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September 1, 2010
Things are quiet, and I apologize for that. I’m working hard on Sword Noir, a game I’m designing subtitled “A Role-Playing Game of Hard-boiled Sword & Sorcery.†Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when it’s out. I feel bad about letting Sword’s Read more…
July 20, 2010
I have to admit that I don’t mind the look of Jason Momoa as Conan. I have no opinion on his acting skills, or any other criteria for taking on the lead role in the upcoming Conan movie. Now pics Read more…
March 14, 2010
The casting rumours/news keeps coming and I keep gobbling it up like the incredulous naïf I truly am. Apparently Mickey Rourke is out of the upcoming Conan movie. Replacing him as Conan’s father is Ron Perlman. That’s fine. I have Read more…
March 12, 2010
He got the job, though how Stephen Lang–as fine an actor as he is–will inhabit the role of a character described as “Asian or Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Mongol, Turkish, or Persian†is a little bit beyond me. Actually, I Read more…
March 5, 2010
Things have been a bit quiet, yeah? Sorry about that. A bit busy. There’s been some Conan news that might interest some of you. It certainly interested me. Sorry that I haven’t been keeping up with the casting information–probably because Read more…
August 3, 2009
Busy night. This just in . . . to me, though likely the rest of the world is all over it: Conan the Movie Blog got some answers from Marcus Nispel, who is slated to direct the new Conan movie. Read more…
May 14, 2009
A name has sprung up in relation to the directing of the new Conan movie. Now this is but one name among many, someone on a list, but given the other names I’ve seen, this is the one that fills Read more…
May 9, 2009
Is this good news? I’m not sure. Apparently (according to the article), Brett Ratner won’t be directing the Conan movie (for now). Further, filming is supposed to start in August. The starting filming in August is certainly good news, assuming Read more…
November 9, 2008
Okay, it’s kind of a good news/bad news thing. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that there’s going to be a new Conan movie. That’s good. It’s apparently being directed by Brett Ratner. That’s bad. The script is based on the Read more…