![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wraithfodderhttp://www.deadline.com/hollywood/toldja-conan-the-barbarian-hires-momoa/
excerpt:
EXCLUSIVE: Today's the day for all things Conan to be resolved. First, there was Conan the late night host getting a whopping check to leave. Now, Conan the Barbarian has been crowned. I hear that Millennium Films, Lionsgate, and rights holder Paradox Entertainment have approved Jason Momoa to star in Conan, the rebirth of the Robert E. Howard-created series. The brawny star of Stargate Atlantis who also stars in HBO's Game of Thrones, Momoa got the nod over Kellan Lutz, the Twilight guy. I told you that the search for Conan had come down to the duo. Sources said that director Marcus Nispel was sold on Momoa, and won over the filmmakers by shooting a few trial scenes that allowed Momoa to wield a sword and behave very Schwarzenegger-like
REST AT LINK ABOVE
and http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/jason-momoa-playing-conan-the-barbarian.html
Jason Momoa is in early negotiations to play Robert E. Howard’s savage warrior in “Conan the Barbarian,” which Marcus Nispel is directing for Nu Image/Millenium Films. Lionsgate is distributing the epic in the U.S.
The role was one of the hot parts chased by young male actors, and the choice came down to two: Momoa and Kellan Lutz of “Twilight” fame. After weeks of keeping the two actors on pins and needles, the offer went to Momoa on Thursday.
The movie, which sees Conan seek to avenge his slaughtered father and tribe, will shoot in mid-March in Bulgaria.
REST AT LINK ABOVE
and
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/conan-has-been-cast-exclusive-extra-conan-s-father-could-be-a-wrestler-9032
has more on the casting process that went on...
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 03:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:05 am (UTC)http://www.latinoreview.com/news/conan-has-been-cast-exclusive-extra-conan-s-father-could-be-a-wrestler-9032
has even more on the casting.
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 03:49 am (UTC)I am so hopeful as there is more and more exposure for
some of the main characters of SGA that perhaps we might
see those films they promised..
HINT HINT HINT
:P
Seriously, I am very hopeful for Jason..........
Now we NEED to get Joe lined up too.......
I would love to see them do something together too.
They had such wonderful chemistry in SGA..
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:51 am (UTC)***sighs***
Me too...........watching the reruns just makes me miss
it more and more........
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 03:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 04:36 am (UTC)I'm hoping things really take off for the SGA crew and this is a great start.
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 05:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 06:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 06:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 07:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 07:46 am (UTC)Jason is going to be brilliant ! ^_^
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 07:49 am (UTC)I cannot believe that I am typing this but I might actually go and see a Conon the Barbarian movie.
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 07:10 pm (UTC)When I heard he was in the running, I said "OK I might be able to do it if THIS happens"
and now it has
jason momoa as conan
Date: 2010-01-22 01:01 pm (UTC)Shooting in Bulgaria? I wonder if David Hewlett can give him some tips about the country. David's filmed 3 movies there: "Boa vs Python" (2004), "Darklight" (2004) and "The Time Machine - Morlocks" just last month.
Hmm. Jason, who was Ronon, will now be Conan.
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 03:34 pm (UTC)And now I'll really giggle every time McKay calls Ronon, "Conan".
no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-22 06:29 pm (UTC)