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Back in the days when movies could still become huge box office successes because two of the stars looked funny while standing side-by-side on a poster, we got Ivan Reitman’s Twins starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. It’s still one of the most beloved comedies of the ‘80s, or at least once you look past all of that creepy eugenics stuff.

But Twins had a tough time getting the green light from a studio. Why? Because the director wanted to hire one of the biggest movie stars in the world, who wasn’t exactly known for being funny. Which is hard to even imagine in today's post-Jingle All the Way world.

In the most recent installment of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Schwarzenegger appeared alongside his son, The White Lotus star Patrick Schwarzenegger. And of course this arrangement led to an awkward moment in which the Total Recall...

May 16, Mt. Laurel, NJ: One of the most legendary creators in comics history meets one of its most celebrated characters, as Sonja Reborn slashes into stores and readers’ pull lists this August!

Reborn is a tale of survival which takes a hard look at what life in the Hyborian Age might actually be like for a modern woman who finds herself suddenly thrust into it! How might a single woman survive a land of mystical threats and monsters without caving into her fears, dying of infection, or losing the at-best conditional loyalty of her ragged band of male cutthroats? What might this woman really be like and how could she possibly survive?

Christopher Priest has been a boundary-smashing figure in comics for nearly five decades, both on and off the page. With works of his serving as the foundation for billions-grossing blockbusters, Dynamite has been fortunate to work with him...

"Since its founding in 1939 as Timely Comics, Marvel has published some of the most iconic series in American comic book history [...] For over 45 years, Fantagraphics has published the very best comics and graphic novels that the medium has to offer [...] Now these two publishing titans are teaming up for Lost Marvels, an ambitious series of hardcover releases featuring never-before collected comics by masters of the Silver Age, including Neal Adams, John Buscema, Howard Chaykin, Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith, and other masters of the Silver Age."

Fantagraphics, collaborating with Marvel Comics, will publish three hardcover volumes in the Lost Marvels series this year, with more to follow in the years to come. These EC-style stories have been banned since the Comics Code went into effect in the 1950s, and we are very excited to share with Daily Dead readers At The Stroke of Midnight! from the upcoming Lost Marvels No.

Every year, thousands of movies and television series are released onto "home entertainment," be it DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Uhd, or digital. These can be recently released movies, or restorations of older films and shows, and it's obviously hard to judge the best of them, considering everything is in play. Well, the Home Entertainment Media Play Awards give it their best shot each year, and the results of their 2025 awards are in. A technical achievement in film restoration, the Warner Archive Collection takes the top honor this year with a jaw-dropping 4K release of John Wayne and John Ford's Western masterpiece, The Searchers.

Warner Bros. Discovery cleaned up quite a bit, winning 12 awards in total; The Searchers' release won five of those alone, while Friends: The Complete Series and Dune: Part Two each earned two awards. Shout! Studios certainly deserved the gold they got, with their clean release of The Whitest Kids U'Know...

Welcome everyone to Bam Smack Pow's Creator Spotlight series, where we delve into the lives and creative works of some of the best and brightest creators in comics, looking at some of their most popular works.

For the first installment, let's look at one creator whose stories and artwork took my breath away from the first comic of his that I picked up (and he remains one of my favorite creatives currently working in comics today). That is none other than Sean Gordon Murphy.

Get to know Sean Gordon Murphy

Sean Gordon Murphy was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1980. At an early age he become enraptured with the world of comics and began drawing. While his love of comics and art made him secluded from the rest of his peers, that didn't stop him from continuing to pursue his passion, which led to Murphy going to Salem, New Hampshire...

Exclusive: The long-gestating Red Sonja reboot has been sold to the UK, where it is due for release “later this year” after two years in post.

Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Irish rights to the action fantasy film from Millennium Media, which has previously sold the movie in multiple international markets but a first release date has yet to be revealed.

Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia. M.J. Bassett directs.

The film stars Matilda Lutz (Revenge), Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy), Wallis Day (Sheroes), Michael Bisping (Den of Thieves), Luca Pasqualino (Snowpiercer), Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), Martyn Ford (Final Score), Ben Radcliffe (Cuban Fury), Eliza Matengu (Predestination), Veronica Ferres (Crisis), Phillip Winchester (Strike Back...

When Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings hit theaters in 2001, it was as if overnight, the fantasy genre was birthed to audiences everywhere. Lord of the Rings has proven so influential to cinema that even 20 years later, fantasy films are still liberally borrowing from the acclaimed trilogy and original author J. R. R. Tolkien's worldbuilding.

