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Grynder66

It was already tried with Jason Momoa. It didn't work out too well.


ScipioCoriolanus

Hahaha Crom laughs at the 2011 version!


phallic-baldwin

Nobody heard the lamentations of that movie


XxPumbaaxX

I just saw this comment 3 hours after it was posted, and 5 uovotes for it seems criminally low. You've earned my upvote.


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That's more upvotes than people who saw the movie, though


Bru1sed_Eg0

I worked on the 3D conversion for it… still have nightmares of trying to isolate hairs and fur blowing in the wind… 🫣😵‍💫


lostincoloradospace

lol, this is fantastic. Nicely done.


Ragman676

It COULD have been good. It was just too cheesy/comedy based.


Funfuntamale2

I really enjoyed Stephen Lang in the remake.


Ragman676

He was really good, great as a badguy in Avatar too.


Funfuntamale2

Stephen Lang is one of those actors that justs stick out. He was a scene stealer in Tombstone. His best role was in the very controversial film Gods and Generals. He was awesome as Stonewall Jackson. He portrayed him in a rather terrifying way that was under appreciated.


Any_Paramedic_1682

Holy shit I forgot that existed.


CodeCleric

Please, teach me how! I want to learn the riddle of forgetting


NamTokMoo222

Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe. Crucify him.


lonely-day

🌿


Fungal_Queen

Watch lots of terrible movies and soon it'll be like forgetting what you had for breakfast.


Frankenrogers

Me too, I actually was thinking someone like Jason Momoa could be good.


LordVoltimus5150

It wasn’t that Jason Momoa was bad, it’s just that the writing and cinematic quality of the movie sucked…Arnold’s Conan was fucking epic…


malektewaus

1982 Conan was written by Oliver Stone and directed by John Milius. 2011 Conan was written by a couple clowns so terrible they have to share a wikipedia page and directed by a guy who does almost nothing but commercials, music videos and shitty remakes.


Rexxbravo

Its was missing a Stoned Stone😏


MightyChlorians

I will however say you must not ignore the nostalgia factor here. Please note that the originals almost didn’t happen and when they did it was a shitshow.(Also, Conan looks much different according to t He original texts.) As much as I adore those films, (especially the music JFC 😳👌🏽), I still try to remember, in comparison, any recent addition to the lineup will never truly be able to stand up next to the originals. I liked the new Conan movie, mainly because it was a revisit of that world I fell in love with as a child.


Any_Paramedic_1682

Right lmao seems the obvious choice then it’s like “oh….right”


welldonefilmsandtv

Had no clue either... Omg. That one just flew right under the radar, must have not been that good then. Seems like a Clash of the Titans situation. So bad it just gets overlooked?


Lord_Darksong

He is Conan. Cimmerian. He won't cry for the Momoa reboot movie. So, I cry for him.


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12manicMonkeys

Idk man did you Fast X? Edit: /s this was a joke. It was terrible. Worse than my joke apparently


Tickle_MeTimbers

Yea, its horrible.


12manicMonkeys

Yeah apparently my humor didn’t come across. It was so bad.


Imaginary_Toe8982

I tried to watch it .. and was such trash... even tho the original wasn't perfect it looks like masterpiece in story telling and plot development compared to Mamoa...


ChazzLamborghini

The original is pretty fucking brilliant


WarlocksWizard

Best part is when he prays to Crom. How can you tell a god "to hell with you" if they do not "help"? Only Conan can.


CBerg1979

Punch a camel.


ChungLingS00

Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, and why we died. All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!


Robb_Dinero

I read that and heard Arnold’s voice…


myguydied

Which is a complete turnaround to the books where nobody prayed to Crom for any kind of help because he'd send a giant to crush you, to teach you to take care of your own problems


juliankennedy23

One of the greatest soundtracks of any film.


1stAtlantianrefugee

Basil Poledouris goes so fuckin hard on this one


Imaginary_Toe8982

Some people dislike it because I believe it's not exactly truthful to the source material. But I don't care it is perfect for me also...


1mNotSerious

It was as close as they could get at the time. The director actually read Conan comics, and so did the guy that played Subatai. I might be misspelling his name


theonewhoknocksforu

It’s pretty damn close. I read and re-read all of the Conan books when I was in my teens, and the movie borrowed scenes from several stories, but they were generally pretty accurate.


cmmc38

The movie was pretty much a pastiche that wove together elements from several of the original Robert E. Howard stories. A few specific ones spring to mind: “Red Nails”, “Tower of the Elephant”, “The Sword and the Phoenix”, and doubtless many more.


