Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives Update On Long Awaited 'CONAN THE BARBARIAN' Sequel
It’s been 40 years since Arnold Schwarzenegger portrayed Conan The Barbarian on screen and fans have been wanting him to return to the role ever since. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, it seems that he’s still eager to swing that huge sword once more.
Talks of a new Conan film have been underway for some time now but Arnold gives the lowdown on what is currently going on with the project.
"It’s been pending for the last 10 years. [Fredrik] Malmberg owns the rights. He comes to me and says, “Oh, I have a deal with Netflix,” and when we ask Netflix, they don’t know anything about it. It’s one of those crazy things," he said. However, Schwarzenegger expressed hope that the sequel would eventually happen, with several talents wishing to join the project. "I hope he figures it out. I think you do it like Unforgiven, where you play the age. There’s a great script out there that John Milius wrote, and others have written one. The story is there. There are directors who want to do it. But he has the rights, and until he sells the rights for one or two movies, or for the franchise, there’s nothing you can do about it," he added.
You can feel which ever way you want when it comes to legacy sequels but they do get made exposure and hype for nostalgia hounds. With a rich legacy and powerful impact on the actor's career, Conan the Barbarian perfectly lends itself to a revisit from Schwarzenegger, which was previously teased in 2012 with the announcement of The Legend of Conan. The film would have focused on the legendary character in his last days, but no further progress on the project ever came to be, and to this day remains in development hell.
With the film still in its development stage, no official word yet on if a third Conan film will be underway. Check out the official trailer for the original movie below.
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