard's Conan, not the comic books. Look at the inside illustrations in Howard's books. I would rather see a somewhat leaner Conan who can be a vicious and agile fighter than a big brute who can only get one sword stroke off to another's 3-4 strokes. That's the difference we will see between Arnold and Momoa.

@ranger "one sword stroke off to another's 3-4 strokes"

Something about that wording just seems off. hahaha. I agree with you though.

I think most of us want what we grew up with, which was Arnold's bulky and slow Conan. Thing is, i'm ready to see a fiercer and more agile Conan this time around because of the fact that he was portrayed differently throughout his history as a character. Arnold was not the perfect embodiement of Conan and neither will Momoa, since he never was the same shape and size everywhere we read about him or even saw him. It's not like He-man where he's ALWAYS been portrayed the same way in everything he was. I say Momoa will do great, but this movie isn't riding on his shoulders really. It's more on Nispel's, in my book. And that's what truly worries me.

"Okay, but look...some people need to realize this isn’t a film version of the Robert E.Howard books, it’s an interpretation...another spin on the character. It’s a little bit different, but I think it’s fine."

Bitches never learn.

Also doesn't help that we keep getting the same two or three pic over and over. The other set pics etc give a much slicker impression of what it'll look like.Much more Frazzetta than is regularly shown on here :)
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