Holy shit, I didn’t realize I needed an anthropology degree to know what Conan’s supposed to look like.
I just thought he was supposed to be a big mothertrucker that swings a sword into peoples’ faces and says “Crom!” a lot.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
Holy shit, I didn’t realize I needed an anthropology degree to know what Conan’s supposed to look like.
I just thought he was supposed to be a big mothertrucker that swings a sword into peoples’ faces and says “Crom!” a lot.[/quote]
that’s the problem too much thinking. I don’t think I even remember words from the original conan. It’s nearly 30 years we should have a guy bigger stronger faster and crazier thats it.
I think he should be black and ghey. That would send a powerfull yet ravishing message.
No wait, why do you always want to pick men for a role as a babarian?
Conan should be played by a woman.
That would be the only way to choose someone worse suited than this guy.
[quote]Berserkergang wrote:
Actually Cimmerian aren’t Celt but a people from the Caucasus region, in this part of the world some people are fair skin, others are darker but they don’t look like people having African ancestry such as Caribbeans…
If for some reason the new Conan has to be of African descent at least let’s choose somebody muscular and charismatic![/quote]
I was surprised to find out there really were Cimmerians too. And, believe it, there was a real Scorpion King too! Scorpion II - Wikipedia
Robert Rodriguez is directing this…hmmmmmm wonder what direction he is going with this.
[quote]four60 wrote:
Robert Rodriguez is directing this…hmmmmmm wonder what direction he is going with this.[/quote]
That actually makes me feel a lot better about the whole thing.
[quote]Berserkergang wrote:
[quote]corstijeir wrote:
This guy played Ronon Dex in Stargate Atlantis. I bet hollywood could pay for a good trainer to make him fill in.
They also picked him after he shot some scenes. Why don’t we wait and see what happens, after all if it sucks they’ll just do a better version in a year or two later ( ex, the hulk ).
Or lets see some actors who could actually, you know-- act.
Even when trying hard to look badass this dude still looks like a pussy…anyway how a skinny black dude can all of a sudden become a huge muscular Celt? Are they going to rewrite the Conan saga? What’s next? Brad Pitt playing the young Nelson Mandela?
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He’s Hawaiian. And The Rock is black and Samoan and most people would have applauded his choice as Conan, so your focus on his ethnicity really makes no sense. Regardless of that, Conan’s grandfather was described as being dark and from the South and Conan’s appearance in all the Robert E. Howard stories I remember reading describe him as dark with black hair and blue eyes, so at the very least, he wasn’t pale.
$10 says they would never cast a guy who looks remotely black as Conan because well, Conan was a slave. Mmmmm I can already hear the racial profiling bitching if that were to happen. . .
How do you put in some emo cardio bunny after having Arnold as the original Conan. Man the estrogen in our country is mighty high.
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
$10 says they would never cast a guy who looks remotely black as Conan because well, Conan was a slave. Mmmmm I can already hear the racial profiling bitching if that were to happen. . .[/quote]
Lol arent they changing the story though? To where he’s not on the wheel or anything. Kinda like a roaming free spirit…picking flowers n such?
All this talk about what colour Conan was/should be got me thinking and then I found this LOL
Why is that none of these damn producers and writers can come with their own fucking movie…these guys keep jacking up great movies, depicting books and video totally ass backwards. Is this what we have to look foward to in our old age, horrible movie remakes.
This bothered me, and I died a little inside…
Conan’s Jason Momoa Is Really Impressive
Conan expert Patrice Louinet had the good fortune to see some set pictures from Conan and was impressed.
Patrice Louinet who has studied, worked on and edited the works of Conan creator Robert E. Howard for decades, was able to take a look at some Conan set pictures belonging to Fredrik Malmberg Conan’s producer.
Here is what he had to say (In translated text)…
“Got to see Fredrik Malmberg, who showed me a few pics - pre CGI - of Jason Momoa as Conan. Despite this, these pics were enough to convince me a bit more that Momoa is an excellent Conan, as far as his looks is concerned. He is very close to the character as described by Howard: he is hairy, dark, scarred and muscular yet lithe, devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome. Really impressive. More, Momoa has taken the Howard books with him, often reading a few passages for himself before shooting to get into his character.”
