Middle-ages, 300, 3d, crazy special effects…My head is spinning.
Well, always happy for non-american actors getting recognition oversears. But very glad he’s not the one writing the script.

what the F$%k is this guy saying? actually i think i understand what he’s getting at but man, some of these actors make themselves sound so stupid when they try to say intelligent things…. that would be sweet if it comes out this year.How are things ray? any new movies coming up?if by chance you ever get to work with a guy named stevan mena ( independent director, made an acclaimed low budget horror flick called malevolence) , his brother jason was a friend ( and stevan) of mine from way way back .I havent seen them in 15 years , they lived near me when i lived in westbury ny and he’s seems to be making a mark as an indie director.look him up.

M: I think something got messed up in the translation but even so the gist of what he is saying is not very encouraging, as Ralph points out.I guess the comedic thief sidekick is going to be in this after all (groan!) and hang around for the “sequel” in this “trilogy”.
Hollywood is predictabely lame is it not? Lets hope they can find their way to releasing the “Conan: Red nails” animated movie soon. I checked on the crew working on that a while ago and was struck by the contrast to this live action movie. Not only do they have Ron Pearlman but Clancey Brown and Mark Hamill. Conceptual art and design is done by the execelllent Mike Kaluta.I don’t believe that this suddenly fell through so near completion. It is in the hands of Paradox now and you can bet they are waiting to release it at some point in the future.
Valhalla Ray: Congratulations shield brother.

@ray congratulations on your wedding bro ,best of luck to you.@steve: I read about the voice talent in rednails,yes ron perlman,as conan.he is also the voice of conan in the ps3 game, which was at times fun to listen to him , at other times it sounded like he phoned his dialogue in.you get to hear him tell your foes to “( which conan would likely never say)face crom!”or ” let crom judge you” ( which conan would never say either but it was funny as you gutted your foes) At one point the female lead asks conan if he would serve a woman to which conan replies:” service her. aye, and gladly” after checking out her goods.they probably have scenes of it on you tube if you ever want to get an idea on how perlman may sound( i’m sure he modified himself for this cartoon). Comic con is on now, any conan news out there yet?

Kike: They are all in hiding waiting for the wrath of Crom! I don’t think there has been enough time to prep for comic-con. Then again they didn’t prep for the filming either, so who knows?
Fayric: Yep,”Conan” does look to be set in an Hyborian arabian nights type of setting which is something Stephen Lang may have meant when referencing “Jason and the Argonauts” and what not as an influence on this movie. Let’s hope it plays better than a carbon copy of “Prince of Persia”. Cloud farting zombies make me shudder- but for all the wrong reasons unfortunately.

They don’t have to prep! They have to face the fans! Even if just to talk about the script with nothing to show. Here’s a snippet from Thor:

Marvel director, Kevin Feige, warned Chris Hermsworth about rabid fans in Comic Con: “If you manage to impress them, you’re on the right track.”

Chris Hemsworth, said “It’s a little scary to be honest. Their devotion and strong feelings about this character. A few months ago, I was feeling pretty secure about this whole thing, then I went off to read what people were saying in the internet…”

“Some people loved what we were doing, others hated. I’ll never read commentaries again!”, he said.

I’m sure the guy will do great, he’s already been in a major film, has solid acting and is in great physical shape. But I can’t help but feeling sorry for him if this flops.

Anyway, Thor will have its comic com panel and they too finished their filming very recently. They will face the fans. There’s no hiding in popular franchises.

By the way I love that 1980 flash gordon, so dont you dare disrespect Brian

No, IT NOT MAKE SENSE at all.

This kind of adventure blockbusters used to have tons of publicity long time before the movie is released.

Thanks for all the congrat wishes! As far as the trilogy rumor goes…based on what I was told…they definitely are planning to do sequals.

Yes, it has Steve. Ain’t it cool news is covering it from their usual geek perspective. They were all very skeptical about this production, so I’m sure they won’t sugar coat any crap from the Paradox panel, should it even make an appearance.

