Conan the Barbarian Directed by Marcus Nispel 2011, USA, 113 minutes This review is a (qualified) defence of Conan the Barbarian. Because it’s a good movie? Please. Conan isn’t a good movie any more than McDonald’s is a purveyor of fine food, or talk radio is a champion of intelligent thought. Here’s the thing, though: …
Apparently several major studios including Warner Bros. spent 7 years trying to get this project off the ground, with development attempts made by Larry and Andy Wachowski, John Milius, Robert Rodriguez, Boaz Yakin and even Brett Ratner. Finally in June 2009 it was revealed Marcus Nispel would take the reins as director to the film …
Bleeding Cool released these new stills which show a much darker and moodier side to Marcus Nispel’s upcoming Conan reboot. The film will star Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Jason Momoa, Leo Howard, Saïd Taghmaoui, Bob Sapp, Nonso Anozie, Marco Khan and Raw Leiba. Synopsis: After his father is murdered and village destroyed, Conan …