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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”.

Sylvester Stallone broke his neck during the filming of a fight scene in his recent movie. He underwent surgery and a metal plate was inserted in his neck, following his injury on the set of The Expendables.

Stallone, 63, while filming a fight scene with wrestling co-star Stone Cold Steve Austin in his latest movie when he fractured his neck.

The action hero told FHM magazine, ‘Man, it was seven guys, kicking each other’s ass, one guy tougher than the next. No joke, our stunt guys were begging for mercy.

‘Actually, my fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I’m not joking.

‘I haven’t told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck.’

The movie features several veteran action actors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, 62, Dolph Lundren, 52, Bruce Willis, 54, Mickey Rourke, 57, Jet Li, 46, and Jason Statham, 37.

Stallone wrote the script and also directed the movie, filled with plenty of action and fight scenes.

In the past, Stallone was hurt in other occasions too during filming. Filming Rocky IV, he was seriously injured by Dolph Lundgen. According to Stallone, ‘Dolph and I always went for it. I gave him orders to try to knock me out while the cameras were rolling. At one point, he hit me so hard on the head I felt my spine compress.

‘He then hit me with an almighty uppercut. That night my chest started to swell, and I had to be helicopter-ambulanced from my hotel to a nearby emergency room.’

The veteran actor also disclosed that although he and Arnold Schwarzenegger were big rivals in the past, they are now best friends.