It's a topic that has been discussed at REH forum. I can not vouch for the veracity of the story but since the name of the original director John Milus (I believe) has been tossed around I think the rumor may be true. It makes sense, with the success of Beowolf and other fantasy oriented movies a movie about the original fantasy bad ass Cimmerian could be great, remember Conan stories have been around for a long time, Anyway I hope is true and I hope they give the right tone to the film.