McGowan joins on Conan

Principal photography is already slated to start up on Marcus Nispel’s Conan this upcoming Monday, but casting had not been completed until now. Rose McGowan rounds out the list of talent attached to the remake being handled by Lionsgate. Among those already on the cast include Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Leo Howard, Rachel Nichols and Ron Perlman.

The script is penned by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer and Sean Hood based on the books written by Robert E. Howard. Lang will portray a sadistic warlord, and McGowan is to play an evil half-human/half-witch. Howard appears as young Conan, and Perlman portrays Conan’s father, says Variety.

The feature is being produced by Avi Lerner, Joe Gatta, Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Henry Winterstern and Fredrik Malmberg. The Nu Image/Millennium Films and Paradox Entertainment picture is poised to come out in theaters sometime in 2011.