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Casting Breakdown For ‘Conan’ Remake
28 October 2009 2:22 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
/Film pointed us to a detailed breakdown for the characters in Marcus Nispel’s reboot of Conan The Barbarian, which is scheduled to begin shooting in Bulgaria in February. Nispel brought us Friday the 13th (2009) and The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection. If he can slip the right character into that “If I Could Turn Back Time” outfit, I’ll go see Conan in the theaters 32 times. However, dress that outfit on the wrong character and who knows how many cities will burn?
IMDb lists Roland Kickinger as being rumored to play the barbarian. You might remember him from such films as Terminator Salvation (he played the T-800’s body) and Lethal Weapon 4. Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, the gentlemen credited with writing Conan, worked together previously penning the scripts for Sahara and Dead of Night.
Without further ado, check out the casting criteria for »
- Scott Miller
Jon Favreau to Direct Cowboys & Aliens
1 September 2009 8:09 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
The trades are reporting Jon Favreau will next direct Cowboys & Aliens, an adaptation of the Platinum Studios Comics graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley that is set to star Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby worked on the screenplay, but in the fall Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who are executive producers on the project, took over scripting, along with Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof. The sci-fi Western explores what would happen if the traditional Old West enemies -- cowboys and Native Americans -- found the prairie attacked by aliens in mid-1800s Arizona. Downey will play a former Union Army gunslinger named Zeke Jackson. The story draws a parallel between the American imperialist drive to conquer the “savage” Indians with its advanced technology and the aliens’ assault on Earthlings, who must join together to survive the invaders’ attack. Long in development, »
- James Cook
Brett Ratner Speaks Out About His 'Conan' Departure
21 August 2009 6:39 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
He's already had his way with Marvel's mutants and he's about to dive into the world of Rob Liefeld's "Youngblood" (with Robert Pattinson at the helm, if the director has any say in the matter) but there's one comic book character that has eluded director Brett Ratner.
For some time, Ratner was attached to direct the upcoming "Conan" movie, which he described as neither an homage or a remake, but a new exploration of the Cimmerian's classic roots. But sooner than you could pray to Crom, the "X-Men: The Last Stand" director was off the project, with Marcus Nispel taking his place.
"I really wanted to do that," Ratner confessed to MTV News about his departure from the "Conan" movie. "I'm sad about it, because I loved the script."
Ratner's love for Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly's script is no secret, as he explained to MTV News »
- Josh Wigler
Dead of Night Wraps Principal Photography
8 July 2009 5:40 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios Inc. have announced that principal photography has wrapped in New Orleans, Louisiana, on their gothic thriller, Dead of Night. The film, which is also a presentation of the Omnilab Media Group, is based on the world's best-selling horror comic series, "Dylan Dog," created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Italy's Sergio Bonelli Editore. The comic book series has sold over 56 million units in 17 languages since its debut in 1986.
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) stars as reluctant paranormal investigator Dylan Dog, who finds himself in a "turf war" between and among the undead, and Sam Huntington who co-stars as Marcus, Dylan's wise-cracking trusted assistant. Also co-starring are Taye Diggs (TV's Private Practice) as Vargas, head of the Vampire family, Anita Briem (Journey to the Center of the Earth) as Elizabeth, another potential in the long line of Dylan conquests and Peter Stormare (Constantine), as Wolfgang, »
Marcus Nispel to Direct "Conan"
14 June 2009 8:15 AM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
Variety has confirmed a Chud scoop saying that Marcus Nispel will direct "Conan" for Nu Image/Millennium Films, ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first immortalized onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in a co-production with Lionsgate. Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta are producing with Fredrick Malmberg. The film will be the most financially ambitious ever for Lerner, with a script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include "Sahara" and "Cowboys Aliens". Nispel will make "Conan" his third remake, after "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday The 13th". Nispel said he... »
Nispel to take on 'Conan'
12 June 2009 3:42 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Marcus Nispel has been hired by Nu Image/Millennium Films to direct "Conan." This ends a nine-year development hardship to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first played onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982.According to Variety, Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in a co-production with Lionsgate. Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta are producing with Fredrick Malmberg. Malmberg runs Paradox, the company that holds the rights to "Conan" and the other hero franchises in the Howard library. Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Henry Winterstern, Trevor Short and Danny Dimfort are executive producers.Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer wrote the script..Conan. had seen several high profile directors such as Larry and Andy Wachowski, Robert Rodriguez and Brett Ratner flirt with the project over »
- Adnan Tezer
Remake Director Signed for ‘Conan’ Remake
12 June 2009 11:12 AM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Marcus Nispel has been signed to replace Brett Ratner in the Conan remake for Nu Image/Millennium Films. Nispel has a history of unwanted remakes, starting with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the recently rebooted Friday the 13th. He was also behind the generally hated Viking movie Pathfinder.
The news of his hiring originated at Chud, whose inside sources told Devin Faraci the list was narrowed to three and then finally Nispel. It was later confirmed by Variety. Conan’s big screen reboot was supposed to start filming in Bulgaria this August, but the plan was likely rearranged when Brett Ratner dropped out due to scheduling issues.
