Brett Ratner a lock for CONAN?

We heard Brett Ratner was in talks for the new CONAN movie back in August and then we were delighted to hear last month that he was only one of a few directors who had met with Lionsgate over the project. Now it seems, a source at AICN is confirming the sad news that it will indeed be Ratner. Bugger! Written by Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain, the guys behind the viking flop OUTLANDER... the $100 million R-Rated tentpole will re-start the franchise sticking closely to the original Robert E. Howard stories. Let's pray that Ratner, that God damn leech, has a vision and love for the character here and isn't once again... just like he did with X-MEN 3 and like he tried to do with both the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake and BEVERLY HILLS COP IV, trying to jump aboard a high profile studio project which has a ready made package for him to earn a big paycheck. Though I do have to wonder, how is Ratner going to be able to make CONAN and the epic GOD OF WAR which he was supposedly confirmed as being attached to in May and then again last month. Surely it's one or the other? And as I've said before, I'm quite happy to sacrifice CONAN if it keeps GOD OF WAR away from his talentless hands. Because man, I've been watching those Ray Harryhausen Blu-Ray's this week and what a huge opportunity they have with GOD OF WAR... it could be un-fucking-believable. But it's vital it stays out of the hands of a hack like Ratner.