Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to be plotting his return to the Conan The Barbarian franchise that helped make him a household name.
The 78-year-old action hero first played the part in the 1982 movie named after the muscle-bound warrior before reprising the role in 1984’s Conan The Destroyer.
Schwarzenegger talked about revisiting that part during the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio, where he seemed excited about joining writer and director Christopher McQuarrie in Conan The King.
According to the movie star, the role can be written to reflect the years that have passed for him and the film’s title character.
“I’ll still go in there and kick some a**, but it will be different,” Schwarzenegger said. “With King Conan it’s a great old story that Conan was 40 years as king and now he gets forced out of the kingdom and there’s conflict, of course, but somehow he comes back and there’s all kinds of madness, violence, magic and creatures and stuff like that.”
He believes modern-day special effects and “plenty of money” can make such a project work. The Wrap reported Monday that 20th Century Fox is in the early stages of producing a new Conan movie.
Schwarzenegger also told fans in Ohio that he’s had discussions about doing sequels to some of the other action flicks that made him a star — like 1985’s Commando and 1987’s The Predator.
It was in 1984 that Schwarzenegger launched into superstardom in James Cameron’s The Terminator. His colourful career has also included five Mr. Universe bodybuilding titles and two terms as the governor of California. - New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
