Schwarzenegger Might Start Filming Legend of Conan in 2015
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- August 5, 2014
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS)
The only thing more elusive than Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster is a third Conan film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I put that sequel in the same category as Ghostbusters 3 and Star Wars: Episode VII. Yes I realize the latter of the two is filming right now, but before Disney bought Lucasfilm it felt very unlikely.
Improbable, but not impossible.
Back in 2012, it was announced that Fredrik Malmberg and Chris Morgan would be producing The Legend of Conan with Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the titular barbarian. It was planned to have a 2014 release date, but that’s come and gone at this point.
Malmberg updated The Arnold Fans as to where the project is sitting in regards to the screenplay and choosing a director:
We want to polish up the script, specifically about the characters but we don't think it will take long. We'll probably have this turned in around September after the holiday and then we'll take it to the studio and if they're happy, we can hopefully start in the Spring.
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We haven't been talking with directors yet. A lot of directors have come fourth and expressed interest and that they like Conan and want to be involved when we're at that stage but the studio said they want the script to be ready before we officially approach the directors. But we have been in touch with old great names and new fresh faces. We're excited about finding the right guy for that.
So when will Legend of Conan go before the cameras? Malmberg hopes to shoot it in 2015 after Terminator: Genesis wraps up:
That's the intention. Arnold wants that. I would like that and I know everyone from the studio side would like that but it's all in the script. We need to get the script where it's right and ready to go. In the movie world, nowadays, when a movie is a go movie, it happen very quickly. It's up to Universal to set the date for it to be released but personally, I don't think it has to be a summer movie. I think there's plenty of examples of big event movies being released in the winter like the Matrix movies and The Lord of the Rings. I can see this being a winter movie as well as a summer movie. This iconic role of Arnold as Conan is so big that it can be year round.
He left the release date pretty ambiguous for obvious reasons, but if the film does start shooting in spring 2015, then you can probably expect it to be released in 2016. I have to agree that a Conan movie does have a winter release vibe to it, but a December 2016 date will pit it against Avatar 2, so it may want to avoid December altogether.
Are you looking forward to Schwarzenegger to reprise his role as Conan after 30 years? Let us know in the comments!
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