Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:56AM - By Damon Houx
What if you spent $200 million dollars on a movie and no one came? That’s the big headache with Mars Needs Moms, which lost the most money of any studio release this year. With a reported budget of $150 Million (not including prints and advertising), the film made $21 million domestically and $39 Million worldwide. Other big money losers include the Conan The Barbarian reboot (reported budget $90 million, worldwide gross $49 Million) and The Big Year (reported budget $41 million, worldwide gross $7 million). You can’t win them all.
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Monday, August 22, 2011 9:48AM - By Laura Aguirre
The Help had a busy weekend. After being overshadowed by Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Help came back strong and claimed the No. 1 spot in its second week, as we predicted. In that time, the $25 million budget film has managed to pull in a grand $71.8 million. But the success of one film, means the lack of to another (or, in this case, others). This weekend all debuts flopped. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World landed third and grossed $12 million. Lionsgate blockbuster Conan the Barbarian (the film has a $90 million budget) barely managed to scoop in $10 million. Also new were Fright Night and One Day – both landed in the bottom half of the top 10. Take a look at the numbers…
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Friday, August 19, 2011 10:11AM - By Mali Elfman
That’s right, Conan is back in yet another beefy form in the 2011 adaptation Conan the Barbarian. Jason Mamoa, the man who has recently caught the attention of audiences for his massive physique and his role on the hit TV series “Game of Thrones” suits up, or rather, takes it of, for his latest role as the epic character. It’s hard to really critique a film like this, because its goal is not something I seek out in films. It’s specifically tailored to fans of Conan and action, dramas with nearly no humor or character development. That being said, for what it was, the film was a good time and had some of the best 3D that I’ve seen in a while…
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Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:32PM - By Damon Houx
It’s the dog days of summer. This weekend four movies are coming out and – realistically – only one has a shot at taking the top slot. Last weekend saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes hold well enough to fend off The Help, but this weekend it’s more than likely that The Help will take the top slot. Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, Spy Kids 4, and One Day are all going wide with only One Day not in 3-D. With Final Destination 5 underperforming, and an audience wary of 3-D (in general), we’ve seen studios beg off 3-D for some of their event films, but with international numbers of Pirates of the Carribean 4 propelling the film to an over billion dollar gross, you can’t count out the third dimension just yet.
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Friday, June 17, 2011 5:34PM - By Damon Houx
It’s hard to know what to make of the Conan the Barbarian reboot. Will Jason Momoa have the same appeal as Arnold Schwarzenegger did when he took on the role? Will Marcus Nispel deliver a quality sword and sandal epic, or will this be another big budget film that ends up looking like a slightly more expensive Syfy movie? Hard to say, but the film is going for the R rating, and this trailer highlights some of that bloodshed. Check it out…
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Monday, March 14, 2011 11:57AM - By Damon Houx
No, that’s not a Yanni album cover, it’s an image from the teaser trailer for the Marcus Nispel remake of Conan the Barbarian! The teaser for the August-bound sword and sandal film is a little smokey. Actually, it’s mostly blurred images and impressions of sword swinging and women and for those hoping to get a bearing on Jason Momoa take on the lead role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, you’re going to have to wait for the next trailer. This is a teaser in the classic sense of the word – you’re not getting much but impressions. Take a look…
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:18PM - By Krystal Clark
Holy crap! There has been movement on the Conan the Barbarian front, and the title role has finally been cast. According to multiple sources including DeadlineHollywood and Latino Review, 30 year old Jason Momoa has been hired to star as the hero in the Marcus Nispel revival of the popular franchise. Who is Jason Momoa you ask? I’ll fill you in…
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Friday, June 19, 2009 10:54AM - By Jon Hughes
Enter: Australia. Filled with Dingoes, Kangaroos, Fosters Beer and…. Kickinger?
Turns out Lionsgate and Nu Image/Millennium may have finally found their next Conan the Barbarian. Roland Kickinger is up for the job, according to the Risky Biz Blog (Hollywood Reporter). Nothing has been confirmed yet, all we know is that “The companies are in talks” to sign a deal.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:36PM - By Laura Tucker
It would be nice to have the job security that Brett Ratner seems to feel he has. While the Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, and Rush Hour 3 director had been confirmed to direct the next Beverly Hills Cop film according to this earlier report, producer Avi Lerner broke the news that Ratner had been in final negotiations to direct a remake of Conan the Barbarian as well.
According to the L.A. Times, Lerner was quite excited about signing Ratner, to the point of mentioning that when Ratner was younger, he “even wrote a story about Conan when he was 10 years old.” He also said he liked Ratner’s “childlike enthusiasm” for the project.
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