According to Deadline Hollywood, Lionsgate and Millenium Films have picked the actor to play the lead role in Marcus Nispel’s reinvention of Robert E. Howard’s Conan and it’s 30-year-old Jason Momoa, who may best be known for his run on “Stargate Atlantis” and who also appears in HBO’s upcoming mini-series “Game of Thrones.”
At the same time, Latino Review says that an offer has been put out to Mickey Rourke to play Conan’s father Corin.
The movie is scheduled to start production in Bulgaria on March 15.