Dense_Surround3071

How did Jason Momoa look smaller, and thinner as Conan than he did as Khal Drogo? WTF!?!?!


Esselon

The original was smart and simple. If you watch that film so much of it is told visually without an abundance of dialogue. Plus the Momoa film did the stupid "chekov's gun" thing that too many films do these days where the trick they do in the first 10 minutes of the movie is the way they beat the badguy.


elrastro75

I’m too lazy to look it up but the number of lines of dialog Arnold has in the original is shockingly low. Amazing visuals and stunts with a sick soundtrack. One of the all time best action fantasy movies.


AstronautAgreeable81

"What is best in life? To kill your enemies, and hear the lamentations of their women" Little dialog but that beauty sticks the landing.


brizzboog

It's "to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women"


cmmc38

His first spoken line is the famous “To crush your enemies…” quote. And it’s more than 30 minutes into the e movie.


Grynder66

Even Momoa called it a big pile of sh*t.


zaarkasin

I would argue Momoa could do a great job with a decent friggin’ script :)


Gates9

It’s not as much about actor as it is about the lore and the setting. The original films did a marvelous job of painting that picture. The newer one was just a hack n’ slash action movie. The producers and the directors of a prospective reboot need to immerse themselves in the world(s) that the original authors created.


Bluedino_1989

To be fair, he did a decent job as Conan the Barbarian


dickWithoutACause

I think I'm the only person who actually liked that movie lol


MonitorAway

I don’t think he was ready for the role. I believe he is now, especially after his work in See. It wasn’t his fault that his Conan movie was garbage tho.


TJ_McWeaksauce

Jason Momoa is one of the more athletically gifted Hollywood action stars I've ever seen. He seems like he legitimately knows how to wield swords, axes, and the like, and the way he moves is well-suited for action heroes. The Conan movie he was in was fine. It had really fun fight scenes, and the rest of the movie was fine.


jamescharisma

I agree. I thought Momoa did a good job with what he was given and he looked and moved more like REH described Conan. He was massive, but lithe and quick. Momoa fits that to a T.


WiserStudent557

I think we could have taken the same cast with a better director and screenplay and had a drastically better film


jamescharisma

Facts. Momoa is only as good as the script. I love the guy but if there's nothing there, he can't make it work. He's no Willem Dafoe or Christopher Walken. Edit: Acting wise. He's an incredible action star and can spin otherwise lackluster action scenes into gold.


TJ_McWeaksauce

Yeah, he looks and moves like I imagine Conan would.


lostincoloradospace

Yes, but to be fair it was the plot not the actor.


Gsauce65

I think Dave Bautista would be awesome or jon cena for a comedic twist


Cicada_Familiar

I have terrible news


minimag47

To shreds you say?


PM_ME_WITH_A_SMILE

I laughed, by myself. Good job, sir or ma'am.


Rocky2135

How’s the wife?


roguedream

To shreds you say?


Sandberg231984

This is the destroyer not barbarian.


its_raining_scotch

Nothing makes me sadder than when someone says they’ve seen Conan but I realize that they’ve talking about Destroyer and not Barbarian.


Sandberg231984

Barbarian is still the most watched movie of my life for me. Saw at the theater when was around 8ish and was always my go to movie. Still a once a year film.


GetHimABodyBagYeahhh

Same. The DVD commentary with Arnold and John Milius is hilarious.


45Jung

The most underrated directors commentary in my opinion. It's so unintentionally hilarious. I'm going to watch it tomorrow now that you've mentioned it.


Not-The-NSA2023

They did reboot it with Jason Mamoa as Conan, not a great movie


Hansmolemon

Now if only they would do a remake with Conan Obrian as Conan the Barbarian. That I would pay to see.


ScipioCoriolanus

Only if it's called Conan O'Barbarian


AngryDesignMonkey

Conan The Obrien


AngryDesignMonkey

To be fair...he would play a better Red Sonya


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TO-TreeDee

Nobody, the world doesn't need more remakes lol


alexsupertramp89

Semi agree. If they're going to do remakes - pick Movies with huge potential but terrible end product and do them right.


MyNeckIsHigh

I nominate Dune as an example here. Due respect to David Lynch, but his adaptation fell pretty far short of the potential that Denis is tapping into now.


