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Ratner Says Conan Announcement Was Premature

November 12, 2008

Remember Sunday's night's announcement that Brett Ratner was committed to direct the Conan movie? Not so fast, says Ratner. Turns out, Millennium Films' Avi Lerner sent the announcement that Ratner was attached to the project prematurely to The Hollywood Reporter. Ratner spoke to the Los Angeles Times:

Lerner acknowledged that even though he sent out a press release announcing Ratner's involvement with the project, the deal wasn't actually done. "We still have a few obstacles," he said. "Brett is only committed if we agree on a budget, on how to do the special effects and exactly where we'd shoot the film." Lerner has a studio in Bulgaria, so he'd like to shoot most of the movie there, with some exterior work in China.

But is Ratner actually committed to doing the film? In two words: Not really. When I called him today, he sounded somewhat agitated, unhappy that news of his negotiations with Lerner had surfaced, especially since he is extremely close to getting a green light from Paramount to make "Beverly Hills Cop 4." "Let me make this very clear," he told me. "I am not doing 'Conan' now. This is totally premature. For now, 'Conan' is only a development deal. I have a deal at Paramount and I'm doing 'Beverly Hills Cop' first, no matter what. Avi shouldn't be telling you or anyone else in the press what I'm doing."

You can read more on what happened, and what Lerner's plans are for the Conan movie here.

From ComingSoon.net

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Other Movie Sites

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COMMENTS (20)

Posted by:

Steven

November 12, 2008

hahahahah nu/image sucks at everything they do

Posted by:

tferg20

November 12, 2008

I reckon it's about time hollywood re-made movies like ''The Dark Knight'' '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa''. You know get more original in there ideas. A sequel to saw 5 would be a great idea.

Posted by:

zombietronic

November 12, 2008

thanks good i like some of Bret Ratt but he is not the man to do conan hope Rob Zombie or Quentin Tarantino do conan and no CGI

Posted by:

stoneman

November 12, 2008

zombietronic??? rob zombie directing a conan movie??? did you just seriously write that? or am i just imagining that. i wouldnt even want tarantino doing it let alone rob zombie. conan needs a director thats more experienced that rob zombie.

Posted by:

Thong Bender

November 12, 2008

Ratner really as a hard on to make that Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie, huh?

I'm fine with him not doing Conan. Knowing him he'd cast Brendan Frasier in a buff suit as Conan.

Posted by:

RivenWinner

November 12, 2008

Oh please be true, please, please. I don't want Ratner anywhere near a Conan project.

Go make another crappy Beverly Hills Cop sequel instead.

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November 12, 2008

I really hope some on else ends up doing CONAN, it could be such an awesome movie.

Posted by:

Aussie Rob

November 12, 2008

Thank Christ Ratner isn't doing Conan!
He's just not the director for it, and we all saw what he did to Xmen 3....

I'm throwing Rob Zombie out there, there would be enough babes boobs and blood to keep everyone happy! :P He'd just struggle to not drop the F bomb every 30seconds...

Posted by:

Silky_Johnson

November 12, 2008

This guy needs to worry about BHC4 and God of war, before even thinking about Conan.

Posted by:

j.cage88

November 12, 2008

ratner isn't bad. the xmen 3 thing wasn't his fault, it was zak penns, and he made up for it with the incredible hulk. if god of war is good(which i really hope it is) then he should do conan. and what's the matter with brendan fraser as conan?