Lionsgate Gets 'Conan The Barbarian' Film Distribution Rights

Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights for a planned relaunch of the Conan The Barbarian film series, based on the mythical warrior created by Robert E. Howard, according to an announcement made today by Lionsgate and Nu Image/Millennium Films.

Production on the first film, which will be written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (Sahara), is scheduled to take place in Bulgaria in summer/fall 2008...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!