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Post by kullagain on Apr 8, 2022 0:47:43 GMT -5
Sonny mother trucking Lyndham
He had the look, the body, the laugh that bespoke “gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth.”
Look at him in Predator, he literally looks like most Conan illustrations sprang forth from the page, fully formed.
I always thought Conan had a very Native American/Anglo look as it was.
Who is even close to this today? Serious question as Sonny has unfortunately passed and would like to know if anyone else has that same look and charismatic stoneliness.
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Post by hyrkanian on Apr 8, 2022 2:19:25 GMT -5
Yes, many Conan fans said that after Predator.
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Post by bonesaw on Apr 8, 2022 16:48:47 GMT -5
I had never considered it, but without a doubt. Nice call. Grow out the hair and spend six months in the gym lifting heavy then a quick cut for the shoot, hell yeah.
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Post by kemp on Apr 8, 2022 20:16:32 GMT -5
That Landham guy looks even more Conan than the dude playing Reacher in the new series. Too bad that was from 1987, Predator that is, he passed away few years ago. Definitely had the 'Black Celtic' look. With some work probably could have nailed the Conan role.
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Post by attilaman66 on Apr 9, 2022 6:11:29 GMT -5
This is something I have said for years! I think Landham would have been a fine Conan.
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Post by bilgames on Oct 9, 2022 12:36:32 GMT -5
Jack Palance as Conan...  |
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Post by attilaman66 on Oct 9, 2022 21:29:08 GMT -5
WOW!
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Post by Char-Vell on Oct 10, 2022 7:51:13 GMT -5
Palance would have made a tremendous Conan.
Imagine Palance delivering lines like:
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man—like this!'
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Post by bilgames on Oct 10, 2022 20:49:34 GMT -5
That scene from Shadows in Zamboula almost played out...
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Post by bilgames on Oct 10, 2022 21:10:06 GMT -5
Conan's father as Conan...
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Post by kemp on Oct 11, 2022 1:54:18 GMT -5
Never considered Jack Palance as being right for the role of Conan, but Palance would have been perfect as Olgerd Vladislav, predecessor as chief of the Zuagirs before Conan took command.
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Post by hyrkanian on Oct 11, 2022 2:49:01 GMT -5
Yes, Jack is not a good choice for Conan because he had an evil look and he was not handsome but he was outstanding for villain roles.
William Smith and Ray Harryhausen- perfect team for great Conan movie. It's a pity that something like that didn't happen.
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Post by kemp on Oct 11, 2022 3:10:34 GMT -5
These days things are so dumb that if they made a Conan series and had Palance ( pretending he was younger, and more importantly, alive ) as Olgerd they would probably end up doing some flop of a spin off series focusing on Vladislav's life before he ended up becoming a Zuagir war chief and meeting up with Conan in 'A Witch Shall Be Born'.
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Post by robp on Oct 11, 2022 9:14:09 GMT -5
Yes, Jack is not a good choice for Conan because he had an evil look and he was not handsome but he was outstanding for villain roles.
William Smith and Ray Harryhausen- perfect team for great Conan movie. It's a pity that something like that didn't happen.
Though REH described Conan as "scarred and sinister." Wasn't Frazetta's barbarian based a little on Palance or am I mis-remembering? |
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 11, 2022 9:21:44 GMT -5
Yes, Jack is not a good choice for Conan because he had an evil look and he was not handsome but he was outstanding for villain roles.
William Smith and Ray Harryhausen- perfect team for great Conan movie. It's a pity that something like that didn't happen.
Though REH described him as "scarred and sinister." Wasn't Frazetta's barbarian based a little on Palance or am I mis-remembering? There's definitely a little Jack in there   It's the Pennsylvania connection  |
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