Movies and TV Meet the new Conan. - Page 3

Frankie · 03-12-2011, 06:04 PM

Before he was the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was Conan the Barbarian. The 1982 film wasn't in the same league as some of Ah-nold's bigger hits, but it remains a cult favorite. Today, the first trailer for the remake, starring the formidible Jason Momoa in the title role, hit the Web.

Momoa, who will receive CinemaCon's Rising Star of 2011 Award, may be best known for his work on "Stargate: Atlantis" and "Baywatch." Several years ago, Momoa and Lisa Bonet made news after they named their child Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. Momoa's mother later explained that Nakoa means "warrior."

Should Momoa's version of "Conan the Barbarian" be a hit, interest in the actor with intimidation to burn is sure to rise. Indeed, he's already surging in the Search box. Over the past seven days, online lookups for "jason momoa" have flexed their muscles, jumping 44%.

You can check out the new trailer for "Conan the Barbarian" below. The film is scheduled to hit theaters this August.

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/88...-the-new-conan

**Easy 6** · 03-13-2011, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

I don't know how good an actor Momoa is but he looks the part more than Arnold did. Though he obviously does not have Arnold's physique.

Not being modern bodybuilder buff is why he looks the part more, nobody back then was built like Arnie.

But while they got that right, i'll bet anything they get the rest wrong... i smell a quick dvd release.

keg in kc · 03-13-2011, 02:10 AM

He looks the part fine, I'm more worried about how he sounds.

Never watched Baywatch. I liked him on Stargate Atlantis but I didn't think anything he did on there really screamed "lead actor in major motion picture".

He must be doing something right, though, because they wouldn't have hired him on Game of Thrones if he didn't have some chops.

**KcMizzou** · 03-13-2011, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

He looks the part fine, I'm more worried about how he sounds.

Never watched Baywatch. I liked him on Stargate Atlantis but I didn't think anything he did on there really screamed "lead actor in major motion picture".

He must be doing something right, though, because they wouldn't have hired him on Game of Thrones if he didn't have some chops.

It's not like Arnold did a whole hell of a lot of acting in the first one.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-13-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

It's not like Arnold did a whole hell of a lot of acting in the first one.

No but he was entertaining.

BIG_DADDY · 03-13-2011, 02:26 AM

You guys are killing me. Conan was a blood thirsty barbaric beast not some dark haired maybelline Fabio.

BIG_DADDY · 03-13-2011, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

No but he was entertaining.

He talked funny but at least looked the part.

**KcMizzou** · 03-13-2011, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

No but he was entertaining.

Absolutely. The original is one of my childhood favorites. Kind of unfair for me to expect this to live up to that.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-13-2011, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You guys are killing me. Conan was a blood thirsty barbaric beast not some dark haired maybelline Fabio.

Actually, he would have been a dark haired Hun, not a blonde Norwegian.

**KcMizzou** · 03-13-2011, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You guys are killing me. Conan was a blood thirsty barbaric beast not some dark haired maybelline Fabio.

True.

**pr_capone** · 03-13-2011, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You guys are killing me. Conan was a blood thirsty barbaric beast not some dark haired maybelline Fabio.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-13-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

It's a bonus when people are familiar with the source.

**KcMizzou** · 03-13-2011, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's a bonus when people are familiar with the source.

What's the source? The comics?

Honest question. I loved the original as a kid... and I know there are Conan comics... but I have no idea which came first.

**pr_capone** · 03-13-2011, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You guys are killing me. Conan was a blood thirsty barbaric beast not some dark haired maybelline Fabio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian

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"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
— Robert E. Howard, The Phoenix on the Sword, 1932.

BIG_DADDY · 03-13-2011, 02:50 AM

This supposed to be Conan, not Hawaii's model of the year. Why does Hollywood always have to do this? What's next? Here is Conan going down the runway wearing a ravishing two piece.................. Give me a ****ing break.

BIG_DADDY · 03-13-2011, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian

Dude, I read the whole series. It was the only thing I really got into reading as a kid. How the **** can you post that picture? What, you see Conan as being friggen Mowgli?

03-12-2011, 06:04 PM
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