The Conan Director Rumors Are Getting Deep

The Conan Director Rumors Are Getting Deep

Who is on the A list to Direct the new Conan movie? Find out here!

News
By jman1977 - May 12, 2009 01:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Conan
Source: www.latinoreview.com

We know Ratner is out as Director. Which is welcome news. Hey, if I turned in two or three years of crappy work, I would be out of a job as well. So, who is next in line?

Christophe Gans directed Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Silent Hill.
Neil Marshall has directed Doomsday, and Centurion.

Out of these two guys I would like to see Neil Marshall get the Directing gig. From the above mentioned films Neil is better suited to give us a bloody, barbaric tale that is true to Conan and the legion of fans that follow him.

If Lionsgate picks Marshall then the August start date is probably not going to happen due to Mr. Marshall being wrapped up in Centurion post-production for the next few months.

Hopefully Lionsgate comes out with a definitive answer soon. The fans want a new Conan movie, they do not want this property to be stuck in development hell.

Check Out The Covers And Solicitation Details For Upcoming CONAN THE BARBARIAN Comics (Exclusive)
Related:

Check Out The Covers And Solicitation Details For Upcoming CONAN THE BARBARIAN Comics (Exclusive)
Arnold Schwarzenegger On The Terrible Sh*t He Was Required To Do While Filming CONAN THE BARBARIAN
Recommended For You:

Arnold Schwarzenegger On The "Terrible Sh*t" He Was Required To Do While Filming CONAN THE BARBARIAN
DISCLAIMER: ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and... [MORE]

ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Do you have what it takes to write for us?
Want to contribute?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/12/2009, 2:36 PM
Out of the movies mentioned, Brotherhood of the wolf is the best,,but Neil marshal did make the Descent which is class..either of those 2 should do a good job
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/12/2009, 2:43 PM
PAUL VERHOVEN HASNT DONE ANYTHING IN A WHILE
TheStranger
TheStranger - 5/12/2009, 2:58 PM
I give 2 shits! I love Robert E. Howards work. Any news on the Solomon Kane movie yet? I wish they would get going with these movies.
GrimReaper90
GrimReaper90 - 5/12/2009, 3:10 PM
This movie will never get made.
FalconX2
FalconX2 - 5/12/2009, 3:25 PM
Sortis: Check out THIS and THIS for some Solomon Kane stuff... I too am a HUGE REH fan! There has never been another author like him!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/12/2009, 3:43 PM
DEEP IN WHAT???? Heh heh. -: D

OMG i didn't know Lionsgate was doing this!!!! Crap, they already F'ed up PUNISHER!!! Dammit.

SOLOMON KANE!!! :thumbs
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/12/2009, 4:23 PM
Its silly to see a studio name and think a movie is automatically going to suck! Some studios medal more than others, some are happy to leave the director to their own devices but if a movie is out and out rotten its usually down to the director.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/12/2009, 4:34 PM
Yep WARZONE was killed!!! Great PUNISHER and PUNISHER ACTION but that was it!! Killing MICRO??? Plot etc???

Kev @ Your digging at FOX ain't ya lol!!! Well FOX does make TURDS on a regular basis sorry but they do! ; )

Kev/Rorsch@ Its just i was hoping for a better company, Lionsgate ain't exactly big budget an you'll need that for a EPIC CONAN!

P.s. Yeah Kev, i like JANE better too man!
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 5/12/2009, 4:58 PM
Brotherhood of the Wolf was pretty bad ass.

Hey! maybe if Gans get the gig, he'll bring back the chairman from Iron Chef to play Conan's kung fu sidekick!
A LA CUISINE!!!
Betty
Betty - 5/12/2009, 5:05 PM
Ridley Scott could do this.
adamant877
adamant877 - 5/12/2009, 6:10 PM
I agree with Betty on this one, Ridley Scott would make an AMAZING Conan! That man knows the meaning of the word "EPIC"!

And to risk going on a tangent... Did anyone but me find it kind of odd that one of the worse apsects of the Punisher: War Zone movie (IMHO) was the fight coreography, and the director was supposedly a professional stunt coordinator? That's it. That's all I really had to say about that. Oh yeah... Brotherhood of the Wolf WAS the $#it! lol
Betty
Betty - 5/12/2009, 7:59 PM
To me the worst aspects of the Punisher WZ were Ray Stevenson's face and also the rest of the movie.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/12/2009, 8:28 PM
I have a freind called Ronan that works in the local library.

Hes Ronan the Librarian...true story!
FalconX2
FalconX2 - 5/12/2009, 8:41 PM
"Hes Ronan the Librarian...true story!"

Soda out the nose when I read this... Totally serious.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/12/2009, 8:47 PM
THE ROCK FOR CONAN..
FalconX2
FalconX2 - 5/12/2009, 10:28 PM
"THE ROCK FOR CONAN"

Rock has to big of a mouth to play Conan. It will need to be someone who can be commanding without talking. Conan is actually quiet most of the time unless he needs/wants something. Plus Rock is a pretty boy, same problem with Arnie's Conan. Conan was a Barbarian, living in the harsh wilderness, and thrived on battle. He was beaten, scarred, and had a worn body, despite his physique.

HHH would actually have the body in this case, if we are going with wrestlers. HHH just has terrible body language. He looks like he is always constipated. It has to be someone who looks relaxed, yet ready to strike if need be, and commanding though quiet.

Hence the problem with so much of Robert Howard's characters, they are walking contradictions, but that is one of the aspects that makes them so awesome!

Intelligent Barbarians, Puritan Swordsmen, and Warrior Kings.
shibazz
shibazz - 5/13/2009, 3:34 AM
@the guy with the most difficult tag name of all time_ yeah you above , you pretty much described the rock if given decent direction . ore erction... i bet he clams up either way.... i know i do. shooooot
TheJester
TheJester - 5/13/2009, 5:27 AM
Lee should stop drooling on his keyboard and go back to eating his mushy peas, like a good boy.

And for you [frick]ing idiots that keep name droping wrestlers need to take a seat in the back, sit down and STFU.
LastSon1027
LastSon1027 - 5/13/2009, 5:52 AM
I would have much rather seen Ratner direct. Everyone calls this guy a franchise killer but honestly he made an X-Men movie where there was tons of action, I don't see a problem plus after the shit storyline Singer left him to work with I would say he did wonders. I mean it could be worse he could have made Wolverine a huge puss who spied on his ex who he had a kid with. OH Wait that's what Singer did to Superman my mistake.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/13/2009, 6:35 AM
THE ROCK cant play CONAN??? People will see him as SCORPION KING??? He don't look the part anyway!

CONAN = UNKNOWN!!!

JESTER @ Carry on sucking them turds brother! ; ) : D

Betty
Betty - 5/13/2009, 2:27 PM
shibazz--U sucha a black-white girl!

I say unknown for Gonad the Barbiturate.
TheStranger
TheStranger - 5/13/2009, 9:08 PM
Hey! Thanks a lot Falcon!
Betty
Betty - 5/14/2009, 4:25 PM
what is a marshall movie? Like, "we are marshall"?
Related Headlines
Latest Headlines

Hot Headlines Hot Headlines

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Anime & Manga

Gaming

Horror

Cartoons & Animated Features

Action Movies & TV

Pro Wrestling & MMA News
View Recorder