@ Kike: John Carter Of Mars is another example of a big fantasy movie with such secretivness. This movie project is as long in development as a new Conan and famous directors were involved during the last 20 years and failed for different reasons (John McTiernan, Robert Rodriguez, Jon Favreau a.o.). The JCOM-movie could be a real “dangerous” competitor for Conan in 2011. A main difference: JCOM won’t be R-rated.
As in the case of Conan the principal photography for JCOM has wrapped, but there were absolutely no photos of the main characters/actors published so far. The budget of this movie is three times as big as Conan’s and the secrecy may be too. JCOM has to satisfy the skeptical fans of E.R. Burrough’s novels and original stories (another Déjà-Vu). That’s a real challenge for the director Andrew Stanton and Disney/Pixar. There’s no JCOM-Panel at the Comic Con in San Diego as much as I know, to name another parallel.
I think the main reason for this kind of secrecy is the possibility that every single frame of these movies will be manipulate, correct and complete with an enormous percentage of CGI-elements during post-production. There might be the fear that early pictures of props and actors could set wrong expectations amongst fans and moviegoers, because no detail has the state of quality which filmmakers aspire for their final product. Most artists dislike people who are looking over their shoulder before their work is finished. On the other hand filmmakers should not underrate the intelligence of moviegoers. They could explain what is shown on pics and what is to be expect for the final result. Most of us knew a little bit about special effects and CGI.
I think I have a good portion of patience and sympathy for the new Conan movie, but there can’t be a good reason for the absence of promo-shots of supporting actors five months after shooting has begun.

anyone read that one of frazettas conan paintings sold recently for a cool 1.5 mil? I went on paradox’s site and they have a ton ,I mean a ton of robert e howard related projects from kull to bran mak morn to el borak to even cormac mac art planned.Now did they say december this year or next for conan? Comic con has i think another day or two, anyone hear anything yet?

if you go on to the paradox site , i think it said they have the rights to reh’s whole library.makes sense , a bit now as to what they’re doing. starting with conan, theyre gonna bring a bunch of reh to screen, which i’ll take as there’s not much out there that’s original. I hope they do it all justice.

some of the pics i saw from thor looked incredible. the asgard/valhalla/throne set has to be seen to be believed. it’s almost a throwback to those 80′s flicks like flash gordon( which ralph is an awesome fun flick, it’s everything it should be)a huge set piece.the concept art from cap america looks okay too.It would be a shame if conan wasnt there, good or bad .I’m sure when taranaich has news we’ll be the first to know anyway.

Yes M, at first I didn’t like the Thor pics, I was expecting something like Beowulf, with a mythological Valhalla, some nordic rendering of the uniforms and a realistic approach to the source material, in order to make it blend with Ironman and Captain America. I even made a concept art based on that idea (as usual). You can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/25w88n4

But the more I look at it, that’s not really Marvel’s Thor. They went for the Jack Kirby approach with colorful alien looking uniforms and the technicolor Valhalla, which will work pretty well. I’m just uneasy at how this will fit the Avengers.

Well, I just searched the Comic Con panel schedules for Conan, the only references I found had to do with a “Remembering Frazetta” panel and some sketching lessons from an artist. I guess we won’t be hearing anything from the studio this year afterall.

Very disappointing.

Steve, if you like to get an idea of how Ralphs backgronds and stuff are I recomend you click on Ralphs name and take a look at his site (or rather the art there). Very nice stuff there.

@ray: again best of luck to you ad your new wife, wish you the best and enjoy the weekend. @ralph :you have a lot of talent there, keep up the good work.@Simon i hope you are feeling beter. everyone else ( serg where are you?)enjoy the weekend , and maybe it’s not a bad thing there was no conan at sdcc. Im conflicted in that I wanna know enough so that I can make a prudent judgment to whether I’ll pay the 12 bucks to see it in a theatre( who am i kidding ill catch a matinee cheap bastard i am)or wait for rental. But the other side of me wants the suspense and doesnt want to know anything,like the good ol days befo’ the internet came and sucked the guts out it.enjoy.

Thanks, Fayric. Ralph: Some well worked on stuff there. I think “The ivory tower” as a piece has merit. I can apppreciate the time and effort that has gone into these, keep up the good work.

As a huge admirer of Norman Rockwell, I share your feelings about Alex Ross, M. He may not be a visionary, but his eye for materials, light, color and composition is outstanding. On the other hand, I like his Conan, he seems to draw from Frazetta’s renditions, and unlike our fellow producers at Paradox, he understands Conan is not a pretty face in the slightest.

