The Dark Horizons Web site reported a rumor that writer John Milius is clashing with directors Andy and Larry Wachowski over the script of a proposed third Conan the Barbarian movie. Citing an anonymous source, the site reported that the Wachowskis have requested changes to Milius\' script for King Conan: Crown of Iron, but that Milius is balking.

The directors reportedly want the script toned down. Milius has declined, and the project is reportedly at a stalemate.

The following is a quoted observation from the anonymous source:

\"I have some major news regarding Conan 3. There is a new battle brewing with \"King Conan: Crown of Iron\" but ironically, it doesn\'t involve Conan. It is a battle over creative differences. The Wachowskis are making gentle demands towards writer/director John Milius to change his Conan 3 script in a direction he would like to avoid, and the situation has become a \'stand-still.\'

We have been waiting a long time for John Milius to pen a sequel to \"Conan the Barbarian.\" Now almost twenty years later, everyone believes that the script Milius has presented is exceptional. BUT.. on the heels of a new draft, the Wachowski Brothers have expressed the need for changes - a request to \"water down\" the tone of the script.

Personally I find this a worry. Milius knew what he was doing when he fought Dino De Laurentiis to maintain his original barbarian vision... I believe we owe it to him now to help keep his latest vision intact. The alternative may be another \"Conan the Destroyer.\"