Last May, I brought you the disturbing news that director John Milius had tentatively cast wrestler Triple H (Paul Michael Levesque to his mama) as Conan in King Conan: Crown of Iron. One year later, I can officially say this project is on hold, and most likely, dead.
Milius, director of Conan the Barbarian as well, was on G4TV recently and said, “Warner Brothers decided they're going to do their own version of whatever they want to do with Conan. They've sort of put it in deep, deep freeze. I don't know. You'll have to talk to Warner Brothers and ask them what their wisdom is. They'll probably do an animated, kid-friendly Conan."
Something tells me that last line is not true and just a little dig at the corporate big wigs at WB. I’m not normally a fan of studios making creative choices against the wishes of a director, however, the idea of filming a Conan movie without Arnold Schwarzenegger is sheer lunacy. If you can’t get Arnold to star because he’s too busy saving California, then don’t make the movie. It’s that simple.