Despite how much Lord of the Rings changed cinema, it by no means created fantasy. The genre had an expansive catalog in the '80s, which holds a few quality gems. From pulpy cult classics like Dragon Slayer to the iconic Conan the Barbarian, there are plenty of noteworthy fantasy movies to check out.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on January 27, 2025: The Lord of the Rings may be the pinnacle of fantasy, but it was far from the first word in the genre. These epic fantasy films predate the beginning of Peter Jackson's...

Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-starring sequel, now streaming, joins cinema’s legion of Roman empire love-ins, from Ben-Hur to Conan the Barbarian

If men, according to the internet, simply cannot stop thinking about the Roman empire, then Hollywood remains a largely male-brained enterprise. Storytelling trends come and go, but the Roman epic has been a recurring fixture of blockbuster cinema for more than a century. Twenty-five years ago, Ridley Scott’s beefy, lavishly appointed action film Gladiator marked a resurgence in the genre after some time off, winning a best picture Oscar and spawning a new wave of sweeping, grunting imitators.

Now, Gladiator II is among them. Scott’s surprisingly belated follow-up substitutes Paul Mescal’s brooding glower for Russell Crowe’s brawny roar, but otherwise follows the template of its predecessor in a way that renders it as much remake as sequel. Playing the son (thanks to some...

Was Jason Momoa’s Conan the Barbarian a chaotic mess? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

In a brutally honest chat with GQ, the Aquaman star straight-up called the movie “a big pile of s**t.” Yikes. Jason Momoa, cast as the iconic vengeful Cimmerian warrior, had all the ingredients for a hit – big budget, a legendary character, and his usual badass energy.

The plot: Conan hunting down the guys who killed his dad and bringing his girl back from the dead. Classic revenge story, no? Except, it flopped hard. With a $90M (Aud $127m) budget, it only brought in $63.5M.

The critics weren’t exactly throwing roses at it either. With a brutal 25 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it quickly became clear that the hype was not worth the delivery. Despite his best efforts, Jason Momoa couldn’t hide his disappointment. “I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked,...

Arnold Schwarzenegger fans are going to want to subscribe to Peacock before the new year. Two of the actor's most popular movies are set to drop onto the streaming service in January: Predator and Conan the Barbarian.

Beginning Jan. 1, Schwarzenegger fans will be able to stream Predator and Conan the Barbarian on Peacock. Conan the Barbarian was Schwarzenegger's first leading role of the 1980s and one of his most memorable, with the actor playing the popular sword-and-sorcery warrior created by Robert E. Howard. The 1982 movie follows Conan as he seeks vengeance for the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom (The Lion King's James Earl Jones), the leader of a snake cult. Conan was a commercial success during its initial run, grossing over $70 million worldwide against a $20 million budget. A sequel, Conan the Destroyer, was released in 1984.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was, for a time, one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. He still carries this reputation with him now at 77 years old, and many of his action flicks from the '80s and '90s have stood the test of time. Schwarzenegger's action hero tenure largely started with Conan the Barbarian in 1982, but it was 1984's The Terminator and his role as the T-800 that cemented him as a staple of the genre.

Movies from the '80s like Predator (1987) and The Running Man (1987) remain Scharzenegger action classics, as does 1990's Total Recall. The 90's saw the Austrian actor's domination of the action space continue with movies like Kindergarten Cop (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Last Action Hero (1993) and True Lies (1994). There's one title from the '80s, however, that also lives on as not just a quintessential Schwarzenegger action movie, but as one that is emblematic of...

Exlcusive: Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane will be featured in upcoming novels from Titan Books, and ScreenRant has a first look at what’s to come. Created by Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane first debuted nearly a century ago, with Kane first appearing in a pulp magazine in 1928 and Conan the Barbarian showing up a few years later in the 1930s. Both characters have had stories told through comics and films for decades, with Titan taking over comic and book publishing in 2023.

ScreenRant is happy to share a first look at Titan Books’ upcoming titles. 2025 and 2026 will be good years for the Robert E. Howard characters Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane, with Titan announcing two new Conan novels in Conan: Songs of the Slain and Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God, and the first-ever Solomon Kane novel, Solomon Kane: Suffer The Witch. Take a...

