Tag: Conan the Barbarian

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Attacked by a Wolf Filming This Breakout Movie

    While actors like Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Dolph Lundgren all had a tremendous impact on the genre, no one dominated 1980s action cinema quite like Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former bodybuilder delivered a series of all-time classic action films thanks to his incredible physicality and undeniable charisma, elevating action cinema into a…

  • Oliver Stone Calls ‘John Wick 4’ “Disgusting Beyond Belief” & Compares It To A Video Game

    Oliver Stone Calls ‘John Wick 4’ “Disgusting Beyond Belief” & Compares It To A Video Game

    Over the course of his career, Oliver Stone has been part of quite a few films where violence is plentiful. Whether it’s the fantasy world of “Conan the Barbarian,” horrific war in “Platoon,” or perhaps ‘80s Miami in “Scarface,” he’s a creator who has never shied away from the use of violence in a story.…

  • Red Sonja: Cast, Director, and Everything We Know So Far About the Remake

    Red Sonja: Cast, Director, and Everything We Know So Far About the Remake

    The original Red Sonja film from 1985 is easily one of the most unique spin-offs to the Conan the Barbarian franchise. That’s mainly because the original Red Sonja film from 1985 technically isn’t a Conan the Barbarian spin-off at all. Even though the character of Red Sonja originated from Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian comics, a…

  • Jason Momoa Reminds LeBron James the Clock Is Ticking on NBA Career in Nike Ad

    Jason Momoa Reminds LeBron James the Clock Is Ticking on NBA Career in Nike Ad

    Jason Momoa may be a new “Fast and Furious” villain, but the ageless actor is the greatest threat of all in a new Nike ad: Father Time.The “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” actor battles NBA legend LeBron James ahead of the champion’s 20th season in the league. Momoa is almost unrecognizable with a long gray…

  • Jason Momoa Regrets How ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Turned Into a ‘Big Pile of Sh*t’: It ‘Really Sucked’

    Jason Momoa Regrets How ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Turned Into a ‘Big Pile of Sh*t’: It ‘Really Sucked’

    Jason Momoa isn’t holding back while barreling into the “Conan the Barbarian” criticisms.Over a decade since the reboot film premiered in 2011, Momoa admitted that the movie “really sucked” during an interview with GQ.“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa dished.…

  • Edgar Wright Remembers Seeing, And Being Scarred By, The Thing For The First Time

    Edgar Wright Remembers Seeing, And Being Scarred By, The Thing For The First Time

    When we look back on the iconic films from the summer of 1982, we typically discuss their artistic and commercial influence on the medium. What we don’t do nearly enough is dig into how they shaped the next generation of filmmakers.While millions of youngsters left movies like “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Poltergeist,” “Blade Runner,” “Conan the…

  • Tales From The Box Office: In 1982, E.T. Buried Blade Runner And The Thing

    Tales From The Box Office: In 1982, E.T. Buried Blade Runner And The Thing

    For some moviegoers out there, it simply never got better than the summer of 1982. The sheer number of great movies released that year during the prime moviegoing season is downright staggering when looking back at it some 40 years later. “Conan the Barbarian,” “Rocky III,” “Poltergeist,” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” “Tron,” “An…

  • Special Effects Supervisor Richard Conway Dies at 79

    Special Effects Supervisor Richard Conway Dies at 79

    Richard Conway, a special effects supervisor who collaborated closely with director Terry Gilliam, has died, his family announced. He was 79.Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual…

  • Upcoming Jason Momoa Movies To Keep On Your Radar

    Upcoming Jason Momoa Movies To Keep On Your Radar

    (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited…or not.)Jason Momoa has certainly come a long way from his early, clean-shaven days starring in “Baywatch” in the late 1990s. After bringing Ronon Dex to life on “Stargate Atlantis”…

  • ‘Red Sonja’ Will Star ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Actor Hannah John-Kamen

    ‘Red Sonja’ Will Star ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Actor Hannah John-Kamen

    “Red Sonja” has found its star.Hannah John-Kamen, best known as the villain Ghost in “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” will wield the sword of the comic book fantasy hero in Millennium Films’ long-gestating feature adaptation. Joey Soloway (“Transparent”) is directing the film, from a script by Soloway and Tasha Huo (a writer on Netflix’s upcoming “Tomb…