variety.com - 6/12/2009
—
Nu Image/Millennium bringing back barbarian pic Marcus Nispel has been set by Nu Image/Millennium Films to direct "Conan," ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first immortalized onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. Production on the ...
chud.com - 6/11/2009
—
chud.com —
The meetings have been taken. The lists have
been winnowed. The director has been signed. Marcus Nispel
will direct Conan the Barbarian . I get this from an impeccable source, one who assures me that this isn't speculation or rumor. Nispel has signed ...
MARCUS NISPEL THE BARBARIAN
tifaux.com - 6/6/2009
—
tifaux.com —
Are you all watching Conan O'Brien's first week
as host of The Tonight Show? If not, how
can you compare him, either favorably or unfavorably, to Letterman and Leno? How can you say he's gone too soft in his old-person-friendly new time slot? How are ...
The Conan O Show
seriouslyomg.com - 6/18/2009
—
seriouslyomg.com —
Last night William Shatner made his first and
most likely last appearance on The Tonight Show with
Conan O’Brien and what an appearance it was!!! William Shatner told stories about traveling the US which were OK. But the action really picks up when Captain Kirk tries to ...
William Shatner gives Conan O’Brien the finger!!!
Comments
Blog Reactions
Conan Remake Directed By Pathfinder's Marcus Nispel
Cinema Blend News —
Conan Remake Directed By Pathfinder's Marcus Nispel He may look like the bastard son of Alan Moore and Will Ferrell, but the man pictured to your right is actually the director of Conan , Nu Image/Millenium Films/Lionsgate reboot of the barbarian franchise once powered by the massive muscles of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thats right, after years in development hell a new Conan the Barbarian movie is at last, actually happening. Its been confirmed by multiple sources, including the trades . They say the remake (and yes it is a remake) will swing into production later this ...
CONAN Has A Director Again...
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
Merrick here... Variety has confirmed a scoop initially introduced by CHUD ( HERE ) if I understand the sequence of events correctly. Marcus Nispel (who brought us the remakes of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and FRIDAY THE 13th) will direct CONAN. [[[ crickets ]]] Given that our reality once allowed for the possibility of Brett Ratner directing this movie, I suppose it's fair to say Nispel is a step up (or is he?). Still, nothing about his career thus far (remember PATHFINDER?) suggests that a Nispel CONAN movie would be a particularly shiny idea. Nispel said he will blend his childhood imaginings of the character with the influence of the famous ...
Marcus Nispel is directing Conan
Total Film News —
The team behind the new version of Conan have found their man: horror remake specialist Marcus Nispel. Nu Image/Millenium Films has hired the man who brought us reboots of Friday The 13th and The Texas Chainsaw Masacre to try to make the Conan rre-tooling work after nine years in the development wilderness. With a script in hand by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, Nispel will apparently start shooting in South Africa and Bulgaria later in the year. Assuming, of course, they lock down an actor to play the lead. According to the director, it's his childhood dream to bring the ...
Conan Has Its Director
FlicksNews.net —
The remake King Marcus Nispel whose previous credits are 'Friday the 13th' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remakes, has now been confirmed to take the directing char on remaking 'Conan.' Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in a co-production with Lionsgate. Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta are producing with Fredrick Malmberg. Malmberg runs Paradox, the company that holds the rights to "Conan" and the other hero franchises in the Howard library ...
Marcus Nispel lands 'Conan' remake
News Briefs —
Marcus Nispel lands 'Conan' remake Marcus Nispel ( The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ) will direct the long-awaited Conan the Barbarian remake. Variety reports that the filmmaker will begin Conan late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa, ending nine years of false starts. The script was written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include Sahara .
‘Conan’ May Have Found A Director In Gore-nographer Marcus Nispel
MTV Movies Blog —
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Last month, we reported that “X-Men: The Last Stand” filmmaker Brett Ratner had parted ways with the “Conan” franchise, leaving the hard-drinking barbarian without a director — but with a little luck and a blessing from Crom, a replacement has been found!
The word is in from Variety that Marcus Nispel will direct “Conan” for Nu Image/Millennium Films and Lionsgate. “Conan” will mark Nispel’s third time reawakening a franchise, the first two being his directorial work on “The Texas Chainsaw ...
