The special effects team that brought the world of “300” to life has joined the upcoming “Conan” movie, reports MTV News.
Shaun Smith has signed on as a creature designer on “Conan” and Scott Wheeler will head up the makeup department. In addition to their time on “300”, Smith created makeup FX for “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “The Forbidden Kingdom” while Wheeler has worked extensively on two “Star Trek” movies, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and Joss Whedon’s upcoming film “The Cabin in the Woods.”
“As you might expect I really can’t say much except it looks really cool and we are excited to be a part of it,” Smith related to Mania.com. “Conan” is expected to begin filming in Bulgaria next February.
So, at least we know that the movie will look great when it hits theaters.
A great looking movie does not guarantee a great; or even a good, movie. Lets hope the story, acting, directing, film score and editing will match the visual presentation.
I am curious who will be playing Conan this time around?
Really, the film score is what carried the original movie and is one of the best movie scores of all-time. When you read REH or the comics the dialouge is very pulpy and does not translate well to screen without it making it look very campy. I think that will be the major challenge in writing a new movie.