'Conan' Reboot Sex and Violence Totally Germane to Plot, Says Writer
If you are thinking about this coming August’s Conan the Barbarian, the 3D adventure reboot, starring the father of Lisa Bonet’s children, and I know you are, then you are wondering how much nudity and violence there is in it. One of its screenwriters — Sean Hood, of Cube 2: Hypercube fame! — explains it all: “The world of Hyboria, as Robert E. Howard described it, is fleshy and brutal. Bloody beheadings and bare-chested slave girls abound. However, while the movie is unflinching in its depiction of barbarism, slavery and warfare, the violence and nudity emerge from the fabric of the story.” Ooh, there’s fabric too? But worry not! He also promises “Yes, you’ll see blood and boobs.”