Conan animated film in the works
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051019/film_nm/perlman_dc

Ron Perlman will provide the voice of Conan of Cimmeria for Swordplay Entertainment's "Conan: Red Nails," the first animated film featuring the mythic barbarian.

Marg Helgenberger, who stars on CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and
James Marsden, best known for playing Cyclops in the "X-Men" films, also are joining the voice cast, which includes
Clancy Brown,
Cree Summer and
Mark Hamill.

The film will be directed by Victor Dal Chele, with a screenplay by Steve Gold and Timothy Dolan.

"Conan: Red Nails" is part of a franchise revival, which also includes a major live-action feature from Warner Bros. Pictures that the studio is committed to producing within the next year.

Principal animation is about to begin on the $4.5 million 2-D/3-D project, which is based on one of Robert E. Howard's most popular stories. "Conan: Red Nails" is set for a summer release by New Line Home Entertainment.

"Being the first full-length animated movie about Conan, we see this as a critical production in our quest to bring the barbarian to new audiences," said Malmberg, head of licensing and creative affairs at Paradox Entertainment, which owns the Conan property.

Perlman, whose screen credits include "Hellboy," has done voice work on numerous video games, among them "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay," "Narc" and "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction."

Raph's Girl note:
Malmberg: "Lets make an animated movie about Conan, completly ignoring the "Conan the Adventurer" animated series!"
Steve Gold: "Yes! And we can cast everybody from The Batman and JLU!"
Timothy Dolan: "Yes and we need somebody from the upcoming Superman film!"
Steve Gold: "I know! James Marsden!"
Malmberg: "Brilliant! And well have to add somebody from one of those CSI shows too!" :sleep:

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