As for the story, there aren’t many details out just yet. Nispel insists it will be failthful to the original source material, something he’s had plenty of practice telling the press. Outlander screenwriters Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain were brought in »
- Jeff Leins
Marcus Nispel To Direct Conan
12 June 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The Arnold Schwarzenegger remake/reboot craze continues to roll on with news that remake guru Marcus Nispel is set to helm the new Conan film. Nispel replaces Brett Ratner who recently dropped out of directing the film for Nu Image/Millennium Films.
In the past Nispel has directed the remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th and Pathfinder so at the very least he knows his way around violence, gore and swords. Other directors attached to the project over the years include the Wachowski’s and Robert Rodriguez (he’s now producing Red Sonja).
Nu Image/ Millennum films hope to start shooting the Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer penned film in Bulgaria and South Africa later in the year.
In a strange case of irony Nispel was also set to direct the Arnold Schwarzenegger film End of Days in 1998 but he withdrew due to the ever popular reason of “creative differences. »
- Niall Browne
Marcus Nispel to direct Conan remake
12 June 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Marcus Nispel has been announced as the director of the Conan remake for Nu Image/Millennium Films.
He will replace Brett Ratner who left the project last month over timing issues.
According to Variety, Nispel said he would blend his childhood imaginings of the character with the look of the famous Conan illustrations by Frank Frazetta, as well as the influence of viscerally violent period films such as Mel Gibson's Apocalypto.
Production is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa, from a script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in partnership with Lionsgate.
The barbarian warrior was created by Robert E. Howard and debuted in a pulp magazine in 1932.
The character was previously brought to the screen in two movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 1982 and 1984, and has sustained appeal through comic books and video games.
Nispel's directing »
- David Bentley
Marcus Nispel to Helm Conan Remake
12 June 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Marcus Nispel has been set by Millennium Films to direct "Conan," ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E Howard-created barbarian, first immortalized onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. The script is written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include "Sahara" and "Cowboys and Aliens." Paradox originally set the project at Warner Bros but declined to ink a new rights deal after numerous unsuccessful attempts to make it with directors like Larry and Andy Wachowski and Robert Rodriguez. Producers then considered Brett Ratner last year, but the filmmaker could not commit in a timely fashion. That opened the door for Nispel, who'll make "Conan" his third remake, after "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th." »
Marcus Nispel is directing Conan
11 June 2009 11:45 PM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
The team behind the new version of Conan have found their man: horror remake specialist Marcus Nispel. Nu Image/Millenium Films has hired the man who brought us reboots of Friday The 13th and The Texas Chainsaw Masacre to try to make the Conan rre-tooling work after nine years in the development wilderness. With a script in hand by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, Nispel will apparently start shooting in South Africa and Bulgaria later in the year. Assuming, of course, they lock down an actor to play the lead.... .
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- James White
Marcus Nispel Set for Conan Reboot
11 June 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Music video-turned-features director Marcus Nispel, who made his feature directorial debut with the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and mostly recent helmed the new Friday the 13th, has signed on to direct another franchise reboot - Conan. Conan is often associated with the fantasy subgenre of sword-and-sorcery and heroic fantasy. He was created by Texan writer Robert E. Howard in 1932 via a series of fantasy stories sold to Weird Tales magazine. He’s since appeared in books, comics, videogames and movies, most notably two 80s flicks starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in a co-production with Lionsgate. Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta are producing with Fredrick Malmberg. The script was written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include Sahara and Cowboys and Aliens. Paradox originally set the project at Warner Bros. but declined to ink a new rights deal after numerous unsuccessful »
- James Cook
Who's Directing "Conan" Remake?
11 June 2009 9:58 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Since Brett Ratner said no to directing the "Conan" reboot, Nu Image/Millenium Films hired Marcus Nispel to helm the film.
This will be the third reboot in Nispel's resume. The director was also in charge with relaunching "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th."
Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa.
The script is written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, the guys behind "Sahara" and "Cowboys and Aliens." Wait. "Sahara?" Wasn't there a big drama behind that production? And "Sahara" wasn't really a good movie.
So...hhmmmmm...I don't have big faith with this "Conan" production.
The future of this action-adventure about the most famous Barbarian in the world doesn't look bright!
But, Nispel seems to be ready to give his 100% for this film. Variety is reporting that the director wants to blend his childhood imaginings of »
- Manny
Marcus Nispel Tapped to Helm 'Conan'
11 June 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Variety has confirmed a Chud scoop that stated Marcus Nispel has been tapped by Millennium Films to direct Conan. The decision marks the end of a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E Howard-created barbarian, first immortalized onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982.
Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. The script is written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include Sahara and Cowboys and Aliens.
Paradox originally set the project at Warner Bros but declined to ink a new rights deal after numerous unsuccessful attempts to make it with directors like Larry and Andy Wachowski and Robert Rodriguez. Producers then considered Brett Ratner last year, but the filmmaker could not commit in a timely fashion.
