WI: "Conan the Conquerer" is filmed?

There were two Conan the Barbarian movies. The first followed by the poorly received "Conan the Destroyer". A third film, "Conan the Conqueror", was planned for release for 1987 in order to make a trilogy. However, things fell through. To quote wikipedia, " Arnold Schwarzenegger was committed to the film Predator and De Laurentiis's contract with the star had expired after his obligation to Red Sonja and Raw Deal and he wasn't keen to negotiate a new one. The third Conan movie thus sank into development hell. The script was eventually turned into Kull the Conqueror."

But what if things had shaped up so that Conan the Conqueror was able to go into production?
 
Could be bad.. or good, in a way.

if they find a guy who is buff and athletic, AND a passable actor..

In nerd world, you often see that the second part of a trilogy is the weakest, but the third may be at times the best - like the third Dragon Warrior.
 
Could be bad.. or good, in a way.

if they find a guy who is buff and athletic, AND a passable actor..

In nerd world, you often see that the second part of a trilogy is the weakest, but the third may be at times the best - like the third Dragon Warrior.

Really? I found Empire Strikes Back to be the best of the three originals...
 
So yeah... maybe it wil be better, but loose some appeal - the kinda campyness of Schwarsy.... The movie we all didnt see. 'Good but so-so'
 
Well, following the performance of 'Red Sonja', I doubt Conan The Conquerer had any chance left. But if it really would have been like Kull The Conquerer, I would consider myself supremely grateful that I was only one year old at the time.
 
Once you get past the style, it's actually pretty good, if a little simplistic at times. But hey, it's a kids show. I just wish they would include Victory class SD. Would pay to see one of those...

eh, I hate this 'it's a kid show' answer... kids shows can be deep at times...

I like the style, myself. The CGI one is cool-looking.
 
The best way to get Conqueror made is have Destroyer not be such a terrible piece of shit. Although this could endanger the TTL production of Predator, which would be a true tragedy. Maybe the one-two punch of a good Conan trilogy and no Predator (or a less successful Predator) means less sci-fi, more fantasy in the late 80s and early 90s. If you want to throw in some butterflies to further that end, have Steven Spielberg be so enthralled by Conan that he tells his buddy George they should continue their recent partnership, if he'll just let Steven make some changes to the script while he's directing Willow...
 
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