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UPDATE: Rama’s SCREEN reader Amra The Lion pointed me to LatinoReview’s tweet stating that Nispel wanted Momoa, Millennium wanted Lutz but Lionsgate didn’t like either choice so the search continues

Back in November, websites that dedicate themselves to the works of Robert E. Howard and specifically the character Conan The Barbarian were saying that military man/actor actor Andrew McLaren may be the one to play the new Barbarian in CONAN reboot, to be directed by Marcus Nispel. But Deadline Hollywood, in its article about Nu Image/Millennium Films CEO Danny Dimbort and Partner Avi Lerner, said that not McLaren, but two other actors and an unnamed established actor are being considered… Read the rest of this entry »

Today Rama’s SCREEN reader Tammy gave me a heads up, saying that there’s been rumor going around that actor Andrew McLaren may be the one to play the new Barbarian in CONAN reboot, to be directed by Marcus Nispel.
So I checked CROM and ConanMovieBlog and they’re all pretty much hearing the same rumor that this dude McLaren got the part. We’re still waiting for confirmation, hopefully we’ll hear something soon enough from The Trades (Variety and THR). For now, take this one with grain of salt.
McLaren is an unknown, he’s only got a few straight to DVD gigs in his IMdb resume but word has it he’s a military man and he blew everyone away at the audition and is already heavy at work with the physical training.
Don’t forget to check out the breakdown list of the characters that will be featured in this reboot which will start production in Bulgaria on February 15th, 2010

CONAN promises to go loyal to the 1930s original stories by Robert E. Howard’s original pulp stories, they’re aiming for an R-rating presentation.