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HAL 2000 Romulan	King Conan: Crown of Iron: Looks like hopes of seeing this third "Conan" on adventure have been dashed. IGN FilmForce reports that John Milius, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Larry and Andy Wachowski and Warner Brothers have all been given the shaft from working on the project in pretty much any capacity. Seems that Conan Properties Inc., the company that owns the Conan character, has decided not to allow Warners or the Wachowski's to renew their option on the film rights - an option that's apparently about to expire. The company is allegedly upset with how long the project was taking to develop, whilst the Wachowski's ongoing commitment to finishing "The Matrix" sequels meant it wouldn't have advanced any faster. However the project isn't entirely dead, CP Inc. wants to develop "a kinder, gentler Conan" which'll use "The Scorpion King" as a template (ie. they want a PG-13 family safe adventure). For now though, everything we know or have learned about the third Conan has been rendered void by this decision. I was really hoping to hear Poledouris revisit the territory which helped him produce his career greatest work. Conan The Barbarian.
posted 11-26-2002 07:34 AM PT (US)

Timmer Romulan	"a kinder, gentler Conan"? By Crom blood will flow over such a decision!
posted 11-26-2002 07:49 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Romulan	That sucks.... Right now Basil is working on Kevin Costner's new film, OPEN RANGE. I'm eagerly looking forward to this one - any opportunity for Basil to do a western is very very cool! Dan
posted 11-26-2002 08:52 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Romulan	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: That sucks.... Right now Basil is working on Kevin Costner's new film, OPEN RANGE. I'm eagerly looking forward to this one - any opportunity for Basil to do a western is very very cool! Dan This is Fantastic news. Basil was originally going to do "Dances With Wolves," but scheduling conflicts with John Milius' "Flight of the Intruder" prevented it. If he had scored it, it might have been Basil walking home with an Oscar instead of John Barry. (Not to say Barry's score wasn't wonderful or deserving that year.) This will be Basil's second Costner film after "For The Love of the Game," and I hope he knocks this out out of the park. We need MORE scores from this wonderful and talented man! James
posted 11-26-2002 09:49 AM PT (US)

Ed Romulan	Good for Basil! It's worth repeating: Basil Poledouris is one of the best composers in Hollywood that works so infrequently. The man has too much talent to allow him to sit at home!
posted 11-26-2002 02:26 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Ed: The man has too much talent to allow him to sit at home! Ah, but he works when he choses to do so.... it's not for any lack of offers. Dan
posted 11-26-2002 02:34 PM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Bond1965: ...John Milius' "Flight of the Intruder"... Oh man, I love Flight of the Intruder! I wish there was a CD release of that. As for "kinder and gentler Conan," isn't that an oxymoron? Kevin
posted 11-26-2002 02:48 PM PT (US)

SirT Reman	Let's see the positive side: a potentially piece of overblown crap of a movie dashed.
posted 11-26-2002 03:24 PM PT (US)

Dinko Romulan	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: Ah, but he works when he choses to do so.... it's not for any lack of offers. Well then... sheesh... Choses to work when he wants and still picks crummy movies and delivers average scores? Diagnostic: he used up all his talent.
posted 11-26-2002 03:42 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Romulan	quote: Originally posted by Dinko: Diagnostic: he used up all his talent. You haven't heard THE TOUCH, I take it? And come on - CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES was done as a favor to a friend. Dan
posted 11-26-2002 03:45 PM PT (US)

Timmer Romulan	Dan, where can I get hold of 'The Touch'!
posted 11-26-2002 05:11 PM PT (US)

Dinko Romulan	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: You haven't heard THE TOUCH, I take it? Sure I have. Jumped on it the moment I learned Poledouris had composed it. And it's just plain average. - The 'chinese' theme sounds gimmicky and artificial the way it is presented. - The action music is a stylistic derivative of Jungle Book, Free Willy and other scores (nothing wrong with that - it's his style), without the melodic appeal those scores had, making the action stuff pretty generic (there's something boring about that). - The softer parts are nice, but quite forgettable. The Touch: average. generic. (oh yeah, and one of the worst sounding scores of recent memory, topped with a laughable orchestral performance)
posted 11-26-2002 05:50 PM PT (US)

miss tonya Romulan	i thought flight of the intruder WAS released by prometheus?
posted 11-26-2002 06:25 PM PT (US)

PeterD Romulan	The only "release" of FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER that I know of is the Soundtrack Library bootleg CDR.
posted 11-26-2002 06:54 PM PT (US)

JJH Romulan	Costner didn't get JNH again? new Poledouris scores are something to look forward to, though he is very hit and miss. For Love of the Game is a fine score. What a nice position to be in, to work when and if you want to. NP -- Portrait of a Lady, Kilar; because Best Buy doesn't have any of the new Varese releases...bastards
posted 11-26-2002 07:01 PM PT (US)

Dinko Romulan	quote: Originally posted by JJH: NP -- Portrait of a Lady, Kilar; because Best Buy doesn't have any of the new Varese releases...bastards Well, with company like Portrait of a Lady, you don't need new releases. Portrait is gorgeous enough to last you a lifetime.
posted 11-26-2002 07:30 PM PT (US)

mlw Romulan	The Touch is magnificent.
posted 11-27-2002 12:36 AM PT (US)

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