After all, after 30+ years, Conan wouldn’t be the same imposing specimen, meaning he couldn’t swing a sword or beat up the bad guys like he once did.
Chris Morgan has compared The Legend of Conan to Clint Eastwood’s 1992 film Unforgiven, and has also said the movie would be a direct sequel to 1982’s Conan the Barbarian, ignoring 1984’s Conan the Destroyer.
Morgan didn’t provide any specific details regarding the plot, perhaps because there may be an inkling of hope that his vision will be realized one day.
In this Collider interview, he decided to go a bit more in-depth by highlighting how The Legend of Conan would have seen Arnold Schwarzenegger’s version of Robert E. Howard’s warrior trying to be tough and formidable in a different way.