It looks like the reports of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s demise as Conan may have been greatly exagerated. Hollywood North is reporting that the big man is still very much in the mix for King Conan should Arnold lose or not run for Govenor again (it looks like he wouldn’t stand a chance at re-election at this point).
“…Jeff Robinov (President of Warner Bros. Films) is definitely hoping that Arnold loses the race for a 2nd term as governor,” says the site, “so he can make his place back into feature films with King Conan”.
The story would revolve around an older, wiser, more diplomatic ‘King’ Conan, who secretly craves the adventures of his youth and trains his son to follow in his footsteps. “If Arnold loses the next term, Warner Bros wants the new Conan epic shooting on a gruelling gorilla schedule, around the clock, starting March 2007 for a December 2007 release date.”
Let’s face it, Arnold isn’t at all the physical presence that he used to be, and I don’t think any of us could buy him jumping around in a leather loin cloth with sword in hand killing baddies. BUT… if this story is true and we see Conan in a more elder sage role… then I think this could be wonderful news.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go put towls down on my floor before Doug and Darren arrive for The Audio Edition… because Doug is going to wet himself when he sees this news.
