OMG! EEE!

[katikat]

Jason Momoa got the part of Conan the Barbarian!

I hear that Millennium Films, Lionsgate, and rights holder Paradox Entertainment have approved Jason Momoa to star in Conan, the rebirth of the Robert E. Howard-created series. The brawny star of Stargate Atlantis who also stars in HBO's Game of Thrones, Momoa got the nod over Kellan Lutz, the Twilight guy. I told you that the search for Conan had come down to the duo. Sources said that director Marcus Nispel was sold on Momoa, and won over the filmmakers by shooting a few trial scenes that allowed Momoa to wield a sword and behave very Schwarzenegger-like. This keeps the film on course for a March 15 production start in Bulgaria, and it closes a long ordeal in bringing the saga back to the screen. Link

This makes me so, so happy! I just love to watch Jason swing a sword and fight, there's this grace in him and just fascinates!

I think I should read some Conan books now, shouldn't I? Eeeee!!!

Comments

[morgan-idril.livejournal.com]

Well, damn! That is cool I think he'll be a great Conan. Yes, I have watched the movies but I have been reading the books for much longer and yep it is sword and sorcery, blood and thunder from the 30s and 40s. You ought to read them you'll enjoy them.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that they didn't choose an over-the-top brawny actor again this time. Nothing against Arnie but I hope that the days of brawn-not-brain Hollywood heroes are over. I think that Jason Momoa actually fits the picture of a barbarian warrior much better.