Ladies & Gentlemen, I think we can officially declare it a fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger missed making movies while in office as Governor of California. What else could possibly account for the gluttonous amount of projects headed our way starring the Austrian Oak? Let’s do a headcount…
- The Expendables 2 (2012) – completed
- The Last Stand (2013) – post-production
- The Tomb (2013) – currently filming
- Unknown Soldier (2013) – shooting in August
- Ten (2014) – shooting this winter
Everyone knows what the first project is. The Last Stand is his true “comeback” film and is directed by the illustrious Kim Jee-Woon. The Tomb is a prison flick with Stallone. Unknown Soldier has been described as a High Plains Drifter-esque revenge actioner about a mysterious killer, who may not be human, that takes down some arms dealers. The gentlemen who brought you Act of Valor will be helming that particular piece of cinema. Ten is a David Ayer project whose plot sounds like Predator without an alien. It basically involves an elite team of corrupt DEA agents who are systematically stalked and killed one-by-one by an unknown assailant. Arnold is also still attached to the proposed Twins sequel, Captive, and the oft-postponed Cry Macho.
So what will the former Mr. Universe be shooting next year? Terminator 5, for a 2014 release. Don’t take my word for it though. Listen to the man himself…
“I can’t say to much they want it held in secret if you know what I mean, but I will say that next year I will start filming it and it’s going to be one of the hardest films I have ever done I can tell you that already for sure”, Schwarzenegger said “… they have six months set aside just for filming, so I will be training and getting into the best physical shape I possibly can before filming starts. It does follow Salvation although some of the producers and franchise owner were not to happy about the job McG did with it but they felt it was good enough to continue on and they want the fifth and sixth installments to be the closing of the franchise.”
The announcement of the film is no shocker. We’ve all known both Terminator 5 & 6 were in the works since cinematic saint Megan Ellison snapped up the rights awhile back. Until now though, we’ve never been given a clear production timetable. The real question now is whether or not Justin Lin is still involved. It was his pitch for two more sequels that interested Arnold in full-on returning to the franchise in the first place, so I imagine he still has SOME involvement. Ellison previously hinted that they were waiting for Lin to be available to direct one or both films. I wonder if that is still the case.
Fast Six begins its shoot sometime in the coming months and since they are no longer filming the 6th and 7th entries of that franchise back to back, it certainly seems that Lin COULD be available to direct Terminator 5 if production doesn’t begin until at least Spring 2013. I also wonder if this had anything to do with the decision to nix the back-to-back filming of the (supposedly) final entries of the Fast series?
Filming later in 2013 also leaves a big enough opening for Arnold to shoot yet another film, if he so desires. Normally I’d expect an actor to use that time for a break, but I guess Schwarzenegger feels he had plenty of time off while he was a politician. He certainly won’t hear any complaints coming from me if he continues to make up for lost time like this. Six (possibly seven) films in less than three years is a LOT of Arnold to go around. Can you see my shit-eating grin coming through in this article yet?
However this pans out and whoever ends up in the director’s chair for T5, one thing is for certain…
HE’S BACK!!!
Source | Moviehole
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Well, he’s not back yet, but there is certainly the potential for him to be back at some point in the future. If he were so inclined, he could even promise that he would in fact return with a high degree of confidence.
Oh he is back. AND YOU WILL LOVE IT
Daniel W. Baldwin, Outside of Expendables 2, I am most excited for…Unknown Soldier! The concept reminds me of the Punisher becoming an…Angel, and doing the work of the almighty.
I for one am not excited. He was clearly running on dminishing returns in his last few active years and age has not been kind to him. He only worked when working with a good director( Total Recall, Predator, The Terminator Movies). Outside of those he was horrible. The Last Stand gives me hope but I wish that as opposed to him being cast that maybe we would have gotten Willis or Russel. Everything else looks like a waste of time…nothing to be excited about, what about the continuing return of Malick or the next film by PTA…those are what I am excited for.
yes he’s back in big way, there was a preveiw movie hda a lot of action with alot of big names in it
I am just as excited about new work from PTA, Malick, Dominik, Refn, Haneke, Tarantino, etc. as everyone else. Arnold just happens to speak to a different side of my cinephile brain. There’s nothing wrong with changing up the fine dining menu with a delicious juciy burger from time to time.
And while I am a fan of both, Willis and Russell’s current careers are just as spotty now as Arnold’s was before his temporary retirement.
“Ladies & Gentlemen, I think we can officially declare it a fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger missed making movies while in office as Governor of California.”
I think he missed making millions of dollars more.
True this.
Honestly, the online movie community is Bizzarro World sometimes. Why on earth is nobody talking about the fact that Arnie is now a wrinkly, saggy old man? How the shiny fuck can he play a Terminator? Why would anyone want to see him embarrass himself playing an iconic character like the Terminator when he clearly can’t anymore?
Real talk.
If the community is Bizzaro World then what the fuck are you doing here?
I’ve got two words for you: Commando Sequel.
What Ahhnold looks like won’t be an issue. Look at the (very good) work done for Chris Evans’ Captn America…Or the reverse aging for Xavier/Magneto in Last Stand. No, the real issue will continue to be Der Script. THAT I hold little hope for. Maybe we’ll get lucky…Yeah, right.
Couldn’t they just ignore the Jason Momoa CONAN completely and film KING CONAN: CROWN OF IRON with Arnold? Unlike the Terminator, he’s the perfect age for that now.
This is the best news I could hear about Arnold. He was putting out maybe one film a year before he became The Governator, so now that he’s got so many movies coming out shows that he wants everyone to know he hasn’t slowed down, and can still bring the action.
Now I’m very interested in Terminator 5 and 6 with that quote of his.
I’m with you BermudaMan.King Conan would be incredible,and he does indeed look the part now.I’d much rather see that than some embarrassing attempt at another Terminator.
It probably has something to do with the fact that the man served two terms as Governor of California and didn’t have time to keep up his workout regimen. Now he does. Cut the man some slack. He’s been getting back in shape more and more since he left office and will continue to do so.
And who says he’s playing a Terminator in T5?
Yep.
HA! Bet you didn’t know I’m say dat!
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