Conan the Barbarian (2011 film)

Conan the Barbarian
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marcus Nispel
Written by	Thomas Dean Donnelly Joshua Oppenheimer Sean Hood
Based on	Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
Produced by	Fredrik Malmberg Avi Lerner Boaz Davidson Joe Gatta George Furla John Baldecchi Les Weldon
Starring	Jason Momoa Rachel Nichols Stephen Lang Rose McGowan Saïd Taghmaoui Leo Howard Bob Sapp Ron Perlman
Cinematography	Thomas Kloss
Edited by	Ken Blackwell
Music by	Tyler Bates
Production companies	Millennium Films Paradox Entertainment
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11) (Los Angeles premiere) August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19) (United States)
Running time	112 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[2]
Box office	$63.5 million[2]

Conan the Barbarian is a 2011 American sword and sorcery film based on the character of the same name created by Robert E. Howard. The film is a new interpretation of the Conan myth and is not related to the films featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It stars Jason Momoa in the title role, alongside Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, and Bob Sapp, with Marcus Nispel directing. Morgan Freeman narrates the film.

The film had spent several years in development at Warner Bros. before the rights were shifted to Nu Image/Millennium Films in 2007, with a clause wishing for immediate start on production. Lionsgate and Sony Pictures entered negotiations for distribution, with the film seeing many directors, prominently Brett Ratner, before settling on Nispel in 2009 and subsequently bringing together a cast and crew. Filming began on March 15, 2010, and concluded June 5, 2010. The film was first released on August 17, 2011, in four countries, Belgium, France, Iceland, and the Philippines,^[3][4] prior to the North American release on August 19.