Not even Jason Momoa’s towering charisma could save this one! Fresh off Game of Thrones, the man who made Khal Drogo a household name took a swing at a $90M blockbuster that had all the ingredients for success—but ended up tasting like a burnt soufflé. The problem? Way too many chefs meddling in the cinematic kitchen.

Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke in Game Of Thrones | Credit: HBO

What should’ve been a post-Westeros win turned into a hot mess of conflicting visions and underwhelming execution. Momoa, being the force of nature he is, still managed to shine, but the movie itself? Let’s just say it didn’t earn any Iron Throne-level glory. Sometimes even the fiercest warriors can’t conquer chaos—and this film proved exactly that.

Jason Momoa Opens Up About Conan the Barbarian: The $90M Gamble That Flopped After Game of Thrones Jason Momoa...

Jason Momoa's portrayal of Conan the Barbarian in the 2011 3D movie was a double-edged sword. While the experience itself was personally fulfilling, the final product left a sour taste in his mouth. Despite his dedication to the role and the character's rich history, the film's critical and commercial reception was largely negative.

There are several contributing factors to the 2011 Conan reboot's failure which the new Titan Conan the Barbarian series can learn from, such as commercial priorities, the challenging shadow of Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic performance, and Jason Momoa's subsequent efforts to break free from typecasting.

Momoa Described Conan As A Great Experience Turned Into Something Bad Trying To Have The Widest Appeal Ruined The Movie's Potential

The 2011 Conan the Barbarian is a sword-and-sorcery adventure based on the iconic character created by Robert E. Howard. This reimagining of the Conan myth features Jason Momoa as the titular hero,...

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It would have been laughable to think, back in the 1980s, that Marvel Comics would ever become a major player in the movie industry even with the rising popularity of DC Comics' movie properties Superman and Batman jumping to the Silver Screen in the '70s and '80s. Back then, Marvel Comics wasn't exactly a movie-making powerhouse, with their only licensing efforts by then being the black-and-white Captain America serials in 1944, then, four decades later, selling the Red Sonja comic for a 1985 film that spun off Conan the Barbarian.

During the 1980s and '90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger ascended to the top of the Hollywood action genre through iconic movies like Terminator, Conan the Barbarian and Total Recall. Famously, the Austrian-born Republican ran a successful bid for the governorship of California, obviously putting his acting career on hiatus. When he returned to the big screen, it was a return to form, re-entering the action genre including a fun Neo-Western.

Schwarzenegger served as governor of California between 2003 and 2011, with his acting career being put on hold following the disappointing release of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. After his two consecutive terms ended, the bodybuilding politician returned to Hollywood. While the actor took on co-starring roles in the first two Expendables movies, it wouldn't be until 2013 that he finally got top billing in a fairly underrated neo-Western action flick titled The Last Stand. After projects like No Country For Old Men...

The Mortal Kombat franchise has a history of gruesome finishing moves, but the upcoming Khaos Reigns expansion is taking the brutality to a whole new level. The new expansion features the return of the Animalities. Fighters can transform into monstrous creatures to finish off their opponents.

Animalities are back in the Khaos Reigns Expansion! | Image Credit: NetherRealm Studios

Omni-Man’s animality was recently revealed and he transforms into the giant kaiju, Hail Mary, from the Invincible series. This terrifying form draws directly from a pivotal fight in Season 1, where Hail Mary nearly kills Omni-Man, making the animality a terrifying homage to one of the most intense battles from the animated series.

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Animalities first appeared in Mortal Kombat 3 and allowed fighters to transform into spirit animals to perform finishing moves. The feature has since been absent from the franchise for nearly 20 years.

Garth Ennis will be remembered for creating The Boys, one of the most popular superhero series worldwide. Originally an underground cult classic, the comic book gained traction through Amazon’s hit adaptation, transforming into a mainstream title beloved by fans globally.

As the series prepares for its fifth and final season, Ennis is hard at work on a new comic with Jacen Burrows that you might enjoy!

Published by Ahoy Comics, Babs is a sword-and-sorcery fantasy featuring a Barbarian named Babs, who humorously navigates a world seemingly intent on her destruction. In a recent interview with Cbr.com to promote the series, Ennis shared insights about the comic.

In the interview, Garth Ennis covered various topics, including his views on satire in fiction (which we have reported on). He was also asked about the series itself, sharing intriguing details about the comic and its main heroine, Babs.

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Conan the Barbarian quite rightly remains one of the most popular fantasy characters ever created and Titan and Heroic Signatures have done an incredible job of restoring the hero to his former glory after a brief, albeit memorable, stint in the Marvel Universe.