That opened the door for Nispel, who'll make Conan his third remake, after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th. »
Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou Taste Mandrake
19 May 2009 7:54 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Hayden Christensen (Jumper) and Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) have signed on to star in Mandrake, director Mimi Leder's adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip "Mandrake the Magician."
Based on an original script by Kevin Bernhardt, the film was scripted by Josh Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Jv Hart and Ian Jeffers.
The film centers on Jackson Mandrake, who lives life on the edge. Working as an underground magician and escapologist, his act has grown increasingly dangerous. Following a daring escape from an SUV that has been dropped out of an aeroplane at the Burning Man Festival, he is coerced by the CIA into breaking a deep-cover agent named Xi Shing Lung out of a maximum security jail. Hypnosis, contortion, distraction and technical wizardry all come into play as Mandrake breaks the agent out from the inside within a 24-hour deadline.
But back on the outside, Mandrake learns that it was all a set-up. »
Hayden Christensen conjures his way into Mandrake
19 May 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Hayden Christensen is to play a magician and escapologist in the new action-adventure film Mandrake.
The movie, which will co-star Djimon Hounsou, no longer has any link to the comic strip character Mandrake the Magician.
Christensen (pictured) was in Jumper and the Star Wars prequels, while Hounsou's credits include Constantine, The Island, Blood Diamond and Push.
Mandrake will be directed by Mimi Leder (Deep Impact, The Peacemaker) and has been written by Josh Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Jv Hart and Ian Jeffers, from an original story by Kevin Bernhardt.
Christensen replaces Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the lead role. At one point last year, actor, wrestler and martial artist Randy Couture was cast in the movie along with Criss Angel, while Chuck Russell (The Blob, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The Mask, Scorpion King) was set to direct. The project has since had an overhaul.
Warner Bros is in final negotiations »
- David Bentley
Casting Updates on Mimi Leder's Mandrake the Magician
19 May 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Where has this project been hiding? ComingSoon has announced the official cast for MGM's Mandrake the Magician, based on Lee Falk's comic strip. Early last year, Jonathan Rhys Meyers had apparently been cast as Mandrake, but now the role will go to Hayden Christensen, with Djimon Hounsou joining in as a supporting character. The film is being co-written by Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly, Jv Hart, and Ian Jeffers. Mimi Leder, of The Peacemaker, Deep Impact, and Pay It Forward most recently, will direct. So does this mean Mandrake will finally move into production sometime later this year? In the film, Jackson Mandrake (Christensen) is an underground magician and escapologist. Following a daring escape from an SUV dropped out of an plane, he is coerced by the CIA into breaking a deep-cover agent named Xi Shing Lung out of a maximum security jail. Hypnosis, contortion, distraction and technical »
- Alex Billington
Set Visit Preview: Delving Into the Dead of Night!
6 May 2009 2:08 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Unless you are a comic book aficionado with a taste for Italian artistry, you probably aren't too familiar with the character of Dylan Dog, a ghost busting, zombie fighting, werewolf loving P.I. who has headlined his own self-titled series since 1986. Very popular in his home country of Italy and created by Tiziano Sclavi, Dylan Dog first made his American debut in a series of English-language Dark Horse Comics adaptations in 1999. Now, he will be making his theatrical debut in a new film directed by Kevin Munroe, the man behind 2007's animated Tmnt. Dead of Night is being produced by Gil Adler and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg from a script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. Production is currently underway in New Orleans with a release date set for 2010.
Brandon Routh, who found fame as the man of steel in Superman Returns, is the perfect embodiment of Sclavi's Dylan Dog »
More Added to the 'Dylan Dog' Pack!
27 March 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
According to HollywoodReporter.com, two lucky souls have just been granted the opportunity to roll around with Brandon "Superman Returns" Routh in the Dylan Dog flick Dead of Night. And sorry ladies, it's not going to be you. He's way out of your league. Instead, Taye Diggs (House on Haunted Hill) and Anita Briem (Journey to the Center of the Earth, 3D) will be canoodling with the Superman star since they have just joined the cast of Dead of Night currently filming in New Orleans. The cast already includes Routh, Sam Huntington (Fanboys), Kevin Munroe (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and was written by Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly (Sahara). Adapted from the 1986 Italian comic series, Dylan Dog, Dead of Night... »
"Dead Of Night" Welcomes Taye Diggs
25 March 2009 2:19 PM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
The casting news for "Dead Of Night" is coming in a little quicker now that they're out shooting down in New Orleans. Styd is reporting that "Grey's Anatomy" hearthrob Taye Diggs has signed to take on the role of the leader of the vampires. Apparently, we won't just be seeing vampires either. "We've got werewolves, zombies and vampires - and a few sub-categories of those," director Kevin Munroe told Styd. What more could horror fans ask for? "Dead Of Night" stars Routh as a private investigator who stumbles onto the world of the undead. Kevin Munroe ("Tmnt") is directing a screenplay by Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly ("Sahara", "Conan The Barbarian"), who moved the action from the U.K. to the deep bayou of Louisiana.... »
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