Marcus Nispel is directing Conan
Total Film News —
The team behind the new version of Conan have found their man: horror remake specialist Marcus Nispel. Nu Image/Millenium Films has hired the man who brought us reboots of Friday The 13th and The Texas Chainsaw Masacre to try to make the Conan rre-tooling work after nine years in the development wilderness. With a script in hand by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, Nispel will apparently start shooting in South Africa and Bulgaria later in the year. Assuming, of course, they lock down an actor to play the lead. According to the director, it's his childhood dream to bring the ...
Related Content
Marcus Nispel to direct 'Conan' remake
variety.com 6/12/2009 — Film News: Nu Image/Millenium bringing back barbarian pic -- Marcus Nispel has been set by Nu Image/Millennium Films to direct "Conan," ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first immortalized ...
Remake Specialist Marcus Nispel to Direct 'Conan'
getthebigpicture.net 6/12/2009 — I haven't seen much of Marcus Nispel 's work, but I think he's a much better fit for Conan than Brett Ratner . Of course, there's not much to see of Nispel's work, anwyay. He directed the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the recent Friday the 13th . In particular, I thought Chainsaw ...
Marcus Nispel Talks ‘Conan The Barbarian’ Remake
screenrant.com 8/3/2009 —
Awhile back the Conan The Barbarian fan site Conan The Movie Blog sent out a list of fan question to director Marcus Nispel ( Friday The 13th , Pathfinder ) about his upcoming Conan remake . Much to their surprise, Nispel answered back!
In the “exclusive interview” Nispel ...
Marcus Nispel to Fill In for Brett Ratner on Lionsgate's Conan
firstshowing.net 6/12/2009 —
Ever since we heard back in early May that Brett Ratner had been dropped from Lionsgate's new Conan movie, we've been waiting with bated breath ( not really ) to find out which director would fill in and take over the project. Apparently it's a ...
Meet the new Conan, same as the old Conan
riskybusinessblog.com 6/19/2009 — By Steven Zeitchik and Nellie Andreeva Kickinger, left, and Schwarzenegger as Conan Lionsgate and Nu Image/Millennium, the two companies behind the Conan reboot, might have found their new Conan -- and he bears striking similarities to the old Conan. ...
CONAN Has A Director Again...
aintitcool.com 6/12/2009 — Merrick here... Variety has confirmed a scoop initially introduced by CHUD ( HERE ) if I understand the sequence of events correctly. Marcus Nispel (who brought us the remakes of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and FRIDAY THE 13th) will direct CONAN. [[[ ...
‘Friday The 13th’ Director Marcus Nispel Tagged For ‘Conan’
splashpage.mtv.com 6/12/2009 — Last month, we reported that “ X-Men: The Last Stand ” filmmaker Brett Ratner had parted ways with the “ Conan ” franchise, leaving the hard-drinking barbarian without a director — but with a little luck and a blessing from Crom, a replacement has ...
Nispel Goes Barbarian
atomicpopcorn.net 6/13/2009 — Marcus Nispel, director of such remakes like Friday the 13th and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, adds another refurbished piece onto his growing resume. With the great confirming powers of Variety, its set in stone that Nispel will direct the new Conan the Barbarian movie right for Nu ...
Why Conan O’Brien’s Trashing of Twitter Gives Us Pause
nymag.com 6/3/2009 — We don't know how we missed this before, but sometime in the last few months, Conan O'Brien took over for Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show ! We know, we know, can you believe it? All kidding aside, night two of Conan's brand-new gig was a better ...
Ratings: Will Dave Catch Conan?
tunedin.blogs.time.com 6/11/2009 — Conan O'Brien's ratings fell throughout his debut week last week. That's not unexpected: you would figure on a big tune-in out of curiosity, including a lot of viewers who are not regular late-night viewers. And while Conan's ratings tailed off, they ...
Monte Carlo fest mad for 'Mad Men' —
Variety.com 6/11/2009
International News: 'Wolves,' 'Flesh' win for miniseries -- Lionsgate's "Mad Men," Gallic family comedy "Desperate Parents" and Blighty docudrama "The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall" were the big winners at the 49th Monte Carlo TV Festival, which wrapped ...
'Conan O'Brien' rules with key demo —
Variety.com 6/11/2009
TV News: Younger adults give 'Tonight Show' major boost -- Conan O'Brien's opening-week ratings victory on "The Tonight Show" proved to be even bigger than expected in key demos.
Marcus Nispel to Direct Conan —
ComingSoon.net - Movies 6/12/2009
Variety has confirmed a CHUD scoop saying that Marcus Nispel will direct Conan for Nu Image/Millennium Films, ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first immortalized onscreen by Arnold ...
Follow ShowHype on Twitter
