Rumours abound on Conan Movie casting – Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang
The rumours about the upcoming Conan movie are going wild again. According to a source, that has been correct to often, to not believe it, Rose McGowan is going to play a yet unknown character called Marique in the Conan Movie. That name isn’t mentioned on the casting call, so we assume it’s a new character that was created in the process of rewriting the script. Another interesting information about Stephen Lang’s casting. He was offered the role some days ago and has now supposedly accepted it. Now the really interesting part is that the name of his character (Khalar Singh zhe evilz wizardz) is going to be changed.
I must say, that a seed, a glimmer of hope has been evoked by this little hint. Maybe more than just his characters name has been changed in the process of rewriting the script. We can only hope, that the magical hands of Andrew Lobel and Sean Hood have changed the script for the better and the characters name change is only a hint at greater things to come. Let’s wait and see what he future brings.
Update
The source confirmed, that the character Marique has been a male character before and here is his former casting description
He’s in his 20s to early 30s, Asian or Middle Eastern, open to all ethnicities, slight of frame, piercing eyes, cruel, determined to prove to his father that he can rule the world when the time comes. But he has the mentality of a proto-goth rocker, so ruling the world will prove elusive. However, Fariq makes up for his lack of battle skills with his deft understanding of sorcery and evil determination to find the real queen of Acheron. SUPPORTING
So the proto-goth rocker is now a proto-goth chick 
I am not entirely sure that instills much hope. It rather sounds like some heavy potential for “hot evil girl monologue”, at least if the script continues down the road Doppenheimers started it. It’ll be interesting to see how they utilize the new possibilities of another female antagonist, played by such a charismatic female performer.
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Anyhow, this I’m optimistic about! Hopefully a sign of better things to come!