Today, we're excited to share an exclusive first look at January's Conan the Barbarian #18, December's The Savage Sword of Conan #6 and Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Black Stone #4, along with a couple of other must-have collections, including The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 5.

Below, you'll find heaps of incredible cover art, including some gorgeous variants, solicitation details, and pre-order links to where you'll be able to order your copies before they inevitably sell out.

Check them out below and let us know which of these Conan the Barbarian instant classics you'll be buying when they hit comic book stores in the coming...

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Anyone who's familiar with the mere concept of movies knows who Arnold Schwarzenegger is. Besides portraying now-legendary characters like the T-800 from The Terminator, he also starred in beloved action movies like Predator, Total Recall and True Lies. Schwarzenegger's name recall were so strong that even his weaker films like the notorious bomb Batman and Robin or the jarring family comedies Jingle All the Way and Kindergarten Cop became hits in their own right. In fact, Schwarzenegger's larger-than-life personality turned him into a household name even when he wasn't acting. Case in point, he's still a beloved figure today, even if his acting career understandably slowed down given his age.

That said, the one movie that Schwarzenegger owes his...

Arnold Schwarzenegger has commented on the passing of James Earl Jones. Both actors memorably appeared together in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian.

On the social media platform X, Schwarzenegger shared a message of tribute in honor of Jones. The message was posted the day after it was announced that Jones had died at the age of 93. Like many other Hollywood stars in mourning, Schwarzenegger addressed the impact Jones had on the industry. Beyond his incredible work as an actor, Schwarzenegger also touted how wonderful Jones was as a human being as well.

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"James Earl Jones was an icon," Schwarzenegger said. "He will always live on with his legacy of playing some of the greatest characters of all time.

James Earl Jones, the forever fan-favorite legend who gave cinema some of the best pieces of all time – both with his voice as well as his acting, has passed away at the age of 93. While his cause of death is yet to be revealed, what is known as of now is that the stage and screen actor took his last breaths early on September 9, 2024, surrounded by his family.

James Earl Jones in Coming 2 America. | Credits: Paramount Pictures.

Over the years, the late legend delivered some really incredible performances that brilliantly shaped his career. Some of his best credits include lending his voice to Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga and Mufasa in The Lion King, to become one of fans’ all-time favorites. That said, fans and peers of the master performer are finding it hard to deal with his devastating loss.

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In 1984, a fledgling Canadian filmmaker paired up with an actor still best known for taking his shirt off to make a low-budget science-fiction movie called The Terminator. It became a decade-defining hit, turning Arnold Schwarzenegger into a star after the success of Conan the Barbarian. It especially launched an enduring sci-fi franchise in the bargain. That includes six movies in totem as of this writing, as well as a TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and attendant spinoffs like comic books and novels. Likewise, there's also the spinoff anime series, Terminator Zero.

Along the way,...

Author Gail Simone polled her social media followers, asking who is stronger, Conan the Barbarian, or Batman and while the outcome might have been expected, it doesn't necessarily reflect the truth of how the two characters stack up. Readers declared Batman the stronger hero in Simone's social media poll, but that doesn't necessarily close the book on the long-standing Batman vs. Conan debate. Despite Batman's skills and dedication, some may question the outcome due to Conan's brutal savagery and innate fighting abilities; while Batman is known for his agility and tactics, Conan's lethal fighting style and willingness to kill give him the edge in a battle.

As two of the toughest heroes in comics, Conan the Barbarian and Batman have been compared and contrasted by generations of pop culture fans with the debate invariably coming down to which of the two is physically stronger. According to a social media poll...

It's time to tell your game controller to "Get over here", because there is a wealth of new content coming to Mortal Kombat 1 later this year. This includes a brand-new story Dlc titled Khaos Reigns, some brutal new fatalities, and a cast of some brand-new fighters that will be joining the fray. As per the tradition of the recent Mortal Kombat games, some guest characters from outside the Mortal Kombat universe are joining the chaotic fun, including Ghostface, T-1000, and Conan the Barbarian.

After the alleged references indicating that Ghostface would be coming to Mortal Kombat 1, the same dataminer who discovered the sound files has found more indicating that not only is Ghostface planned for MK1, but also Conan the Barbarian and the T-1000!

Per IGN, Dataminer Interloko (who also posted a video showing their findings) has uncovered files in the game that detail six upcoming characters, five new announcers, and two new arenas. Alongside Cyrax, Sektor and Noob Saibot, evidence points to Ghostface, Conan and the T-1000 as guest fighters.