Official Conan images will not be released until Comic Con.
Conan is directed by Marcus Nispel and stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols. It is due out in 2011.
“devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome.” Oh my…
[quote]The Savage wrote:
This bothered me, and I died a little inside…
Conan’s Jason Momoa Is Really Impressive
Conan expert Patrice Louinet had the good fortune to see some set pictures from Conan and was impressed.
Patrice Louinet who has studied, worked on and edited the works of Conan creator Robert E. Howard for decades, was able to take a look at some Conan set pictures belonging to Fredrik Malmberg Conan’s producer.
Here is what he had to say (In translated text)…
“Got to see Fredrik Malmberg, who showed me a few pics - pre CGI - of Jason Momoa as Conan. Despite this, these pics were enough to convince me a bit more that Momoa is an excellent Conan, as far as his looks is concerned. He is very close to the character as described by Howard: he is hairy, dark, scarred and muscular yet lithe, devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome. Really impressive. More, Momoa has taken the Howard books with him, often reading a few passages for himself before shooting to get into his character.”
Official Conan images will not be released until Comic Con.
Conan is directed by Marcus Nispel and stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols. It is due out in 2011.
“devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome.” Oh my…[/quote]
They’re calling it a syndrome?
Oh sweet fuck!
[quote]worzel wrote:
[quote]The Savage wrote:
This bothered me, and I died a little inside…
Conan’s Jason Momoa Is Really Impressive
Conan expert Patrice Louinet had the good fortune to see some set pictures from Conan and was impressed.
Patrice Louinet who has studied, worked on and edited the works of Conan creator Robert E. Howard for decades, was able to take a look at some Conan set pictures belonging to Fredrik Malmberg Conan’s producer.
Here is what he had to say (In translated text)…
“Got to see Fredrik Malmberg, who showed me a few pics - pre CGI - of Jason Momoa as Conan. Despite this, these pics were enough to convince me a bit more that Momoa is an excellent Conan, as far as his looks is concerned. He is very close to the character as described by Howard: he is hairy, dark, scarred and muscular yet lithe, devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome. Really impressive. More, Momoa has taken the Howard books with him, often reading a few passages for himself before shooting to get into his character.”
Official Conan images will not be released until Comic Con.
Conan is directed by Marcus Nispel and stars Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols. It is due out in 2011.
“devoid of the body-builder physique syndrome.” Oh my…[/quote]
They’re calling it a syndrome?
Oh sweet fuck![/quote]
Gotta cushion their own fragile egos from the ineptitude they feel towards themselves. “You see that 240lb lean guy over there? Yea, he’s like that because he’s sick in the head. Me? No, i love being a ball of mushy goop. Means im comfortable with myself, and healthy.”
what is going to be the title of this movie?
Conan, The New Moon…?
why didn’t they cast the rock? =/
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
$10 says they would never cast a guy who looks remotely black as Conan because well, Conan was a slave. Mmmmm I can already hear the racial profiling bitching if that were to happen. . .[/quote]
^naaaaaa, wayyyy offf on that. Who would object to a slave breaking free and killing many people in a ACTION MOVIE.
I don’t know where to start with this one.
Holy shit, referring to the bodybuilding aesthetic as a syndrome like it’s some kind of problem!
Conan is a mythical figure like some primordial super hero from a bygone age. He is suposed to look UNREAL beyond what is normal.
If it be so, my heart doth bleed with sorrow… FUCKERS!
[quote]four60 wrote:
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
$10 says they would never cast a guy who looks remotely black as Conan because well, Conan was a slave. Mmmmm I can already hear the racial profiling bitching if that were to happen. . .[/quote]
^naaaaaa, wayyyy offf on that. Who would object to a slave breaking free and killing many people in a ACTION MOVIE.[/quote]
depends if they are going with the books (where he was never a slave) or the arnold films