The big-screen directorial career of Marcus Nispel has so far been rooted largely in remakes and reimaginings: he's made The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th and Conan the Barbarian. But not the original versions of any of those three stories. He also made the viking film Pathfinder, a loose remake of a Norwegian movie…
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Here's the latest trailer for Conan the Barbarian, in which Jason Momoa, under the direction of Marcus Nispel, seeks to reanimate the cinematic vitality of Robert E. Howard's signature character. Arnold Schwarzenegger created the version many know and love, and he leaves some big shoes to fill. Previous trailers and pics have left us doubtful…
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Here's what you need to know about the new red-band trailer for Conan the Barbarian: there is a shot in which Conan (Jason Momoa) knocks out a horse with a giant chain. There is also a lot of blood, a total absence of plot, a little bit of almost safe for work sex, and the…
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A whole boatload of posters has arrived on internet shores in the past few days, so lets start with today's big one: the uncensored, definitely not safe for work version of the one-sheet for David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. This one is pretty much internet link-bait and not much more, because it…
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Is the director of Friday the 13th and Conan the Barbarian making a movie about kids who unleash Satan through a metal record? It sounds that way. Marcus Nispel is set to direct a movie called Backmask that "involves paranoia, possession and the paranormal." The term 'backmasking' is wildly out of date, because it refers…
Read More[No photo] So...there are proto-Klingons in Conan the Barbarian? We've seen some on-set shots of the new Conan as it was shooting under the direction of Marcus Nispel, and there have been some promo shots featuring Jason Momoa as Conan, and that teaser trailer that refused to show very much at all. Now here's your…
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Looks like Universal got the jump on everyone at the end of this past week by announcing a boatload of release dates. Others are falling in line to grab their own weekends, and so we've got new dates for Lionsgate's 3D version of Conan, which now seems to be officially called Conan 3D, and Sony's…
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We've seen a lot of photos from Conan, the Marcus Nispel-directed reboot of the film incarnation of Robert E. Howard's storied character. Many of the photos have been, well, not so well received. Which is why I was surprised to cast eyes on the new batch of images, which make the film look far more…
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At a certain point (that is, just about now) there won't be much point to posting new photos from Conan. Until we get shots of the supporting cast like Stephen Lang, seems like we'll just see a parade of images featuring Jason Momoa and a variety of grimaces. Not that I'd expect too much else,…
Read MoreIn the past weeks, a couple photos of Jason Momoa (Stargate: Atlantis) in action in the Marcus Nispel-directed Conan have leaked online.And today we bring you another new image of Conan in action. Hit the jump for the full production photo. The newest image comes from out friends at Uruloki: Looks pretty horrible for an…
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Briefly: Well, this is more like it. I'm sure there will still be a flurry of comments that this photo of Jason Momoa in action as Conan the Barbarian looks too skinny. But I see this and just get a sense of power and fury -- looks like a reasonable vision of Conan to me.…
Read MoreIn May, some set photos from Marcus Nispel's new Conan the Barbarian movie leaked online, giving us our first look at Jason Momoa (Stargate: Atlantis) in costume as the film's title character. Now Nu Boyana Film Studios has released the fist official production photo. Hit the jump to see the full thing. Based on Robert…
Read MoreNO PHOTOS I was happy about the news that Jason Momoa (Stargate: Atlantis) had been cast as Conan in the new film by Marcus Nispel. He seems like he can act, and he's got a look that will not only work for the part, but quickly differentiate this version from the Schwarzenegger original. Now we've…
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Our hopes of seeing Mickey Rourke as papa to Jason Momoa's Conan were shattered when Rourke left the project for Tarsem's War of the Gods -- but now it appears that there's another badass on the horizon for Marcus Nispel's Conan remake. Vulture is reporting that Ron Perlman -- of Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy…
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Stephen Lang's reward for acing his portrayal of the villainous Colonel Quaritch in Avatar could be another showcase role as the colourful bad guy. There's said to be a deal on the table right now that would see Lang taking the part of Khalar Singh in Marcus Nispel's Conan reboot. Here's how Singh was described…
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Recently we heard that Nu Image/Millennium and Lionsgate were looking at three actors as possible options to be the new Conan the Barbarian in the film to be directed by Marcus Nispel. There was Jason Momoa, from Stargate: Atlantis; Kellan Lutz from Twilight; and a third, then-unnamed actor who turned out to be Jared Padalecki.…
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Hey, remember that new Conan movie? Marcus Nispel is directing, and it is meant to begin shooting in about two months. Funny, though...we haven't heard anything about who's playing Conan. Evidently the right actor isn't so easy to find, which is why production is currently slated for March after being bumped twice, first from August…
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Marcus Nispel's Conan begins shooting in Bulgaria in mid-February, and casting has already begun, as casting breakdowns have been posted at various casting agencies in NY/LA. /Film reader Daniel L send me over the entire breakdown, which you can read below. Want to know more about the characters in Nispel's Conan? Check it, after the…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley, discuss the mainstream appeal of Shutter Island, try and fail to get excited about Marcus Nispel (the newly minted director of Conan), and wonder about the possibilities of lost subplots in Pixar's Up. Special guest Alex Albrecht joins us this evening from…
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Update: /Film commenter, Infrafan, points out that a "snowbound" setting opens up the following scenario: Jason finds himself on a frozen lake. Jason then "plays hockey" with the decapitated head of an AXE body spray model or a fake breast. Knowing Platinum Dunes, we could actually see this happening. Even though last February's Friday the…
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Update: Variety has confirmed the story. My former CHUD colleague Devin Faraci is reporting that Millennium / Nu Image have finalized the search for a Conan director, and the choice is Marcus Nispel, who headed up the re-dos of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th . Devin relies on an unnamed "impeccable source"…
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After Brett Ratner dropped out of directing Conan due to "scheduling conflicts," V For Vendetta director James McTeigue was tipped to be the top choice to helm the project. CHUD is now reporting that while Nu-Image/Millenium want McTeigue, Lionsgate is interested in three different choices: Christopher Gans broke onto the scene with the 2001 action…
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One of the crucial moments in Bram Stoker's Dracula is the journey of the Vampire to Whitby Bay by ship. This is recounted in the book by entries from the Captain's log, which have been adapted into a screenplay called The Last Voyage of Demeter. According to the latest Variety report on the project, the…
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The gory image above is our first clear look at Laurie Strode, once again played by actress Scout Taylor-Compton, in H2: Halloween 2. Nice chipped teeth, eh? As you'll recall, Strode is the (formerly) estranged sister of slasher Michael Myers, and according to horror visionaire Rob Zombie, "let's just say this is the best part…
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As expected, New Line Cinema has announced that Platinum Dunes is developing a sequel to the recently released Friday the 13th remake, even despite the fact that the film suffered a horrible 80% drop in box office following opening weekend. THR is reporting that the next film is expected "to be not a sequel so…
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I'm of the opinion that the horror/slasher movie remakes we've seen in recent years aren't categorically a bad idea. Perhaps it's because the originals aren't terribly sacred to me but I'm actually mildly fascinated by the creative process that goes with unearthing old or foreign properties like The Hills Have Eyes or The Texas Chainsaw…
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New Line Cinema has premiered the new movie trailer and theatrical poster for their re-imagining of Friday the 13th on Yahoo. I love how it starts off with the voice over of Jason's mother. Director Marcus Nispel was the man who did the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, which I actually enjoyed. If anything, this…
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