Forget reports that Twilight’s Kellan Lutz is to be cast in the Conan the Barbarian remake. That talk is over, according to Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood, and the actor who plays Emmett Cullen is officially out of the running, bested by Jason Momoa.

Momoa is best known for his role as Ronon Dex on television’s Stargate Atlantis.

The search for Conan was narrowed down to three actors: Lutz, Momoa and Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki, the latter of whom was eventually dropped from the running. Deadline reports that director Marcus Nispel was sold on Momoa, and won over the filmmakers by shooting a few trial scenes with the actor wielding a sword.

In related news, Latino Review is reporting that the role of Conan’s father, Corin, has been offered to The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke.

Conan is set for a March 15 production start in Bulgaria.

Meanwhile, Kellan Lutz will appear in the third Twilight movie, Eclipse, as well as in the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, which stars Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger.

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