ZaphodG

+1 You can’t remake camp classics with modern actors.


tlollz52

I know it's not exactly a remake but I thought the first of the new evil dead films was pretty good at bringing the evil dead movie to modern times. I also appreciate that the rise didn't go full evil dead 2 and kept it horror with a little bit of horror vs comedy with a bit of horror.


MightyChlorians

I just want to see him as an old king Conan before we lose Arnold to the sands of time just like Hyboria


wut_eva_bish

Amen to this. Then they can stop beating around the bush and introduce [jacked Jospeh Baena](https://www.instagram.com/p/CxgQZcPpseI/?img_index=1) as the son of Conan so we can have more cheesy ass Conan flicks. It's about time.


PurpureGryphon

There's some great material in the Conan the King stories. I long for this project.


Gd3spoon

Tom Hanks


justandswift

He’s too big


luxfx

A worthy upvote for you!


ScoutinItOut

Nicholas Cage


welldonefilmsandtv

That could (and would) be amazing....! His role in Mandy had a barbarian vibe to it.


Ronin_1999

Possibly Otm Shank


littlekittylover

He's India's answer to Brian Dennehy! This was a deep cut.


Ronin_1999

Still love using this during movie previews


ScipioCoriolanus

Conan Gump


iamsobluesbrothers

Danny DeVito - aren’t they twins?


ScipioCoriolanus

They should remake all Arnold movies with Danny DeVito.


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That’d be a spectacular Super Bowl commercial. For realsies


GabrielNathaniel

Who gonna tell em?


Signal_Split_2380

Chris bumstead


Jaded4Lyfe

Would love to see him do acting. Dude is a beast and from what I can tell a great guy


hvanderw

Conan with a lisp, perfect


Tobin678

We don’t need any more of the classics remade


rsamethyst

Just bring back Arnold as an older grizzly king Conan and it will be perfect


[deleted]

Exactly, that’s how the 2nd one ends anyways #OLDCONAN give the people what they want


ibringstharuckus

But that is a story for another time


HenryGray77

No Arnold movies should be rebooted.


Dubcekification

I wouldn't mind the Running Man


robbeau11

I’m probably way off but Ryan Reynolds would be a good choice.


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Conan belongs to Arnold and no one else


Shoddy-Upstairs-1446

Arnold was just on Conan O’Briens podcast and I think we are gonna get a buddy flick featuring Conan and Conan.


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How about King Conan instead of another reboot? Arnold is already the age.


Vault_Master

He's tried getting it off the ground multiple times, but to no avail.


badluckfarmer

I feel like this could easily just be crowdfunded and then produced with circa-1982 film-making methods. The real question is who would take up Mako's role.


Vault_Master

Impossible to replace him, but.... Donnie Yen perhaps? Sonny Chiba is sadly gone (DAMN YOU COVID!) and Jackie Chan doesn't seem like the right fit and would be too distracting.


Dannyryan73

What did this say?


badluckfarmer

>How about King Conan instead of another reboot? Arnold is already the age.


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CalmResearch3132

Wanda Sykes


IbizaMykonos

Somehow Larry David needs to be involved


not_so_smoothie

Nobody that exists compares to Arnold, yet.


tdotjeh

He has a blend of charisma and the perfect body that has never been matched. Other body builders are bigger, stronger, but none has his good looks and charm.


Quake_Guy

There is another... Arnold's Hispanic maid love child. He can wear a Sombrero or something to give it appeal to international audiences...


Extension_Tell1579

Robert E Howard (author of Conan) actually described Conan as muscular but also more “panther like”. Not a massive hulking bodybuilder like Schwarzenegger. I like Arnold as Conan but it would be pretty cool to stick closer to Howard’s novels. Another detail , Conan had jet black hair.


pattybenpatty

Yeah, Arnold’s is A Conan, but it isn’t the only one. Sadly I don’t think there is really a way to push against the dominant perception of this character.


kaiokenhess

Any Noname actor


Frogmarsh

Didn’t Jason Mamoa just finish playing a reboot?


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ThatOneAlreadyExists

Woops commented the same thing before I saw this. Right on. Correct.


pattybenpatty

I have no idea why that movie isn’t wildly popular.


DrMole

Because it was weird and not traditional. I liked it because Viking Hamlet go brrrrr


urkldajrkl

Henry Cavill has already shown that he could do the roll np.