Steve, thank you, that’s very encouraging. That painting was from a time when I could spend months on a single image, and it paid off. Today’s market, however, dictates that getting more for less is the golden paved road and that time is money. Sadly it reflects everywhere, as we’ll no doubt be reminded when Conan premieres next year.

I think the fantasy genre is well suited for more conservative styles. Hardly no artists today would dare use the technical discipline of yester-centuries unless it was for either fantasy or some smart queer bias (however do I understand the artists that rather express their creative talent in more abstrakt style rather than just produce technical pefection).
An artist/illustrator/concept designer I really like is Yoshitaka Amano who created much of the “final fantasy” games design, Vampire hunter D and alot of other stuff that is loosely tied to fantasy concepts (like a few Elric paintings). My point is that he really go for an individual style and make some ground braking artwork out of his illustrations; but do I think “wow thats exactly how Elric should be illustrated”? No, because even if its a damn good picture I see it more as art than an illustration, and somehow I think Amanos illustrations dont stand a chance agaist those classic Michael Whelan paintings that in my oppinion is on the level of frazettas Conan paintings. I suspect we all like fantasy to ffeel timeless and yet familliar, and we imagine the classical ideals of balanced perspectives and technical discipline to best represent that timelessness. (funny thing is I have also seen some of Amanos Illustrations of a modern “old japanese fairytale” called “the dream hunters”, where he more than well managed to give that old timeless feeling, so its not that Amano is a bad artist. Just saying;)

I agree, Fayric. Fantasy has always been the high ground for classical painters. It’s no different today than it was in previous centuries when painters were comissioned to paint greek heroes and christian saints, just like superheroes today populate mass culture.

What’s different today, however, is the speed of the market. You see so little of what Alex Ross is doing because very few people can actually make a name for themselves in order to afford the luxury of taking an year to produce relatively few pages. Renassaince painters could take from months to years to finish a painting. Imagine someone like Alex Ross painting only 20, 30 paintings his whole life, it’s unconceivable.

There’s so much to learn in terms of anatomy, physics, geometry, perspective, you can hardly fit that in the modern concept of schools, which take no more than 4 years. The concept of mentors passing on their knowledge to a group of selected students dies off as the market becomes progressively more competitive…and that’s why it’s so hard these days to appreciate modern masterpieces from guys like Frazetta. His million dollar painting was quite a bargain, it will age much faster and much better with the digital era upon us.

About John Carter. There was a film made, it is a Z-Movie and it is called Princess To Mars. If there wasn’t the terrible ending in the factory I kinda liked it. The end was rubish. The rest was quite watchable Z-Movie.

Sounds good, Steve. I’m actually working on some other female characters, it’ll be a good addition to the list along with M’s suggestion, Kull.
=)

M,
Can’t you join facebook or give me your email address so i can send them to you personally?
Ive been doing Thulsa Doom.Ive almost completed my Conan just need to scan it next friday when in.
Been jumping from piller to post with random sketches which have piled up over the weeks M.

right now ian you can reach me at jam_g2006@yahoo.com. I wont have it much longer but send it there. thanks bro i appreciate it.

Thanks buddy

I am in work this friday,so finished or not finished it will be scanned and there late friday night.I did conan bare footed but my close friend said,nah ian m8 put boots on him
And i trust his word and have done for nearly 20yrs and the boots are getting put on.Hehe!
I am sorry ive not been here much M,just my faith in this conan film has kinda swayed to and tho and don’t like to come here and groan about this and that.I am more interested in the Thor movie to be honest with you.I think it could be ace
Captain America i am not to sure about though.I think that is a little in your face of a character for me.
The Avengers i am interested in as well.
I unlike most out there felt some of these movies that some are not keen on,i am suprisingly!
I think the problem is in this day and age we tend to expect to much which is there fault in a way by hiping them and getting people all excited and then the movie is not as expected.
I am one of these people as well of course otherwise i would be loving the new pics,news ect ect of conan but unfortunatly i am not sadly.
Anyway M,
I hope that address is alive till friday night M.
I will pop back here soon.
And Ray,i hope you had a lovely wedding and all went well for you and that you wasn’t found lying in some ditch in the middle of the woods
cursing to the gods with all manner of threats of abuse
I wish you all the best m8 and fruitful and entertaining married life.

If it was my choice you should of been conan not momoa..
All the best to you!

