The recent trailer seemed to confirm expectations that this retelling of the Conan tale will be full of violence and growling, which is not without its charm and Jason Momoa seems to embody the long haired hero with a big sword type pretty well. The supporting cast has Stephen Lang, Leo Howards and Rachel Nichols and Nispel knows his way around an on screen slaughtering or two.
Still not convinced? Check out the new poster,
As you can tell IGN had it first. And from gamesdbase.com we have a nice comparison for what might have been. Actually – Wolf from Gladiators and Maria Whittaker would work – anyone got the phone number for The Asylum?
Subtlety’s for romantic comedies and weepy dramas. This is blood-and-thunder adventure in a time lost to the mists of prehistory. If it was made in the ’50s, the words “Conan the Barbarian” would be carved out of the side of a mountain like in “Ben-Hur.”