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New Conan movie to go into production in early 2007
- Paradox Entertainment announces movie agreement - Oscar-winning producer attached-
Durham, USA — June 15, 2006 – Funcom points to an announcement from
Paradox Entertainment where plans related to an upcoming Conan movie
from Warner brothers are revealed and confirmed. According to Paradox
Entertainment the deal may include several Conan movies.
Boaz Yakin has been hired as scriptwriter on the upcoming movie. He is
known for titles like ‘Remember the Titans’ and ‘The Rookie’. One of
the producers will be Akira Goldsman, known for titles like ‘Mr. and
Mrs. Smith’, ‘Cinderella man’, ‘DaVinci code’ and the Oscar-winning ‘A
Beautiful mind’, while additional producers include Irving Azoff, Jon
Jashni and Richard Alexander. A director for the movie is to be
selected this autumn.
"We are of course very happy to see that Warner Brothers are moving
ahead with one, and potentially several, new Conan movies. We believe
that this will further strengthen the Conan brand worldwide. The global
fan-base of Conan will likely increase significantly and the marketing
efforts of a Hollywood movie will have a very positive effect on all
licensees working with the Conan brand, Funcom's Massively Multiplayer
Online Game (MMO), ‘Age of Conan’, included." said Trond Arne Aas, CEO
of Funcom.
Funcom has the exclusive worldwide rights to make MMOs on the Conan license up until 2023.
More information about the MMO ‘Age of Conan’, screenshots, forums,
newsletter sign-up and a welcoming community portal can be found on the
official website http://www.ageofconan.com.
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