Jason Momoa has slammed post-production decisions on his Conan the Barbarian remake which he claims turned the film into a “big pile of s**t”.
The Aquaman star, 43, appeared in the lead role of Conan in the 2011 fantasy movie.
A remake of the 1982 cult classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, Jason starred in the project alongside Ron Perlman and Rose McGowan.
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While Jason enjoyed the filming process, the Marcus Nispel-directed flick performed poorly at the box office and was critically and commercially panned.
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Jason has since blamed the film’s critical and commercial failure on circumstances beyond his control.
Describing his time on the project as ‘one of his best experiences’, the Game of Thrones actor lamented decisions made when the film was ‘out of his hands’ during the post-production phase.
He later hinted that it was these decisions which resulted in the film’s lacklustre reception, describing the final cut of the project as a “big pile of s**t.”
Jason told GQ: “I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands.
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“Conan [the Barbarian] was one of them.
“It’s one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of s**t.”
While Conan the Barbarian failed to set the box office alight, Jason’s role as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones in the same year as Conan’s release garnered a more positive reception.
Jason starred alongside Emilia Clarke in the fantasy epic, with the part later helping him secure the role of Aquaman in the DC film franchise.
Explaining their decision to cast Jason after watching the HBO show, Justice League producer Deborah Snyder previously told LA Times: “I remember Jason Momoa [as Khal Drogo].
“Zack was like, ‘Jason would be the perfect Aquaman.’ I was like, ‘It’s so out of the box. But yeah!’
“He can be tough. And he feels like he comes from the water.”
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