A short while ago we had word of a shortlist of potential Conan movie directors; their specialty was in horror movies. The list included Christoph Gans, Neil Marshall and director of choice, Marcus Nispel. Nispel helmed the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th remakes and more worringly, the terrible Viking movie, “Pathfinder”.
A new director was sought after Brett Ratner stepped down from the helm due to scheduling constraints. The movie is likely to have a smaller budget and could begin production as early as August this year, with reports suggesting Bulgaria as its locale.
Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain are currently working through Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer’s first draft.
An announcement as to who shall play Conan is expected shortly.
Comments 3 Responses to “Marcus Nispel to direct new Conan movie”
Drasko Andjic for leading role is the best choice
Drasko Andjic is the man for leading role,the best choice for new Conan
to this day I am not sure why this is so difficult to get. nobody really wants to see Nispel’s ‘vision’ of Conan– it wasn’t mr. nispel who created this character but a man who wrote amazing pulp fiction named Robert E. Howard. And it is that character that has kept the brand alive and sought after. That’s whose vision should be represented. There isn’t any need to do anything but follow the lead of LotR (minus weird elf tricks like sliding down a staircase on a shield) and take the Conan stories as Howard wrote them and put them on screen. They are MYTHIC, they are EPIC.
This is like telling me there is a great Philly Cheesesteak joint in Alaska. They have made Conan a psychopath. If you want to do that stuff, make your own hero.
This character and brand are sadly being gutted for a quick one off and this will end the brand in this medium, just like conan the destroyer did. at least milius film like it or hate it, was decently written even if they too missed a lot about what Conan was. But this script is horrendously bad, full of gaping plot holes and jumbling efforts at story telling– it’s not that good.
this pastiche nonsense needs to end– why would we see this movie that does not present real Conan? every fan and everyone who reads the stories all agree that when they read a Howard story, then a non Howard story, the Howard story trumps it! Even the authors who are trying to duplicate Howard say it, to a man.