of
CONAN news now of late and lots of buzz as to
WHOM should be the new Conan in Marcus Nispel’s retelling.
Personally, after reading the casting description at the bottom of this story I
came up with one name: up and coming action actor
PAUL SLOAN (whom we recently interviewed here).
Why? Well, the dude has some solid acting chops (see
CHOKER aka DISTURBANCE to see what I’m talking about), has the
required physical skills and definitely looks the part. Granted he’d need to
bulk up further – but look at that dude – he can f*cking do it. I’m happy to see that I am not alone in thinking Sloan = Conan.
THE CONAN COMPLETE FORUM thinks so and so do
peeps on IMDb. So there ya have it, that’s my vote, my Conan chip is set on
Sloan. Place your bets!
[ CONAN ] He’s in his 20s to early 30s, Caucasian,
powerfully built, broad-shouldered, sun browned skin lined with scars. Piercing
blue eyes and square-cut black mane, tall. He is a savage killer that has
matured into the refinement his father tried to teach him when he was young.
Conan is very smart, almost inhumanly strong, and very cunning. His entire life,
from the moment of his birth, has been shaped by violence. Being the last of his
tribe and having to watch his father die a cruel death, he is determined avenge
his peoples slaughter by killing all those who led the attack on the Cimmerians,
including the all-powerful Khalar Singh. He is prepared to die in order to
accomplish his goal. What Conan did not expect, was to find a reason to live…
LEAD