Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that the third installment of the saga, King Conan, will begin production in 2027, according to his statement to the fan site TheArnoldFans. The 78-year-old actor showed enthusiasm for the project, which had been in development for a decade. The film will be written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, responsible for Mission: Impossible, under the 20th Century Studios banner. Schwarzenegger also expressed his desire for John Milius, director of the first film, to participate as a producer.
A rendering engine for the longest-lived Cimmerian 🎬
The production of King Conan will benefit from cutting-edge motion capture and CGI techniques, similar to those used in McQuarrie's franchise. Filming is expected to use high-speed cameras and volumetric lighting systems to recreate the landscapes of the Hyborian Age. Although details on the use of digital de-aging have not been confirmed, the technical team will need to solve how to present a 78-year-old Conan without him looking like a time traveler. Post-production is estimated at 18 months.
Schwarzenegger's plan to never retire, not even at gunpoint 💪
At 78 years old, Arnold continues to prove that the word retirement is not in his vocabulary. Now he embarks on King Conan, a film that has been in development for a decade, like someone signing up for a CrossFit marathon. The funny thing is that while other actors his age plan domino games, he plans to wield a two-meter sword. Of course, let's hope McQuarrie includes some scene where Conan uses a sword-cane, for the sake of generational consistency.