There are barbarians at the gate, and one of ‘em is soon to hit cinemas. Variety reports that Marcus Nispel, director of the Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre redos, has been signed to helm a new version of Conan the Barbarian. Governor Schwarzenegger is out of the running for the lead role, we’d think. So tell us, who would you like to see as the muscled warrior who likes to crush his enemies, see them driven before him…and to hear the lamentation of their women?
More director news, though this one’s still in talks: Cinematical says that Neil Marshall, director of The Descent and Doomsday is a likely candidate to make Predators, a reboot of, whaddya know, another Schwarzenegger vehicle.
Finally, IMDb notes that in the Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel (it’s about time!), Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler will voice Alvin, Simon and Theodore’s female counterparts, The Chipettes. Christmas, Christmas time is here!
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