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Marcus Nispel Interview Question Collection Lets try to throw some nice questions together!

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 12:01 AM

Hi guys

Conanmovieblog said:

Interactive interview with Marcus Nispel the Conan Director

It is time we take matters into our own hands and in true Conan spirit, we have decided that we need to ask The Man Marcus Nispel himself, the questions that matter the most to us! We have absolutely no idea if this is gonna work, or if anyone will answer our humble request at an interview with the new director of the Conan Movie, but sometimes in life you have to be blunt and simply ask

But since even we are not without fault (certainly not), we wanna take your input on the matter and collect the questions from you, the Conan fans, the REH fans and create some kind of an interactive interview. We will collect questions for two weeks and then combine them together to create a neat and clean interview to send off to the powers that be, in hope to get a response to them.

So if you have an important and well versed question to throw into the pot, don’t hesitate, chop off the kings head and take the crown, so to speak, post it in the comments of this newsposting OR in the thread on the official Conan forums.

May Mitra guide your questions or Croms wrath hit you, if you post nonsens!


I am going to start with one suggestion:
  • Did you read the REH Conan stories, and if so which one is your favorite story.


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This post has been edited by Waldgeist: 03 July 2009 - 12:13 AM

Gone and away...

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 01:04 AM

What are your thoughts on the previous Conan films? What did you like or dislike? How do you intend to approach things differently?
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 04:46 PM

What guidelines for the the actor who portrays Conan would you give to your casting director?
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Post icon  Posted 03 July 2009 - 06:58 PM

If Robert E Howard came thru a time warp, would he approve of the script? The actor? The "feel" of the whole movie?
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 07:00 PM

What are your thoughts on the REH themes ("barbarism vs civilization" and "existencialism")?
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 07:15 PM

I would like the movie to be true to REH’s vision. However there are aspects from the Milius film that I love, such as the soundtrack. Basil Paledouris’(RIP) music made the movie succeed in many ways.
My question is are you going to be able to use this music or some variation?
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Posted 04 July 2009 - 01:46 AM

View PostWaldgeist, on Jul 3 2009, 01:01 AM, said:

Did you read the REH Conan stories, and if so which one is your favorite story and why?.


Fixed. ;)

My question:

How would you explain Conan's character in simple words?

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On the other hand you have different fingers.

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Posted 04 July 2009 - 10:46 PM

Will you use any characters, ideas, settings, or stories from the "pastiches"?
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Posted 05 July 2009 - 03:51 AM

Will you display Conan's independence and rugged individualism?
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Posted 05 July 2009 - 01:13 PM

Will you give the people, places and history of the Hyborian Age as much detail as Howard did, rather than just serve as a "backdrop" for Conan's adventures?
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 01:07 AM

1) Are you aiming for an 'R' rating ?

2) In regards to Conan's combat scenes, will they be devoid of the silly sword twirling and eastern martial arts posturing that most movies fall prey to, instead, perhaps, will these scenes contain highly aggressive attacks oozing with speed and power, leaving no doubt in the viewers mind as to the sheer elemental ferocity of Conan's attacks ?

3) Will there be a main lust interest ? If so, will she be voluptuous with large firm fun bags, or will she be one of the current crop of anorexic Hollywood psycho’s we usually get ?
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 02:20 AM

View Postawesomeshotdude, on Jul 5 2009, 08:07 PM, said:

3) Will there be a main lust interest ? If so, will she be voluptuous with large firm fun bags, or will she be one of the current crop of anorexic Hollywood psycho’s we usually get ?


Did you see Nispel's Friday the 13th? Lots of gratuitous nudity, of the voluptuous large firm funbag variety.
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 04:59 AM

View Postamsterdamaged, on Jul 6 2009, 11:20 AM, said:

View Postawesomeshotdude, on Jul 5 2009, 08:07 PM, said:

3) Will there be a main lust interest ? If so, will she be voluptuous with large firm fun bags, or will she be one of the current crop of anorexic Hollywood psycho’s we usually get ?


Did you see Nispel's Friday the 13th? Lots of gratuitous nudity, of the voluptuous large firm funbag variety.


No I haven't seen it, but I'm very glad to hear that he's not against having some eye candy in his movies :)
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 01:37 PM

Keep it clean or take it to PM.
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 08:23 PM

How do you think Conan, as a protagonist, should differ from other movie protagonists, like Burton's Batman, or Kull from the cheesy movie?

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Posted 08 July 2009 - 01:19 PM

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How do you think Conan, as a protagonist, should differ from other movie protagonists, like Burton's Batman, or Kull from the cheesy movie?


Don´t forget Wolverine and James T. Kirk
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 01:45 AM

If I had the opportunity to ask him a question, it would have to be a 2-parter; the first would be if he was familiar with the character as it was originally written. If he answered that he was, my next question would be "So what are the predominant qualities you see in this character?"

I think the answer to that would be most curious.
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 02:24 AM

Regarding the rumored "wizards that turn wolves into were-jackals, four-armed archers, chameleon-like stealth guards, giants, telekinesis, magical oases in the desert, and mystical lost empires", pardon my French, but what's up with that crap? :blink:
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 02:32 AM

View Postamsterdamaged, on Jul 8 2009, 10:24 PM, said:

Regarding the rumored "wizards that turn wolves into were-jackals, four-armed archers, chameleon-like stealth guards, giants, telekinesis, magical oases in the desert, and mystical lost empires", pardon my French, but what's up with that crap? :blink:


It sounds like something Oliver Stone had written on one of his benders.
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 02:46 AM

Will you hire me as a REH consultant? I have a staff of 2655 REH fans and I can guarantee we will do a better job then L. Sprague deCamp did on CTB.

BTW - We welcome you to Conan.com! Will you join Conan.com and join in on the discussions? I hope so!
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