Overview
- Arnold Schwarzenegger said at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, that a third Conan film is moving forward under the title King Conan.
- Entertainment Weekly reports that Christopher McQuarrie is attached to write and direct, in what would be his first non–Mission: Impossible feature since 2012’s Jack Reacher.
- Coverage cites the project as being developed for 20th Century Studios, though the studio has not confirmed involvement.
- Schwarzenegger described a story centered on an older Conan who loses his throne after decades as king and faces a return set against violence, magic, and creatures.
- It would be the third film tied to Schwarzenegger’s original portrayal following 1982’s Conan the Barbarian and 1984’s Conan the Destroyer.