Fan-Made Concept Trailer For KING CONAN Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger Deepfake
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently offered an update on his long-awaited Conan sequel, which is a project he’s still excited about doing one day. I have no idea if it will ever happen, but I hope it does! While we wait to see if anything does happen with it, I’ve got a fan-made concept trailer for you to watch. It features a deepfake version of Schwarzenegger.
The video comes from Buff Dudes, who said: “This was a labor of love, created by a tiny crew who wanted to both show what we imagined took place after the events of Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer, but also a way of saying thanks for all the inspiration, motivation, and entertainment Arnold Schwarzenegger has given us over the years. Thanks, Arnold!”
The video has both some cool stuff and some silly humor. It’s ultimately entertaining, but It’s not really what I’d want to see from a Conan sequel. The creative team definitely had a good time making the video, though.
The synopsis for this version of Conan reads: “Having long grown bored with the crown, Conan finds conflicted appreciation in his many children and their violent attempts to usurp him. Outnumbered, he knows he must form uneasy alliances with a handful of the offspring who are willing; contending with the guilt and resentment of an absentee father and the ambiguous children who allege to fight by his side. Betrayal and revelations engulf the land as Conan heals old wounds and opens new ones, finally discovering what it truly means...to be king.”
The fan trailer also came with the following disclaimer: “Our King Conan concept trailer is a fan made film and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official license holders. It is a non-profit homage to the original Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan films, showing what - in our imagination, at least - happened to Conan thirty years after the events of Conan The Barbarian and Conan The Destroyer. We imagine King Conan as a mini-series, with ten episodes that would wrap up Conan's legacy. Let's make it happen!”
Check out the video and let us know what you think.