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Mickey Rourke is in discussions to star as Conan’s father in “Conan”, a revival of the fantasy franchise that led Arnold Schwarzenegger to worldwide fame.

The Lionsgate project is about barbarian warrior Conan – Jason Momoa – getting on a quest to take revenge for the killing of his people, along with his father, Corin. Filming is set to begin in March in Bulgaria and will be directed by Marcus Nispel – “Friday the 13th”.

Rourke was reported to play the father by website Latino Review in January, but no deal was made and the two parts are again negotiating in the last couple of weeks.

The actor is still harvesting the fruits of his last year Oscar nomination for “The Wrestler”. Following the nomination, Rourke signed on to numerous and various projects, from high-brow (“Passion Play”), to low-brow (“The Expendables”) to major commercial plays (“Iron Man 2”).

Arnold Schwarzenegger performed the role of Conan in the 1982’s “Conan the Barbarian” and in the 1984’s sequel “Conan the Destroyer”.

Although she has a long history of wearing rather revealing dresses, Elizabeth Hurley, 44, is still not able to let go those old habits.

Hurley participated at the Love Ball charity fundraiser last night in a stunning blue sari, without also wearing the cropped top (Choli or Ravika), which usually worn with it. The effect is self-evident, no need to explain it.

The actress left almost nothing to the imagination, visibly showing that she still has a voluptuous figure.

It is yet not clear if the revealing nature of her dress was merely an accident or by purpose. She was accompanied to the event by her Indian textile heir husband Arun Nayar; they married in 2007.

Hurley is already famous for her jaw-dropping Versace gown held altogether by some safety pins she worn 16 years ago or the leopard print knickers in a slashed red dress at Henry Dent-Brocklehurst’s wedding in 1998.

Liz was one of the numerous starts attending the charity at the Roundhouse in North London. The list of attending stars includes Alice Dellal, Peaches Geldof, Leona Lewis or Kate Moss, while Russian model Natalia Vodianova and Harper’s Bazaar editor Lucy Yeomans were the hosts of the event.

There was also an auction of commissioned works from such artists as Francesco Vezzoli, Jeff Koons, Marc Quinn or Goscha Ostretsov.