As far as I’ve seen Captain America is on the right track. Never been a fan of Captain America in his original concept, it’s a character that hasn’t age really well since his WWII introduction. And since his image is so intrinsically connected to that of Americs, the Bush administration didn’t do much for his reputation either.

We’ve seen a more likable Chris Evans in Comic Con, showing bigger arms than mighty Thor. We’ve seen a very realistic, yet very recognizable uniform. How terribly difficult it must have been to design a flag inspired uniform into something wearable on a live action feature. You need only to look at the 80′s to see how fugly it could have been.
We’ve seen an extremely tasteful shield that for the first time looks made of vibranium, and not plastic.

Red Skull will be the always amusing Hugo Weaving in MAKEUP, not CGI, and to the top it all, they’re going for a WW2 movie, resisting the temptation to throw in a modern era origin.

Imagine if the Fantastic Four was set in 1960′s like in the movie “Down with love”. It makes up for a far more stylish film, even in the in its family comedy undertones. Everything would look retro-futuristic down to the Fantastic Car and the Baxter Building. The humor could cheesy and over the top, and we would still buy it because of the time period. It suits that team so much better, just like Captain belongs in WW2 and the Cold War, and Superman looks so much better in the 40′s.

I would love to see marvel and dc superheroes done as period pieces like the hulk ( every version failed so far)He’s a very cold war nuclear jeckyll and hyde type. I’d also love to see Ian Fleming’s original 007 novels done as period pieces as well.I think some things though ometimes done well , by their very nature can’t be updated(ex: sherlock holmes just belongs on baker street in 19th century england, not fighting nazis or commies)

a WWII origin is a must for Cap America, but with the upcoming avengers movie they are bound to revive him in present day (like they have in the comic a few times as I understand it), and thats where captain america gets interresting, a hero of the 40s that gets a rude awakening, being revived in modern day war politics, trying to represent a country and ideals of almost 70 years ago. Also, in the current arc, cap cut all ties to american government when they tried to make him publically support the nukes over Japan in 45, so CA has no love for doubtfull governmental procedures.

Also I liked the Holmes movie alot, but I guess its not as true to the originals as they claimed. And Hippie? Well he wasnt “clean shaven”, but he was supposed to be kind of low and bummed out like a bored genius, the drugs though, are frequent in the original stories. The problem with the movie was that it set out to tell a story that would tell us what holmes would have been like if he was a real 19ct person; but he is just a fictional character so it gets a bitt unortodox. Some great acting and a beautiful art direction made it enjoyable to me (and the fact that they focused on characters as much or more than on the plot).

If you’d like see how the real Holmes is like, I suggest you watch Jeremy Brett’s incarnation on TV, there are several episodes of the TV series on youtube. He’s considered to be the ultimate Holmes, though make sure you pick an early episode, as he physically didn’t age well for the role. It’s also easy to see why Ritchie wouldn’t produce anything with such a sexually ambiguous character.

But physically speaking, Basil Rathbone was the ultimate Holmes, his appearance was so strikingly similar to Sidney Paget’s illustrations that his image heavily influenced later depictions in popular culture.

Ah yes, I grew up with Jeremy Brett’s holmes on sunday evenings. Great show!
Anyway, I apologize if I was unclear, I did not think it was a good portarit of holmes. When I said “he was supposed to be kind of low and bummed out like a bored genius”, I meant in the movie, not the actual holmes. I also said it was like a story that tried to tell the story of a real ife holmes, not the fictional character, making it unortodox (to conan doyles holmes). so I am actually on your side here, just that I liked the movie for what it was, not as “the genuine holmes”.
I also agree that Robert Downey Jr was wrong as holmes, but perfect for the part in this movie (now that we have established it do not resemble the famous baker.st detective;). That may not be so strange though, because I heard Downey Jr stole the part and made it his own, and the others just liked his wersion of holmes, so they changed the movie concept to suit him (or they kind of made it up as they went along). Watson was good, they always make him to old stupid and jolly IMO. The plot was an obvious attempt at the steam punk trend, and I would really, really se a good steampunk movie soon, so that too was a step in the right direction, if not wery Holmesy. My problem is I enjoyed it to much to bother with the “purist” attitude. At least is was a good movie, and that get only to rare these days.
And I had forgotten the music, thank you for reminding me;)

And I still dont see hippie in Downey Jr holmes.

