Conan, the Barbarian that is. The Twilight actor is alleged to be up against Jason Mamoa (aka Lisa Bonet's babydaddy) for the role and desperately wants to play the character made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“It’s something that I’ve been actively going after because I’d die to put the weight back on. I’m tired of playing young; I want to be the big guy that I was.”
“I’ve been auditioning,” Kellan, 24, said. “They’re finalizing so they’re trying to figure out what happens next. I’ve been waiting for a while, doing screen tests. There are just so many cooks in the kitchen. If it happens, it happens…Regardless, it’s not gonna be the new Arnold Schwarzenegger type of movie, no one’s going to try and play that role. I think they’re going younger, a different type of story. I’m just excited, because the script is great.”
Shooting is scheduled to begin on March 15 in Bulgaria, and will be directed by Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th remake). Don't know how the schedule will work out for him because Kellan is scheduled to return in the next 'Twatlight' saga. I say give it to Jason. We could use someone big and can actually act. besides, I haven't seen Jason in anything since Stargate:Atlantis. Let's just hope with all those cooks in the kitchen they were able to craft out a decent script.
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