Stargate: Atlantis star Jason Momoa has been cast as Conan the Barbarian in the aptly titled reboot, Conan (via Deadline). The film is being directed by Marcus Nispel, who is no stranger to franchise reboots/remakes with his work on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and Friday the 13th (2009). The more exciting news is that Mickey Rourke is in talks to play Conan’s father (via Latino Review).
Conan will start shooting in eight weeks for an expected summer 2011 release date.
Are you looking forward to the Conan reboot or are you just satisfied with the Schwarzenegger films?