After recent theatrical disappointments, is it time for Arnold Schwarzenegger to go to the streaming platforms? When Arnold Schwarzenegger took his political sabbatical from the movie world, he’d come off a string of disappointments. Time out seemed like a potentially good idea. His post-politics return wasn’t even a foregone conclusion (albeit highly probable). His send […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger on why the King Conan film hasn’t happened yet
Last month, action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger took to social media to reveal that, despite the latest incarnation falling apart last year, he’s still keen to reprise the role of Conan the Barbarbian for a sequel to his two 1980s outings as Robert E. Howard’s classic sword and sorcery hero. Now, in an interview with fan […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger still wants to make King Conan movie
When he first announced his return to acting following his stint as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed plans to revisit three of his former glories with a new Terminator movie, the Twins sequel Triplets, and the long-awaited King Conan film. The Terminator movie – Terminator: Genisys – materialised, and is now being rebooted with […]
The Legend of Conan screenwriter explains why his Unforgiven-style take isn’t happening
After his stint as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he planned to revisit a number of his former glories in Terminator, Twins and Conan. In the years following, the action icon has found himself onto his second stab at Terminator with production underway on the as-yet-untitled Terminator 6 (rebooting the series after 2015’s […]
Screenwriter Will Beall gives updates on Aquaman and The Legend of Conan
During an appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour, Slash Film caught up with screenwriter Will Beall, who offered an update on two of the projects he’s working on at present in Warner Bros.’ DC superhero movie Aquaman and the Conan the Barbarian sequel The Legend of Conan. ““I can tell you that not […]
The Legend of Conan is no longer moving forward, says producer Chris Morgan
If you were looking forward to seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising the role of Conan the Barbarian, then I’m afraid we have some bad news for you as producer Chris Morgan has revealed that the long-gestating sequel The Legend of Conan is no longer moving forward, although the character may get another lease of life on the […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger talks The Legend of Conan
During a promotional interview for his new film Terminator Genisys, action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger offered up a few words on his next planned return to one of his former glories in The Legend of Conan, which was first announced back in 2012 and is currently undergoing a rewrite courtesy of Will Beall (Gangster Squad). “I […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says Conan sequel now titled Conan the Conqueror
For the past few years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been talking about a potential return as Conan the Barbarian for a follow-up to his breakthrough role with The Legend of Conan. Well, now that the Terminator franchise is dead and buried for the foreseeable future, it looks like Arnie is finally gearing up for a return to […]
The Legend of Conan could launch Robert E. Howard cinematic universe
Marvel is doing it, DC is doing it, Transformers is doing it, Ghostbusters is doing it, so why not Conan the Barbarian and the various characters created by Robert E. Howard? According to Deadline (via Comic Book), Fredrick Malmberg has aquired the rights to Howard’s various creations, including Conan, Kull the Conqueror and Solomon Kane, […]
Chris Morgan talks The Legend of Conan: “Think Unforgiven… with a sword-wielding barbarian”
Back in February, we heard that Will Beall (Gangster Squad) had taken over scriptwriting duties on The Legend of Conan, and now producer Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) has revealed to The Arnold Fans that the screenplay is complete, and that the film will be a direct sequel to John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian which […]
