Jason Momoa says his new interpretation of fantasy hero Conan bears no relation to Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic portrayal.
The Governator played the warrior in 1982's Conan the Barbarian and its 1984 follow-up Conan the Destroyer, with both becoming cult classics of the sword-and-sorcery genre. In the 90s, we've also seen Ralf Moeller - another former bodybuilder - playing the character on TV in Conan: The Adventurer.
But it's Schwarzenegger the fans remember most, from that bygone era of fantasy films that also includes The Beastmaster, Deathstalker, Krull, Red Sonja (in which the actor played Lord Kalidor) and Masters of the Universe.
Momoa says there's no intention to follow Arnie's earlier Conan movies. He told Total Film: "I don't really think it's filling his shoes. We're not remaking it - it's a reboot of the franchise in the vein of Bond or Batman. With no disrespect to Arnold, I haven't seen...
The Governator played the warrior in 1982's Conan the Barbarian and its 1984 follow-up Conan the Destroyer, with both becoming cult classics of the sword-and-sorcery genre. In the 90s, we've also seen Ralf Moeller - another former bodybuilder - playing the character on TV in Conan: The Adventurer.
But it's Schwarzenegger the fans remember most, from that bygone era of fantasy films that also includes The Beastmaster, Deathstalker, Krull, Red Sonja (in which the actor played Lord Kalidor) and Masters of the Universe.
Momoa says there's no intention to follow Arnie's earlier Conan movies. He told Total Film: "I don't really think it's filling his shoes. We're not remaking it - it's a reboot of the franchise in the vein of Bond or Batman. With no disrespect to Arnold, I haven't seen...
- 8/16/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Larry Ditillio, whose writing credits include executive story editor on the series "Bablyon 5," will be honored with the WGA West's 2009 Morgan Cox Award in recognition of his longtime service to the guild and improving the working conditions of his fellow writers.
He will be presented with the award Feb. 7 at the WGA Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
"Larry has done so much thankless work for our guild, we had to finally say thanks," Wgaw president Patric Verrone said. "If there's a committee Larry hasn't worked on or a service he hasn't performed, he will."
An active Wgaw member since 1973, Ditillio has served on numerous guild committees, including age awareness (1997-2002), freedom of expression (1974-76), new members (1976-81), officers nominating (1979), social activities (1979-89), strike study (1988), tellers (1979-2008), work exchange (1989) and writers craft conference (1996-2000).
Ditillio's other television writing credits include such animated series as "Beast Wars: Transformers," "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,...
He will be presented with the award Feb. 7 at the WGA Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
"Larry has done so much thankless work for our guild, we had to finally say thanks," Wgaw president Patric Verrone said. "If there's a committee Larry hasn't worked on or a service he hasn't performed, he will."
An active Wgaw member since 1973, Ditillio has served on numerous guild committees, including age awareness (1997-2002), freedom of expression (1974-76), new members (1976-81), officers nominating (1979), social activities (1979-89), strike study (1988), tellers (1979-2008), work exchange (1989) and writers craft conference (1996-2000).
Ditillio's other television writing credits include such animated series as "Beast Wars: Transformers," "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,...
- 1/15/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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