The addition of T-1000 actually falls in line with a leak last year where Reptile’s actor Andrew Morgado dropped news that Robert Patrick was recording lines for the T-1000.

Once again, the addition of Ghostface for Mortal Kombat 1 would fall in line with Ed Boon‘s tease last October. And Conan the Barbarian and T-1000 would follow the Terminator and Rambo...

Conan the Barbarian is teaming up with other Robert E. Howard characters in Titan Comics' Battle of the Black Stone event this fall. Many of Howard's characters share a universe, setting the stage for a massive apocalyptic threat faced by Conan and friends. Fcbd 2024: Conan Battle of the Black Stone #0 is the starting point for this ambitious story, featuring familiar and lesser-known heroes.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Fcbd 2024: Conan Battle of the Black Stone #0Conan the Barbarian is getting his own crossover event, and hell be bringing some friends along with him. Creator Robert E. Howards other fantasy and adventure characters will be appearing in the Battle of the Black Stone event this fall, gathered together for a massive story spanning across space and time.

After a stint at Marvel Comics, an all-new Conan the Barbarian series was published last year by Titan Publishing. Overseen by writer Jim Zub,...

Produced by the late Roger Corman, the low budget sword and sorcery film Deathstalker was a hit in theaters back in 1983 and went on to become a cult classic through home video and TV airings, and it was followed by three sequels released between 1987 and 1991.

Decades later, Deathstalker will return with a fresh remake, and Variety has shared a first look image from director Steven Kostanski’s (The Void, PG: Psycho Goreman) new movie.

The website notes that the Deathstalker remake is now filming in Canada, with Raven Banner Entertainment launching sales in Cannes. Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick, Nobody, Barry) will star as the titular Deathstalker in what’s being described as “a newly reimagined installment of the cult sword and sorcery series of the same name.”

Written and directed by Kostanski, Bernhardt will portray the barbarian who finds himself cursed by a magical talisman that draws him into conflict...

Remember the 1983 sword and sorcery film Deathstalker? Produced by Roger Corman, the low budget movie was a hit in theaters and went on to become a cult classic through home video and TV airings, and it was followed by three sequels released between 1987 and 1991.

Decades later, Deathstalker will return with a brand new remake movie! Read on for everything you need to know and check out an exclusive behind the scenes sneak peek above!

Bloody Disgusting has learned that director Steven Kostanski is bringing the Deathstalker saga back to life, with Daniel Bernhardt attached to star as the titular Deathstalker in what’s being described as “a newly reimagined installment of the cult sword and sorcery series of the same name.”

Written by and to be directed by Kostanski, Bernhardt will portray the barbarian who finds himself cursed by a magical talisman that draws him into conflict with a malevolent...

Those who don’t follow professional wrestling may not appreciate just how tough and grueling it is. It isn’t enough to be on the road 200+ days a year, getting dropped on your head or your back every night, dealing with injuries, losing your spot on the roster, and worse. If you’ve seen films like The Iron Claw, The Wrestler, or the old Beyond the Mat documentary, you know that professional wrestling is grind like no other.

But the other aspect that goes underappreciated is how much wrestling relies on acting. If you have any hope of making it big, it isn’t enough to be able to do a tope suicida or Texas Cloverleaf on the way to a 5-star mat classic. You have to be able to act your role, day in and day out. Often, you have to act live, in front of an audience of thousands,...

Harley Quinn #36 features a back-up story, "Harley the Barbarian," where Harley envisions Poison Ivy as a goddess, hinting at Ivy's potential for godhood in the DC Universe. Poison Ivy's path to godhood has been hinted at before, and "Harley the Barbarian" beautifully depicts Ivy as a giant, shining deity. Poison Ivy's popularity has grown due to her romantic pairing with Harley Quinn, but more critically, because of how effectively DC has developed her character over the years.

Warning! Contains Spoilers for Harley Quinn #36!In essence, DC's superheroes have the powers of demi-gods, and as a result, it's not entirely unusual for characters in the DC Universe to ascend to godhood at one point or another. Hal Jordan once became the Specter, and Wonder Woman became the Goddess of Truth. Now, DC has revealed what Poison Ivy would look like if she achieved her ultimate form as a goddess.

