RUMOR CONTROL...THESE ARE THE FACTS

[Abraham Smashington]

Why would Arnold be dead to me? I could give a shit what he does in his private life.

[FilmNerdJamie]

You might not care (and I don't either). But the reaction to that 60 Minutes interview was toxic and "Nanny-gate" is still fresh in people's minds.

[Abraham Smashington]

People are stupid.

[Anderson]

You might not care (and I don't either). But the reaction to that 60 Minutes interview was toxic and "Nanny-gate" is still fresh in people's minds.

A studio that's not dumb can still navigate those waters. However, it will cause the budget to drop.


Still, a "King Conan" movie could work and provide a capper to his time on the series.

[Timothy225]

Give me Red Nails or God in the Bowl this time.

This. So much this.

Arnold's Conan career pretty much ended with Red Sonja back in '85 (his character, Kalidor, was supposed to be Conan, but y'know... aliens). Revisiting the role after nigh on 30 years? Nah, not feeling it. Time to move on with a new take on the franchise. If you're feeling nostalgic, watch the first Conan flick, secure in the knowledge you're seeing Schwarzenegger in his prime and that King Conan is not going to be anywhere near as good as that film was.

[Captain Russ]

Unless Milius is there, I can't comprehend enjoying it nearly as much as the concept leads me to believe. It just needs a batshit insane director to elevate it, because as it is, it just seems like a setup for the worst sort of reunion tour since Van Halen (pick your own year).

Momoa was quite a good fit for the role. I blame the shoddy script and the direction more than him for what could have been a much more interesting reintroduction to the character.

At least I'll have Howard, Barry Win and the Dark Horse reworks to enjoy. Sometimes a movie just won't hit the right note (wishful thinking says otherwise, but that sort of optimism stretches thinner and thinner as the days go by).

[Martin]

I also liked Momoa as Conan.

The movie was ok. A bit bland, but it it had RACHEL NICHOLS to spice it up. somewhere inthere, the Avatar villain and Rose McGowan as cute as ever (hint: she never was).

[Anderson]

I just want John Milius to get a $100 million dollar budget.

[Martin]

You would get a Commie-Chinks-invading-the-US movie all over again.

Not a 100 million buck geriatric Conan flick.

[Captain Russ]

Or a Rome movie.

[Martin]

Well Rome was actually good AND not about one of Milius' paranoid wet dreams for once.

[Ben Thomas]

Holy flurking shnitt! Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4bn and change AND announced a new Star Wars film within the next 3 years... Can't be worse than what Lucas himself has done with the property.

[Ari]

KEEP LUCAS FAR, FAR AWAY!!!

[Abraham Smashington]

I'm super excited. This is potentially awesome news.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Speechless.