I'm about halfway through The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle and I’m absolutely loving it. Along with seeing Jason Momoa's Conan The Barbarian I have been reacquainted with my favourite barbarian and engrossed in his high adventures across the lands of the Hyborian Age.
The book chronicles Robert E. Howard's definitive Conan stories in the order they were written so I’m following Conan’s adventures as he grows in skill. Much like Conan himself, Howard’s prose is sparse yet his tales are incredibly imaginative and full of mythical creatures, dangerous lands, sneaky, fantastical and powerful adversaries. Much of which can be seen on the big screen in 3D in Marcus Nispel’s Conan The Barbarian. My red carpet report and review can be found here!
A while back I popped into the wonderful London Film Museum to see the Lionsgate Conan The Barbarian Exhibition and get an eye full of some of the original costumes and props featured in the film on display.





To see the full set of photos of the Conan The Barbarian Exhibition at The London Film Museum head over here!

Conan The Barbarian will be unleashed on Weds 24 August, 2011 in the UK.
Conan the Barbarian The colossal legend that is CONAN THE BARBARIAN is back this Summer. Having thrived and evolved for eight decades in the public imagination - in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small - Conan’s exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before. Shot in 3D, the reimagining of one man’s mythical battle for revenge is finally here in this Epic action-adventure film.
Directed By Marcus Nispel Director: Marcus Nispel Stars: Jason Momoa as Conan, plus Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui and Ron Perlman.
More info: More info over at the London Film Museum website
Cheren (although I didn't remember her looking so... old) wasn't the only underutilized character in this film. Valeria and Xaltotun were also supposedly in there, but I've watched it several times, paying as close attention as I can, and I can't recall them even being named.
I enjoyed the movie and it's definitely superior to the 82 Arnie film (though Arnie's Conan will always have a special place in my heart), but it could have been so much better.
Posted on 8 August 2013 at 22:05
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