October 26th, 2012
12:12 PM ET
Schwarzenegger returns to 'Conan' role, films 'Ten'Arnold Schwarzenegger's new project is going to revive old memories. According to Deadline, the 65-year-old actor/politician/author will be back as Conan the Barbarian, the role that he first portrayed in the 1982 film.
The new project, from Universal Pictures, would be called "The Legend of Conan," and would be seen as a continuation from that first film. There was also a 1984 sequel and a 2011 film that starred "Game of Thrones" actor Jason Momoa, but producer Chris Morgan told Deadline that "Legend of Conan" will bypass those projects. "This movie picks up Conan where Arnold is now in his life, and we will be able to use the fact that he has aged in this story," Morgan said. "I love the property of 'Conan' so much that I wouldn’t touch it unless we came up with something worthy. We think this is a worthy successor to the original film. Think of this as Conan’s 'Unforgiven.'” Schwarzenegger said in a statement to CNN that he's happy to return, saying, "I always loved the Conan character and I’m honored to be asked to step into the role once again. I can’t wait to work with Universal and the great team of Fredrik Malmberg and Chris Morgan to develop the next step of this truly epic story.” If all goes well, we could see Conan the Barbarian back in theaters in summer 2014. In the meantime, Schwarzenegger is preparing for another role. He'll play John "Breacher" Wharton in "Ten," in which a Drug Enforcement Administration task force is targeted by a drug cartel, according to IMDB. The action-thriller is due out in 2013. The actor recently tweeted a photo of himself in character: |
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Without Milius, it will not be a great film like the original. Whatever happened to Milius's King Conan- Crown of Iron script?
The only one still living that could make a comback if he need one is Clint Eastwood. He should retire and let the Democrats do the paying for a while.
Does anyone really care what Swartznegger is doing?We do care about this screwed up political system and we do not need to give CNN or google our lifes history to view their one sided presentation of news.
Have you noticed there are very few comments anywhere on CNN.Theyhave screwed themselves with this new system that blocks the majority of people watching their crap.
believe it or not, he actually still has his original sword. He kept it displayed in his office during his time as gov.
minds out of the gutter people, I am talking about the metal movie-prop sword, not the 'sword' behind the loincloth. dangit, I shoulda seen where this was going when I first thought to post it.
The story opens with Conan trying to find his teeth...then he forgets where he left his horned helmet – the one with the horns mounted backwards as hearing aids...then he wanders around Cimmeria for a bit till he's arrested by the authorities for forgetting to wear a loincloth in public. He's branded as a s-e-x offender and spends the rest of the movie standing at the edge of a cliff, trying to p-e-e, but his prostate's too swollen, and eventually falls off the cliff while muttering about his teeth he never found.
"Ouch my back!"
If you remember the very end of the original Conan, you can see how this could work.
Will it? Who knows? Hollywood is known for more crap than quality.
arnold had to cheat on her....there was no choice in the matter....Maria is a fart and doesn't do anything in the house
but sit in front of a computer 24 hours a day-
deserved it.
he's in the gym preparing for Terminator 49...lol
i hear he's pumping his body again...wonder what he looks like naked. probably great.
What are they going to call this movie, "Conan of AARP"? Instead of a sword, he wields his mighty cane? lol
You know you're not funny when you have to tag on the juvenile and so-annoying "LOL" at the end of your joke.
i hate that too...LOL it sems so goofy and annoying.
he must still good in bed...i can tell when older men still have it and he does, lets not talk about my fantasy
older man mark harmon...all i can says ohhhhhh boy.........lol
Arnie always deserved better..why did he marry maria...it didn't help him politically–in fact, it made it worse-
i will see every single one of arnie's new movies -
I loved the new remake .. really they should just keep the new conan ..Jason Momoa was way better conan if you ask me
nobody asked you, and your an Idiot for thinking that.
And you're an idiot for know knowing the difference between "your" and "you're".
he cheated on his wife most of the marriage....so who's fault is it ....maria's–this is all her fault.
He used a stand-in for that, too.
Who wants to see a 65 year old Conan...REALLY... you think this is a good idea...who are you producers?
at how arnie stayed married so long to that witch maria...so glad she's gone.
hot older man....
This would be King Conan of Aquilonia versus the young buck/Warrior Thief...
In that time in his life he could be married and have a wife and son.
He's a little old for a loin cloth isn't he?
I still wear mine, i just had to have it enlarged.
Yeah, he couldn't get it around that fat behind of his.
So the front is a ribbon and the back is a tablecloth.
He scared the children!!!