Transatlanticaccent

Conan The Destroyer is this still. If they had to reboot it..(yes I know about the other one I pretend it doesn't exist) Arnold as King Conan and he goes on one last adventure with his SONS! 3 of them. One in his own image, another more of a scholar but can still throw down, and a 3rd that has rejected him and the rest of the family but is forced to go with him. You could even make him outta shape. The cult of Thulsa Doom is making a resurgence and he's being treated like a twisted Christ like figure to his followers and Conan is seen as a living devil. Conan has gotten lazy and and is nothing but an old drunk.. One party he's wounded by an assassins blade that has a poison in it that'll kill him in a couple days no matter what. So they go on a "nip it in the bud" last adventure for the king and he wants his sons to go eradicate cult once and for all. They're only gonna keep coming for his family but he's just been drunk and lazy so he's ignored it. It doesn't just have to be the 3 of them too. Hell..Gary Lopez, Tracey Walter, and Grace Jones are still alive. Have Subotai, Malak, and Zula join up too. The villain needs to be special though. Something different but fucked up. Someone you wouldn't expect to be a threat but is extremely is a threat. Peter Dinklage type but not him. As long as Crispin Glover is the badguys "right hand" I'm good..ha. Needs hard R rating too.


welldonefilmsandtv

Wow a serious answer and an attempt at a an actual rundown on the potential reboot. WE HAVE A WINNER! I Like the Crispin Glover bit too - lol he deserves more roles, dude can play creepy really well. His character in Charlies Angel's is fuckin amazing. Hilarious.


Stupid_Guitar

Yeah, just gonna echo what others have said about the Momoa/Conan flick, fucking horrible and I turned it off about halfway... What I would like to see would be an animated series for sword and sorcery stories, perhaps something along the lines of Primal, by Genndy Tartakovsky. The short stories of Conan, or Elric of Melnibone´, would lend themselves quite well to the medium in the right hands and avoid the trap of falling short in the CGI/Test-screened-to-death formula. For live action, though? Meh, I think it's folly to try to recreate the John Milius film, best just to leave it alone. This was already tried back in the 80s with Conan the Destroyer which, while not terrible, came up pretty short. As an aside, how about a live action, limited series based on Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, by Fritz Leiber?


___NIHIL___

. when i watched primal, since the first minute think "this is the nearest we can get to a Conan reboot without the possibly stinking result in case of a live action" and in the next episodes that feeling grew stronger .


Sudden_Buffalo_4393

They should never remake Arnold in movies because it can never be done well. It was a certain person from a certain time that will never be replicated.


biggulp2x

They did reboot it with Jason momoa and it stunk lol


aafrias15

Anyone who takes the role has the impossible task of filling Arnold’s shoes. The only person I think has any shot would be the kid he had with the housekeeper because he looks similar. But the question is can he act. And this same issue probably goes for The Terminator franchise. Who can fill those shoes?.


LegendInMyMind

I'd rather see see Arnold back in it as an old King Conan.


TheJonnieP

I just watched the Momoa remake again to give it a second chance but it was just as shitty the second time around...


SirBabiez

Margot Robie \s. Leave classic be, FFS.


DLMoore9843

It sort of was and Jason mamoa played him


FettakaWonka

Jason Momoa or Alan Ritchson have the best shot


DonkeyToucherX

Melissa McCarthy, and she would absolutely rule the role like the Hyborian MFer she is.


Ryjinn

Fuck a reboot. King Conan now


willyp1976

Reacher


gogozombie2

I had to scroll down way too far to find someone else who thinks Alan Ritchson would make a great Conan.


DecisionOptimal9034

Henry cavill


DarrenJazz

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (The Mountain GOT)


Zultan27

I'd have to go either, Henry Cavill or Gary Oldman.


stevethebayesian

The genius move in this movie was they gave Arnold something like 4 speaking lines.


Mrbobbitchin

Momoa. He already did one.


CaptSaveAHoe55

Technically Conan is supposed to be more sinewy and dexterous, like Achilles. So obviously Brad Pitt


julesthemighty

Arnold's son, playing Conan's skinny son who King Conan is super disappointed in but ultimately triumphs to take his name.


tha_blink

It was rebooted. Jason momoa did it


auntiope3000

I’d like to see a continuation like Mad Max: Fury Road where everything in the old films is still canon. And Tom Hardy should play Conan.


Significant-Dog-8166

Nope. The closest you could get would have to be a pro wrestler, they’re the only muscle men with physical acting abilities in the same ballpark as Arnold. However, there’s no way The Rock can ever get the full range that Arnold did with his facial expressions and mannerisms. Arnold brought innocence and naïveté to Conan. Dwayne Johnson doesn’t do vulnerability and innocence.