Ian,

The wedding went great and the honeymoon was even better I would have loved to have played Conan…especially if I was younger. Either way…I’ll take that as a huge compliment coming from a Conan fan such as yourself. Thanks!

Sounds likea good time ray. remember it looks like paradox has a lot of howards heroes on the drawing board, there’s plenty of opportunity ahead.I havent seen sherlock holmes , and I’m really not in a hurry. I don’t care much for guy ritchie at all.those bbc tv shows ,when i do catch them are good enough for me.I have a collection of his stories too.Anyone remember that old danger mouse cartoon? Steve I have begun writing my little summary ( sparingly, I’m as slow as a turtle)for king conan.It seems there is no news on the conan front, but i guess aside a trailer and photos of the cast what more is there to really know before the movie comes out anyway?

And Judge Dredd is going to be Karl Urban who was the lead role in pathfinder!

Wow, looks damn good. At least they are doing Thor right (or right enough). And the guy they cast is believable as Thor.

Hoooray.

I understand your concern Rune, and I also hoped for something based on norse mythology. However, Marvel’s Valhalla is actually a sci-fi alien world where magic is actually science, so I understand the Kyrbian approach and even endorse it, given it’s supposed to be in the same universe the Avengers movie will take place. It would be really difficult to picture the actual mythological Thor in the same room as Tony Stark.
If they were to do a standalone movie, I would have gone with a more historical approach, it would be far more interesting than anything “Clash of Titans” could have been, even in the right hands.

M,
I liked Thomas Jane as the Punisher and wish they had him for the sequel.He is a convincing actor for that part.
Take away all that cheese and do a serious movie then you’d have a cracking film.
I really didn’t like War Zone.I just felt embarrassed watching it in front of my ex wife for some reason.Like “is this what ian likes so much about the Punisher”.
Plus,Doug Hutchison spoilt it for me,thought he was utter shit.
If i wanted to see another Punisher movie i’d like it to be a toe to toe against DareDevil.
Have the same dark moody feel as the first DareDevil movie but just bring up some story that the punisher has gone to far and needs to be stopped.All through the movie have it jumping to each character.
If it was done as a war against the two with the KingPin being behind it like some puppeteer watching them killing each other over and over,would be awesome.

I take it we won’t be seeing Crossbones in the Captain America Movie then .Was one of the reasons i liked the comics as a kid.
I do have some hope for Thor but i’ll hold back for now.

If DC have success with Green Lantern i want a Aquaman movie.

ithought thomas jane made a good punisher too actually.I didnt see war zone so i cant judge the other guy but physically i thought he looked the part .Again thor looks cool I like those asgard sets,but again I’m not doing backflips over any of these marvel movies anymore.Maybe Namor,who is a very pulpish character would get me interested. I guess I should give ol aquaman a chance too.Mountains of madness has me a bit pumped ,if they follow through with it. this mark ruffalo guy they got for bruce banner doesnt seem right to me,though he does seem to have a bill bixby quality to his look.the hulk has never been done right yet though.

Don’t worry M,

The conan movie is not why i come back here anymore.It’s to chat with you guys and i think it’s the same with all of us in here.
So chin up matey
You know i too carn’t help feel the same way about the new cast too for Banner.I will hold my hand up and admit i don’t really mind some of the Marvel movies that have hit us so far.Yer,there are some that are a bit WEE BIT WOO mind!
But hey,at least we now have the chance to see are heros come to life after drooling over the thought as a kid.

I watch all of those comic book movies. They’re usually pretty entertaining, even the ones like daredevil that people consider trash. I had no problems with ghost rider or either hulk movie.

I watched solomon kane recently. It’s not a REH movie, but the character is close enough that I can identify it easy with the character from the stories. It’s a different version but, judging it on its own merits, it’s definitely watchable and enjoyable and I’d like to see the next two parts of the trilogy. Seems to have gotten good or decent reviews too. Problem is it cost 45 million but has only made 14 million so it is probably the first and last solomon kane movie.

