A Conan the Barbarian remake, or revamp, reboot, or whatever you want to call it, had a tough road ahead of it from the very beginning. You have to make something really, really spectacular to erase the memory of all the campy Arnold Schwarzenegger performances. But that's never going to happen if Ain't it Cool has it right, and Brett Ratner will be taking over the franchise.
AICN's Moriarty, reporting the story, doesn't cite any sources, but says it's definite that Ratner will be the guy. A Conan fan, Moriarty is about as panicked as most of you probably are; he pleads to Ratner, "Please, please, please tell me it’s because you have a genuine passion for the material and not just because it’s a start date and a financing package that’s ready to go."
Is there even a slight chance that Ratner isn't looking at this as another opportunity to create a new franchise and add to his millions? We'll have to wait for the official confirmation to tear our eyes out, but Conan fans may need to stock up on the anti-depressants, just in case.