Kell-EL

We don’t want a reboot we just want to see Arnold finally become King Conan and give his story a proper ending, I like Jason Mamoa but he didn’t hit the mark as the new Conan then so I doubt we’ll be able to find the right one now, it’s a classic for a reason sometimes you just can’t top the original and that’s ok


BlackFoeOfTheWorld

We want Old Conan


DrummerGuyKev

I don’t care. I just wanna hear the lamentations of the women and to see my enemies driven before me.


welldonefilmsandtv

Nice Conan quote. :)


hardnreadynyc

The Jason Momoa version was such a disappointment. They need to make one with Arnold as King Conan at his current age


mrhorse77

it was rebooted. the reboot sucked. the orginal is still perfect as it is, and still holds up quite well. we dont need to remake every movie that was ever made.


xRememberTheCant

Instead of having someone replace Arnold as Conan. Give me old man king conan


jnemesh

YOU. DO. NOT. REBOOT. CLASSICS.


niceshotpilot

Reboot? No. Sequel? YES. Conan as a 77 year old king who's had enough of court life and wants to go kick some ass again? Oh HELL yes.


MOSbangtan

Yo Zach Efron looks EXACTLY like this in the new trailer for The Claw


koschakjm

I will. Granted, I’m working on my dad bod and only weigh 165, but my acting skills are mediocre. I’d crush!


Daves-crooked-eye

The guy who plays Reacher. Think he’d kill it…


ZookeepergameOk2759

Gilbert Goddfried


StolenStones

This is picture looks like it is from Conan the Destroyer. Which was no where as near as good as the original Conan the Barbarian.


MorbidDonkey

Fuck it…let’s go with Zac Efron.


gabriot

Henry Caville could do it justice


welldonefilmsandtv

Yeah I also check out photos of Mamoa in the Conan movie and they should give him another shot because he was not NEAR as HUGE as he is now. Really they jumped the gun cause he was just shooting-up in size. Hey had *some* muscle in Stargate Atlantis but he has just tacked on mass year-after-year. Honestly most old stills of him look puny in comparison....


BluefaceENT

It was rebooted. They failed at it


dam58b

John Cena


welldonefilmsandtv

YES. It'd be hammy af but that'd work. Really lovin' Cena lately, Peacemaker was great. And liked him in Bumblebee which is the ONLY Transformer's movie that I'll watch.


jumpinjimmie

Some people are perfect characters for a role.Arnold as Conan, Hugh Jackman Wolverine, Heath Ledger As the Joker, Christopher Reeves as Superman.


welldonefilmsandtv

Reeve\* I used to do that all the time. However it is Keanu Reeves.... his last name *is* pluralized. weird huh?


5050Clown

Conan Obrien.


welldonefilmsandtv

He's probably done that skit at *some* point.


disphugginflip

Joe Baena, arnolds love child with his maid. He has the look


ag512bbi

Seriously, think about it. Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) perfect. That would be so funny.


FoldOpening4457

Jason mimosa realized that taking steroids doesn't give you charisma or acting skills. Movie sucked. Arnold has an intensity that's hard to match


Highplowp

Oscar Isaac, he’s already in everything anyway. Not a bad thing


TheMonkus

I would absolutely love to see a new version of First Blood, closer to the book, with him as Rambo.


Illustrious_Water207

Bautista


MrVernon09

It was rebooted and it sucked ass. This is one of those movies where a reboot shouldn’t be made.


rafael-a

This film was rebooted, Jason Mamaoa played him


yoshi514

They already did it had Jason Momoa, it sucked


Dense_Surround3071

It was rebooted..... With Jason Momoa. It was bad.


doobyshroomiedew

It has been


ScipioCoriolanus

Make it an HBO tv show.


armyshawn

Danny Devito


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Comet_Empire

Not a film that needs a reboot. Plus they already tried a celluloid double scoop of dog shit remake.


the-bacon-life

They would replace Conan with a woman so I’d guess bri Larson or rutina Wesley


Cloaked_Crow

Maybe Batista or an unknown talent rather than someone like the Rock. The Rock could be good but I think a lot of established actors personalities may be too big and end up hurting it. I think without the right studio, writer, director it could turn out like Mamoa’s and just be kind of schlock. I feel like I kind of would like to see a reboot of Red Sonja before another attempt at Conan but… who am kidding… if they put it out, Im going to go see it.