Sorry for the spelling mistakes above

You want to know why the Old Bats fell into the background once again?
It’s not just about superior acting skill,It’s the character himself.
Ofc there takes a damn good actor and one to get into the mind of the joker.But when it’s comes to the crunch it’s the charcter.
No matter where it is whether it be comics,cartoon,tv series or big screen he instantly pushes batman aside simply because he is the clown prince.
I could think of many actors who could fill his oversized shoes
and all would’ve had the same effect as Heath Ledger.
Ledger did an amazing job.The way he carried himself even when walking was superb.But i still think it boils down to the Joker himself that inflicts that!”Out of my way Bats,It’s my rollercoaster not yours this time”.
I mean when it’s bonfire night you watch the fireworks more than the fire don’t you?That the effect the Joker has on everyone
Thats my view anyway

I enjoyed reading solomon kane: He’s very different though those driven characteristics that appear in all of howards popular heroes, His motives ( or what he tells himself his motives are, which makes him even more complex) are different than his fictional peers. Is he just on some personal crusade to right wrongs and fight evil or does he enjoy the fighting a bit too much? Does that add to his conscience and/or fuel his rage? Nothing on his movie here in the states though. Taranaich I read your review of the dvd on your blog that time forgot and I have to say it makes me want to check it out. hopefully we’ll see a release here.

Batman villains are extremely more interesting than Batman himself! In order for Batman to steal the show, he has to be portrayed as extremely disturbed and violent, otherwise he’s just a cookie cutter hero. That’s why Tim Burton succeeded in rebooting Batman in the 80′s and that’s why Nolan did the same in Begins.

Batman wasn’t on the spotlight in Dark Knight simply because he wasn’t the focus of the movie. There was a major theme going on about duality, terror, chaos, and Batman wasn’t the center piece, but instead, one of the several elements driving the story. It’s that kind of drama that turned it into a “real movie” instead of a superhero flick. I like it far more as an exemple of great filmmaking, but character wise, Begins is superior with the classic “hero’s journey”.

Well I hope the riddler is the only rogues gallery in the flick but, not the only villain.whoever they chose, no matter how they fit or dont, nolan has a way of making them relevant , just look at ras al ghul. the politicians in nolans world are just as corrupt and one of the things I really enjoyed about nolans batman is that he gives gothams gangsters real credibility, not cookie cutter cartoon goon types you see in well, every other comic movie out there. I’d like to also see rupert thorne either running for mayor or D.A and start to see tony zucco consolidate the vaccum of gangsters left without a head in the jokers wake.How do any of you guys think Conan wouldve been if dc handled it instead of marvel?( just to try to bring it back to conan;))

I also tend to think that dc’s heroes take a more straightforward approach whereas marvels characters always have problems. In the 60′s this I’m sure was revolutionary in comics to see a superhero that was bullied or couldnt pay his bills like spiderman or an emotionally repressed scientist like bruce banner.Batmans origina was only that and not his focal point. Today everyone has angst and I kinda miss heroes being heroes,but it makes things interesting i guess. I think the best conan possible actually wouldve come from ec comics. Their weird science and fantasy and tales from the cryptand such were practically direct descendents of those weird tales pulp magazines and the artwork and covers were great. I’ve read a few of those in reprint, and I know they’ve at least done a bradbury story or two, I think their conan would’v really been on point.

I used to listen to it more than I do now. Dont have enough adrenaline to make it a permanent habit. Mostly I just return to those tired oldschool gothic bands of the 80es.

I do like the concept/storytelling theme that metal traditionally has embraced (like manowar and King Diamond among many others). We talked about this with fantasy art, that it held an almost conservative approach to art, and an emphase on technique and storytelling rather than all those postmodern cut-up fragments of culture (but I do like the postmodern too;). Point is, I realise metal is also part of that tradition, technique and storytelling. A good old yarn, a good old melody; you dont have to make it more complicated than that.

By the way Steve, did you see that band “Conan”? How was it?

I used to be a speed metal follower in the 80′s.With the bullet belts,skin tight jeans and a t shirt of my faverite bands and all the that.
Ive seen the likes of megadeth live when it was the rust in peace tour.Been to Clash of the Titans and all manner of bands and such over the years.
Even shook hands with Tom Araya when they was practicing for Seasons in the Abyss.Such a little guy but with a massive respect for his fans.
Used to experiment with all the fruits back then,if you get my meaning (which has left my brain cells shattered!!and the weekend was for getting wasted with my mates in Sloans in liverpool.Then go behind to the 147 snooker bar where you had the Liverpool grindcore bands that used to hang out.Likes of Carcass,Napalm Death,anathema and such.
Nice guys!!
But over the years ive calmed down.The hair and beard are still there(minus the bullet belt,skin tight jeans ofc ):P but the music has become more open minded.I think it happens to us all.
Lol,i used to be called MadDog as well.
Heavens knows why.Haha!!
Don’t know why i told you all that but,hey there’s my youth in a nutshell

this site will never post new things.

i’m tired of enter here and see always the same!!!

post a picture of something or say the blog’s opinion abaut the movie.

