Over the past several weeks,
the first images of the new Conan (Jason Momoa) have been hitting the web; and it became apparent that the Barbarian's cinematic relaunch would have a very different look from the Arnold classics. Whether that is an improvement is yet to be seen. Though Momoa seemed to have put on some muscle for the role, this interpretation of the character vastly differs from the Frank Frazetta artwork which increased the property's popularity many years ago. It's fair to assume that the studio wishes to amp up the potential sex appeal of the character, instead of making him a battered and hardened warrior.
CHUD.com recently got their hands on a few images created by concept artists Mike Marino and Anil Gupta, which show a version of Conan ended up not being used for the feature film reboot:
"The make up was from Prosthetic Renaissance, and it was a pretty big set of appliances - forehead, nostrils, chin, bridge of the nose, wig, even cheeks. The design was, obviously, based on the late Frank Frazetta's vision for the character, and it's looks like a painting from the Frazetta archive come alive."
Below you can see a basic sculpt design, before hair and coloring effects were added; as well as the final product.
What do you think, ComicBookMovie fans? Is this the Conan that you would prefer to see in theaters next year?
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