We all waited with anticipation for the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Legend Of Conan, the R-rated reprisal of one of his famous movie characters, but it looks like that project is officially dead.
Chris Morgan, who was actively involved in the film’s development over at Universal Pictures, was asked for an update by Entertainment Weekly:
“Not so much. That’s kind of a longer story. At the end of the day, the studio decided that they weren’t gonna make that. I gotta say, it’s honestly a heartbreak. I love that first movie so much, so much, it’s one of my favorite movies,” he said.
“We had Will Beall do a draft on [the Legend of Conan script]. He killed it. Our take was Conan, 30 years later, a story like the Clint Eastwood Unforgiven. It was so awesome.”
“Ultimately, the budget was big, the studio was not really sure of the title, and the relevance in the marketplace. They ended up letting it go. I think they’re gonna look to do a TV show or something with it.
But just to be associated with it, pitch it to Arnold, have him get so excited, there was a moment of magic for me, personally [laughs]. You never know, down the road we may revisit!”
We certainly hope that they do as we too love the original movies, but hey, if a TV show is on the cards, we’d take that too.
We’ll obviously update you when we hear more.
