Brett Ratner

The director of Platinum Dunes remake of Friday The 13th is taking Brett Ratner’s place directing the remake of Conan . Marcus Nispel has signed on to direct the film according to CHUD . We reported Ratner’s attachment and departure from the project but we were always told that an August start date was what Millennium and Lionsgate wanted. However it wasn’t clear if they still aim to get the film rolling by then, especially since no cast members have been attached as of yet. CHUD did report that a casting announcement was expected soon, and that the title role was expected to go ... Read Full Story

We reported last month that director “Brett Ratner” was no longer going to be at the helm of the new Conan (2009) remake, but now it seems a new director has been found. According to CHUD, “Marcus Nispel ” (Friday the 13th) will be directing Conan. It was said that an August start date was set when Ratner was on board, but it’s not clear if they still aim to get the film rolling by then, especially since no cast members have been attached as of yet. The site did also report that a casting announcement was expected soon, and that the title role ... Read Full Story

DIRECTOR Brett Ratner is no longer attached to the remake of Conan, according to the film's producer Joe Gatta. Gatta told Empire : "We're currently in the process of hiring a director. For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner and, for more timing issues than anything else, we had to part ways with Brett. "We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn't work." Then he added, hinting that the door was not firmly closed on Ratner: "But you never know what can happen." Gatta said that work would first press ahead on Conan ... Read Full Story

DIRECTOR Brett Ratner says he is now in the process of working out the costs and locations for his proposed new Conan movie. He said: "That's something I'm actively attached to. We're just budgeting the script and trying to figure out when's a good time and where to shoot it. It's kind of a global landscape." Ratner had earlier spoken about finding an actor to play the barbarian warrior famously brought to life by Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying: "I believe it should be an unknown... Conan is kind of iconic. It's kind of like when you do Superman. "Look, it's difficult to fill those shoes ... Read Full Story

Brett Ratner, who we all know I loathe and despise, was once attached to a project that when I first heard his named with I cringed at the thought. Ratner was once attached to direct a complete reboot/remake of Conan The Barbarian, the film that made Arnold Schwartzenegger the action hero that he was. Now the remake is without a director for the time being. According to Empire , director Brett Ratner is no longer attached to direct the new Conan remake. The site spoke with the film’s producer, Joe Gatta, who confirmed that Ratner is off the remake. “We’re currently in the process ... Read Full Story