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Disney's John Carter is a 2012 adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs books that infamously bombed and has not been revisited. Disney's John Carter has a cult reputation, and holds up well against more recent blockbusters. A reboot or new incarnation of John Carter is overdue, and could open steampunk science fiction up to a much bigger audience.

Failures are a part of movies, and there will always be films that never find an audience. But no film thus far in Hollywood history lost like John Carter, a 2012 adaptation of the seminal Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels that ranks as one of the biggest box office disasters of all time. It's doubly painful because the film itself is actually quite good, and does justice to Burroughs in a way that got missed amid its disastrous theatrical run. In some ways, it would be easier had it simply been a bad movie, or...

Iron Maiden and Z2 Comics have announced a graphic novel based on the band’s Piece of Mind album, arriving November 21st. Below you can get an exclusive first look at the special alternate cover featuring Eddie as “The Trooper” and its accompanying collector’s card.

The graphic novel celebrates the 40th anniversary of the legendary 1983 album, which contains all-time Maiden classics such as “Where Eagles Dare,” “Die with Your Boots On,” and “The Trooper.”

With a solid track record of heavy metal collaborations with Anthrax, King Diamond, and more, Z2 Comics pulled out all the stops for Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind. The book features stories based on each of the album’s songs, including writing from frontman Bruce Dickinson (“Revelations”) along with an introduction penned by longtime Maiden manager Rod Smallwood.

“When the idea of a Piece of Mind 40th Anniversary graphic novel first came up, I felt...

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals that he worked with numerous speech coaches early on in his career, including one to remove his accent. The coaching evidently failed, however, and Schwarzenegger said that is accent became "an asset." The combination of Schwarzenegger's Austrian accent and his physique helped establish him as a unique kind of action star, and it ultimately set him apart from his Hollywood contemporaries and helped his career.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls working with a coach to shed his now-iconic Austrian accent. Bursting onto the Hollywood scene in the early 1980s, Schwarzenegger is now known as one of the quintessential action stars. The actor, whose accent is instantly-recognizable, is best known for roles in hit movies like Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Commando, Predator, and Total Recall, among a host of others.

During a recent interview on The Graham Norton Show, Schwarzenegger reveals that, early on in his career, he worked...

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals the dangerous filming conditions behind Conan the Barbarian, including biting a real, dead vulture and running from wild dogs. The tasks Schwarzenegger was asked to do during filming would not be acceptable now, as they involved potential health risks and questionable treatment of animals. PETA would have strongly objected to the conditions on the set of Conan the Barbarian, and Schwarzenegger acknowledges that they would "have a field day" with the details.

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals the dangerous shooting conditions that happened behind the scenes of Conan the Barbarian. The 41-year-old fantasy epic stars Schwarzenegger as a boy who is turned into a slave after a warlord murders his parents and tribe. Made in 1982, Conan the Barbarian is considered one of the actor’s breakout action roles, as the movie predated Schwarzenegger’s other ‘80s standout, The Terminator. The fantasy action was followed up by a 1984 sequel and...

Despite aging, Arnold Schwarzenegger remains a formidable presence in Hollywood, proving that age is just a number. Schwarzenegger's career has spanned multiple platforms, from movies to TV, showcasing his versatility and enduring popularity. With future projects already lined up, including a potential return as Conan the Barbarian, Schwarzenegger shows no signs of slowing down.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the world’s best known action heroes, and has a physique that many would die for. However, the man himself is not quite as enamoured with his appearance as he used to be now that age is taking a toll on him.

In a frank discussion on The Howard Stern Show, Schwarzenegger opened up about how he often hates looking in the mirror and seeing his body as it is now, at the age of 76, compared to when he was in his prime. Once one of the world’s most famous bodybuilders,...

John Milius will assuredly go down in the history books for his contribution to the movie business, as the renowned writer and director received an Academy Award nomination for penning the Apocalypse Now screenplay and also wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, and The Wind and the Lion. But, Milius's larger-than-life persona extends far beyond the world of cinema.

For 29 years, Ultimate Fighting Championship, known more popularly by its UFC acronym, has been a juggernaut in the world of combat sports and helped put mixed martial arts on the map. While CEO Dana White has long been viewed as the face of the organization, it was actually Milius, along with several others, who helped to conceptualize UFC in the first place. Here's the story of Milius's brief but impactful role in the creation of the multi-billion-dollar behemoth known as the UFC.

