SUBMITTED BY PantherX20

October 17, 2003 — TheArnoldFans.com has an interesting article on the impact of Arnold Schwarzenegger's win in California on "King Conan", and manages to talk to John Milius, the director attached to the project.

While I was talking to our friendly rep, Milius was downstairs at the moment having a business meeting with the senior vice president of WB regarding King Conan. But we will get plenty more answers in the next couple of days because John Milius will be doing a NPR radio interview this Wednesday. We will do our best to warn you what time he will be on but if we get a last minute warning, we may post the news in our message boards. Milius is said to speak about King Conan, TAFs Conan petition and to speak of his buddy Arnold.

There are no hard feelings. Although Arnold needed to walk away from the project, Milius understands Arnold's decision and knows he will make a great Governor. One hour after Arnold announced his decision to run on the Jay Leno Show, Arnold phoned Milius and said he was sorry that King Conan would not happen. Once again, Milius was invited over to the Schwarzenegger's for dinner. Despite the project collapsing, the two remain good friends.

So now Milius needs to find a replacement. I asked about Ralf Moeller, TV's Conan. Apparently they like the guy for his size but instead think the wrestler Triple H MIGHT be a better and grittier fit. They also like his acting and believe he is the perfect age to show the transition from a younger Conan (flashbacks) and could also play the gray-bearded Conan.

Read the article at the link below.