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Brett Ranter No Longer Directing Conan
/Film —
Hack director Brett Ratner might not have a chance to ruin the legacy of Conan after all. That’s right, the Rat has departed from the reboot due to scheduling issues. Producer Joe Gatta tells Empire:
“We’re currently in the process of hiring a director. For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for more timing issues than anything else we had to part ways with Brett. We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn’t work. But you never know what can happen.” ...
Brett Ratner No Longer Directing Conan
/Film —
Hack director Brett Ratner might not have a chance to ruin the legacy of Conan after all. That’s right, the Rat has departed from the reboot due to scheduling issues. Producer Joe Gatta tells Empire:
“We’re currently in the process of hiring a director. For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for more timing issues than anything else we had to part ways with Brett. We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn’t work. But you never know what can happen.” ...
Hooray! Brett Ratner Not Directing 'Conan'
Get The Big Picture —
... tells Empire that the project is still looking for a director, admitting that Ratner was
a big consideration for a while. ...
Brett Ratner Cleaved From Conan The Barbarian Remake
MTV Movies Blog —
... . Producer Joe Gatta (who is also producing the “Conan”-spinoff “Red Sonja”) revealed the news in an interview with Empire, posted today. ...
Brett Ratner Off Conan
The Movie Blog —
... Well, according to producer Joe Gatta, they’re looking for a new director now. Ratner is off the project. The good folks over at Empire Online give us this: ...
Brett Ratner Will NOT Be Directing Conan Anymore
FirstShowing.net —
... Our friends at Empire are reporting that Brett Ratner will no longer be directing Lionsgate's Conan movie. They spoke with producer Joe Gatta (who is still working on Red Sonja as well) and got an update on the status of the production. "For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for more timing issues than anything else we had to part ways with Brett. We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn't work. But you never know what can happen." I don't know if this is good news or ...
Ratner off Conan, film on
Filmstalker —
... had left the project due to timing issues. “We’re currently in the process of hiring a director...For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for more timing issues than anything else we had to part ways with Brett. We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn’t work. But you never know what can happen.” The article in Empire goes on to say that the start date of August is still in the calendar for the producer, so that means they'll have to get hiring quick so that the new director can get up to speed, and if that doesn't ...
Great Day for Robert E Howard fans! 1st: The Rat is off Conan!!! 2nd: Harry has seen SOLOMON KANE and it is wonderful!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
Hey there, Harry here! First - it seems pretty sure that Brett Ratner is off of the relaunch of CONAN - at least according to Empire . Now the scary thing is that producer, Joe Gatta says that everyone on their team really wanted Ratner, which has me truly afraid of who they'll end up hiring to helm the next CONAN. Will this mean a Conan by someone like Len Wiseman or Paul W.S. Anderson or someone worse. Let's hope it ends up being someone like Michael Bassett. Michael who? Well, Michael Bassett is a Junior filmmaker... he's just completed his third film, and he's on a career ...
Rob Zombie's 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' Facing Snags, Brett Ratner Off 'Conan,' New 'Terminator Salvation' Trailer
:: The Playlist :: —
... rejoice - Brett Ratner is now off "Conan." The studio is currently looking for a new director, according to producer Joe Gatta, with filming scheduled to begins August 24th in Bulgaria. Gatta also revealed that "Red Sonja" will probably begin next year though he fails to mention Robert Rodriguez, who was previously set to produce and possibly co-direct, but now seems infinitely busy and overbooked. [Empire] ...
Conan Update: Ratner Out, McTeigue In?
Screen Rant —
... And we’ll be shooting in Bulgaria. I would say though the emphasis is on Conan [rather than Red Sonja]. It’s our crown jewel here at the company and that will be the leader. Red Sonja probably won’t happen until next year, as far as making it goes. So we want to launch Conan and reinvent the franchise.”
If the movie runs on schedule and films this summer, we can expect a release later next year.
What do you think of the director swap?
Sources: Empire, CHUD
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