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In the golden age of action movies, villains were more captivating and memorable than they are in modern franchises like the MCU and Fast and Furious. Iconic villains like the T-800 from The Terminator, Luther from The Warriors, and Clarence Boddicker from Robocop brought creativity, risk, and improvisation to action movie villains. Villains like Castor Troy from Face/Off, the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Agent Smith from The Matrix added depth and made those films unforgettable.

Some action movies achieved classic status thanks to their iconic villains. Colorful and enthralling antagonists are something of a lost art in mainstream action cinema. While many modern films still boast complex, layered villains who present a compelling counterpoint to the hero’s way of life, it’s become rare for an action film’s villain to strike a vivid, eccentric image that makes them the highlight of the movie.

Filmmaker and video essayist Patrick H. Willems has some thoughts about Zack Snyder (who will henceforth be known as our "himbo auteur"). He's proposed that the key to understanding the director is his love of John Boorman's 1981 medieval fantasy epic "Excalibur." Snyder has expressed his love of Boorman's film many times over the years, even incorporating it into his version of the Caped Crusader's origin story in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Snyder's ultimate goal as an artist, Willems reasons, is basically making his version of "Excalibur," a film Roger Ebert once described as "a record of the comings and goings of arbitrary, inconsistent, shadowy, figures who are not heroes but simply giants run amok."

The more you think about it, the sounder this argument becomes. It certainly explains Snyder's tendency to craft brutal, bombastic films that prioritize spectacle over coherent storytelling or political messaging. Indeed, given his love of mythic storytelling,...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian and continued with The Thing. With the thirteenth episode of the series, we’re digging into the ’80s 3-D boom, which included movies like Friday the 13th Part III, Jaws 3-D, and Amityville 3-D, among others. To hear all about it,...

The 1990s has a special place in Hollywood history for many fans, especially those who grew up with that era of cinema as their standard for good movies. However, the decade stands out for another reason: it embraced pulp stories. While many modern fans think of Marvel and DC superheroes when they picture comic book cinema, the 1990s followed a different path.

Though the decade did experiment with superhero movies like Batman, Blade and Spawn, it also looked to classic pulp magazines for a different type of story. The pulp industry got its name from the cheap, wood pulp paper on which it was printed. The adventures of heroes like The Phantom and Doc Savage came before even Superman, and their influences on the superhero genre are beyond doubt. Pulp has always been fertile ground for action, adventure, crime and even romance, serving as the counter-balance to classic noir cinema.

From the Terminator to Conan the Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger has played some unbelievably strong characters in action movies, but some of his characters are stronger than others. After making his film debut in Hercules in New York and appearing in the documentary Pumping Iron, Schwarzenegger became a world-renowned movie star with the back-to-back successes of the Conan and Terminator franchises. In the decades since, Schwarzenegger has appeared in all kinds of different action movies, from lighthearted “buddy cop” comedies to grisly crime thrillers.

Since Schwarzenegger is a former bodybuilder and one of the most muscular actors in Hollywood, almost all of his characters are strong. But some of his characters, like the formidable warrior from Conan the Barbarian or the unstoppable killing machine from The Terminator, are more powerful than others, like the goofy ice-based villain Mr. Freeze from Batman & Robin. Schwarzenegger has played tough-as-nails cops, indestructible cyborgs, and...

Rocky 3 star Sylvester Stallone details his brutal diet to get into shape for the 1982 film, which was so limiting he ended up experiencing memory issues. After the breakout success of the first Rocky in 1976, Stallone's titular boxer would return for a number of sequels. The third film, directed by Stallone himself, sees reigning champion Rocky Balboa facing off against a young and motivated challenger in the form of Mr. T's James "Clubber" Lang.

In a recent interview with WSJ, Stallone reflects on the harsh diet he was on to get in shape for Rocky 3. It was so brutal, in fact, that the actor started experience severe memory loss and, at one point, couldn't remember his own phone number. Check out Stallone's full comment below:

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The writer of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando explains how the star’s rivalry with Sylvester Stallone led to the action movie being changed. Coming off Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, Schwarzenegger had his first chance to star as a classic militaristic action hero in the 1985 movie Commando. In that very same year, Schwarzenegger’s chief action movie rival Stallone released his own gung-ho shoot-em-up in Rambo: First Blood Part II, the sequel to his 1982 hit First Blood.

Commando vs. Rambo II was to audiences an epic showdown between ‘80s action stars, and it turns out people working behind-the-scenes on Commando saw things in these terms too, at least according to Commando writer Steven E. de Souza. Speaking to Radio Times, de Souza talked at length about how the desire to match the violence in Rambo II led to changes in the Commando script, and explained how these changes, through the domino effect,...

