LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is coming back — as Conan the Barbarian.
Universal Pictures says California’s former governor will star in ‘‘The Legend of Conan,’’ an action film being developed for the actor. Deadline Hollywood was the first to report the news Friday.
The 65-year-old Schwarzenegger starred in two previous films about the mythic hero: 1982’s ‘‘Conan the Barbarian’’ and 1984’s ‘‘Conan the Destroyer.’’
Schwarzenegger told Deadline he loves the character and is ‘‘honored’’ to play him again.
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I hate to be negative, but this is a very bad idea. Why would anyone want to pay to see a two hour vanity project by this guy? Schwarzenegger can't act, and he is way too old for this. I'm having flashbacks of Roger Moore as Bond in the 80's. This is going to be truly pathetic with no John Milius involvement. Are they going to make it a retro homage to the original? If so, they can't use CGI. You would need to have the huge grand De Lerentis style sets, puppets, recognizable stable of lovable character actors, etc. It's most likely going to be in 3-D. They could do the TRON CGI style youth treatment on Arnold, but then why not just make it an animated film with his voice? What do you people think about this one?
"What, you haven't peeked yet?"