Talking about his latest project (via
Conan Movie Blog),
Conan the Barbarian, screenwriter Sean Hood shared some more info about the overall story, characters, Robert E. Howard's influence , how violent will this film be, rating and more.
On the rating for the film:
"It seems that many fans are worried about it being a soft PG-13. As a screenwriter on Conan The Barbarian, I get asked this question a lot. The world of Hyboria, as Robert E. Howard described it, is fleshy and brutal. Bloody beheadings and bare-chested slave girls abound. However, while the movie is unflinching in its depiction of barbarism, slavery and warfare, the violence and nudity emerge from the fabric of the story. It isn’t gratuitous.
Robert E. Howard’s stories, although violent and perverse for their time, were not intrusively graphic either. So this is ultimately a movie about the character Conan, a character that will hopefully launch a healthy franchise of movies with stories and characters that celebrate Howard’s work. Yes, you’ll see blood and boobs, but this isn’t a Cinemax movie; it’s epic action/fantasy.
And yes, it’s rated R."
On Robert E. Howard's influence:
"The new movie (I was one of the screenwriters) takes its inspiration directly from Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan. Although we did not adapt a specific story, we looked at tales such as Red Nails and Queen of The Black Coast for style, tone, and character.
The movie does not follow the Marvel comic books, and it has only a superficial similarity to the Arnold film. It is not a "remake" of the first Conan The Barbarian.
As for the connection to the Dark Horse comics:
"Actually, there will be an Dark Horse comic book series that will follow the film’s plot, and some spin offs based on other characters in the film (so I’m told.)
I’d still say that for inspiration the writers looked at the original REH stories, and that for visual inspiration, the director looked at artwork by Frazetta.
And if you haven't seen the new trailer click
HERE.
Directed by Marcus Nispel and starring Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Ron Perlman,
Conan the Barbarian is set to hit theatres on August 19!