Netflix's Arnold revisits the famous box-office feud between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone and reveals new details about their various battles. The 1980s gave rise to action movies that put a much greater emphasis on the physicality of their stars. In a sense, Stallone led the way thanks to First Blood and Rocky III, where he proudly displayed his oiled-up muscles while speaking as little as possible. The likes of Chuck Norris and Dolph Lundgren would follow a similar formula, but without any doubt, Stallone's biggest feud was with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

There were the kings of action cinema during the '80s and most of the '90s, with the pair starring in high-concept blockbusters featuring no end of explosions, one-liners and testosterone. If Stallone killed X amount of bad guys in one movie, Schwarzenegger seemed to kill double that number in his next project. Arnold even tricked Stallone...

Animated shows are among the most nostalgic series out there, thanks to the fact that many people grew up with them as children. Saturday-morning cartoons and superhero series are especially popular with kids. However, many animated superhero shows are either underrated or, in some cases, outright forgotten, especially by the sheer amount of competition in the market.

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Superheroes, despite being a multi-billion dollar movie business, have always excelled in animation. Various generations of creators have experimented with different concepts for animated superhero series, with a very hit or miss impact. Where series like Batman: The Animated Series have become iconic staples of their format, others have languished in obscurity for far too long.

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Hong Kong Phooey was one of Hanna-Barbera's many forays into the superhero genre after the company reinvigorated itself in the 1970s. It follows a kung-fu trained dog superhero who,...

1982's Conan the Barbarian was a surprise hit for Universal Pictures, putting star Arnold Schwarzenegger on the map and launching a wave of swords-and-sorcery movies throughout the 1980s. Even more impressive, it's gone on to become a fantasy classic, with Schwarzenegger periodically lobbying director John Milius to make another sequel with him. The same can't be said for most of the swords-and-sorcery movies that followed it. The sub-genre was a shabby one, to begin with, with quality taking a sharp dip in the wake of Conan the Barbarian's success.

But the ultimate failure of the sub-genre lies less in the quality of the product than in the lessons Hollywood took from Conan. They proved not only wrong but utterly oblivious to the roiling changes in the industry. In the simplest terms, while Conan the Barbarian made money, the powers that be felt it didn't make enough money and altered subsequent efforts accordingly.

Netflix recently announced it would be investing $2.5 billion into South Korean programming. Before Squid Game season 2 comes down the pike, however, the first seeds of that investment will bear fruit for Netflix in May 2023.

Netflix’s list of new releases for May 2023 is highlighted by the May 12 release of Korean series Black Knight. Set “in a dystopian 2071 devastated by air pollution,” this show will follow world-saving deliverymen known as “Black Knights.” Other international offerings this month include Japanese sumo drama Sanctuary on May 4 and Spanish crime thriller Muted on May 19.

Netflix’s domestic TV options this month include Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on May 4. That will be followed by post-apocalyptic animated comedy Mulligan on May 12 and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s TV debut Fubar on May 25. And for those hoping for “triples,” I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson premieres on May 30.

On the movie side of things, Netflix has an unusually busy month.

"Let the games begin." Such is the title of a clip from the highly-anticipated "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," which is based on the beloved tabletop role-playing game, "Dungeons & Dragons." "D&d" has been steadily gaining mainstream popularity over the last 50 years since its release, and it's about time that we got a riveting, live-action rendition of this particular fantasy adventure. "Honor Among Thieves" looks like a hell lot of fun, replete with a band of thieves who must make their way out of a dangerous area while battling "D&d" monsters, who display no mercy toward the players.

The clip already proves how some aspects of the tabletop game have been successfully translated onto the big screen. The primary threat in this segment, a displacer beast, is shown using its standard powers of bending light and creating illusions to trick players while being resistant to all ranged attacks.

When it comes to bigger than life personalities, none can compare to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Austrian-born American actor, politician, and former professional bodybuilder is a household name for many across the globe. It’s not just his impressive physique that has made him a star — it’s his never-ending determination, ambition, and passion for success that have truly propelled him forward in life.

From playing iconic roles in films like The Terminator and Total Recall to his contributions as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger continues to be an inspiring figure of success. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of his greatest career highlights and what we can learn from them.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most iconic figures in Hollywood history. Born in 1947 near Graz, Austria, he took up bodybuilding as a young man and went on to win multiple Mr.