DO something

Right, the movie is wrapped, so there is no buzz about filming, no surprize actors, no last minute changes; its done for the most part, and now its just waiting. I hope the post production team makes better use of their time than the marketing/PR people.

I wonder. Saïd Taghmaoui say this movie is a huge production, but do anyone apart from Howard fans even care or know about it? Maybe we think its bigger than it is, and going public with it at comic con would just be embarrasing for a movie that is little better than “straight to dvd”. Perhaps Comic con didnt accept such a low grade movie to join. Remember this blog is just the product of a single enthused fan (turned slightly disillusioned, and we know the story), and that the production companies show little or no interrest in marketing this. Straight to dvd.

i’ve lost all my hope in this move.

the pictures make me remember those hercules and xena series produced by sam raimi and i can not accept that Conan, wich is a great caracter, is being made into film of so bad quality.

this movie or will be a remake of arnolds film or will be based on Barry Smith caracter, but i dont like that conan very much, i like the savage sword , the drawing of Buscema wich have a grat conan ,a truly barbarian

ps: i do not like the firt arnold movie and do’nt have anything against the second one

pps: i’m not from a country that speak english so i apologize for the grammatical error’s, but i’ve to comment here because. here in my country we have discust abaut the muscles of new conan. And you?

i’m not criticizing this blog i’m just disappointed with the movie

thank for listen, and haw we say in my country VALEU

ppps: we do not let anyone explode our country and then give a monkey to thank’s

huahuahuahuhau

Finn,

Are you saying that you think they might shelve this film?

$ 70 – 100 Mio. is a big budget for a R-rated movie (a status which we can expect for Conan). Guillermo Del Toro’s next horror movie At The Mountains Of Madness will get $ 130 Mio only because he’s at helm as a famous director and everybody’s darling and James Cameron is producing. That’s perhaps a record sum for a R-rated picture. But who can say for sure that such figures are correct and true?

and this mountains of madness flick is the best news in movies right now

One of the reasons it ‘may’ have not been introduced at this year’s Comic Con is because they are waiting to promote it for next year when it will be more effective based on the release date I heard they were going to release it on. If they are planning on releasing it in Aug. ’11, it would make more sense to promote it next year. It may go straight to DVD but I believe it’s more of a marketing strategy based on the ‘rumored’ release date. I definitely believe they are dragging the butts and should be releasing some more photos than what they are currently!

@at ray if it is being released next year, it does make a little sense, but so are thor and captain america right? although it think those movies may aim at a younger audience based on the pg-13 rating

Ian, no I can’t imagine them shelving it. I can’t imagine it going straight to dvd either. Solomon Kane was around 40 million but I think a big part of the reason it was released in theaters in europe but not america is that it was a european movie. This is an american, hollywood movie and american theaters are a pipeline for american movies. Even with a drop in budget I still think it is way too big to go straight to dvd. Also remember it has built in name recognition. Some people will go see it just because they remember the Conan movie from 25 or 30 years ago.

The sequel might be straight to dvd.

@ Big V: My response was perhaps a little bit harsh, which wasn’t my intention. Your idea of casting Sonny Landham as Conan sets a funny and cartoon-like picture of desperate marketing experts in my mind (sort of my day-dreaming). This choice would duplicate the problems that the film-makers now have, I suppose. That’s all.
Landham was part of a great cast in the original Predator movie. You’re right with the hint that Stallone has successfully survived his “Italian Stallion”-Days and I want to add that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career didn’t suffer damage although he was the object of some artistic photography in his early years of Bodybuilding

It’s cool Stampfer, no big deal. It’s just something about Sonny that tells me he would have been kick a## as Conan, but he is to old and fat now. I was watching the behind the scenes on my extended version DVD of Predator and the director said, he had to hire a body guard to follow Sonny around the set so Sonny didn’t beat the crap out of the cast or crew. That’s way cool!