Visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky recently released the neutered dog adult animation comedy Fixed, for which we were privileged to interview him. Our Alex Maidy had a fun time with the cartoon, giving it a 7/10 and saying, “Fixed works better than I expected, but it still falls short of the rest of Genndy Tartakovsky’s filmography. While the film comes from Sony Pictures Animation, they made the right move in having Netflix distribute it. While Fixed would have played well on the big screen to crowds of horny teenagers, this is a project that will find a lot wider audience via the streaming platform. I expect that, regardless of the reviews, Fixed will be a word-of-mouth success thanks to the limited number of animated films pushing the line as far as this one does. While it is not a great movie, Fixed is a lot more fun than I anticipated and worth checking out to see just how profane and explicit these animated pooches can get. Trust me, they get pretty damn explicit.”
Now, the official social media account for Conan the Barbarian is announcing that a new animated series from Tartakovsky, titled Conan the Barbarian: Queen of the Black Coast, is being developed for Prime Video. The post reads,
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Conan the Barbarian: Queen of the Black Coast. Series development for Prime Video.
After finding love in the pirate queen, Bêlit, a battle-hardened Conan defies gods, fate, and even death to save her from a dark sorcery that threatens to destroy everything.
Executive Producer and Showrunner: Genndy Tartakovsky
Executive Producers: Darrick Bachman, Fred Malmberg, Mark Wheeler
Studio: Cartoon Network Studios”
Meanwhile, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced recently that he’ll be returning to the sword and sorcery genre himself with King Conan. While speaking with TheArnoldFans, Conan Properties International‘s Fredrik Malmberg said, “I can confirm we have a deal between CPI, Arnold, and [20th Century Studios]. Next year we are going to do King Conan. So that is a reality now, and I am excited about it.“
Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning) is set to write and direct King Conan. As for Arnold, he’s pumped to return to one of his most iconic roles, and teased that the new film will have similarities to Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven.
“The movie wouldn’t have worked after I did the first Conan because the whole idea of King Conan is that for 40 years he has been king, he is older now,” Schwarzenegger said. “He is no longer in the shape he was from his heyday and now people are trying to take him out. He’s the king and he gets a little bit complacent. He’s tired of the job and he wants to move on. Look at the movie by Clint Eastwood, The Unforgiven. It will be a lot like that but it will be with extraordinary battles.”