Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Be Back As the Terminator 245
sfcrazy writes "Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to movies after his role as Governator of California and the legendary actor is all set to play the role of The Terminator once again — the character which turned him into an icon. Schwarzenegger told the fan site TheArnoldFans.com, 'I'm very happy that the studios want me to be in Terminator 5 and to star as the Terminator.'"
Isn't he getting.... (Score:5, Insightful)
...too old for this shit?
All kidding aside, he's pretty aged, I can't really see him faithfully doing the Terminator as he was back in the 80's and 90's. I mean yeah, make-up and CG and all, but even then.
Re:Much awaited.. (Score:5, Insightful)
Yeah, I have to admit that it sounds like nothing but a paycheck. Given that the last two Terminator films were pretty forgettable, I'm hoping that they just do a reboot. Wipe everything clean, start with a brand new story, and get a real director (with a real name, not a nickname).
If they do a reboot, they could bring in Arnie in a small role. Make him a military leader responsible for pushing through Skynet, rewarded for his years of service to the country by being the first 3D model used to create a humanoid Terminator. That could work. It would even explain why he's 60-65 years old, yet the Terminator looks half that age. See? It's not hopeless. It's just incredibly unlikely that this will turn into a good film.
Re:Much awaited.. (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm hoping that they just do a reboot. Wipe everything clean, start with a brand new story, and get a real director (with a real name, not a nickname).
Why would you wipe one of the most well-known and coolest stories in the whole genre? That would just be asking for trouble. This isn't Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Judge Dredd or Total Recall - i.e. the source material is the movie. Wipe everything clean, and you might as well not even be making a Terminator movie. I hope I never see the day when the first two are remade. If you must "reboot", "reboot" bad movies that could/should have been good (Daredevil and Resident Evil come immediately to mind).
Re:Much awaited.. (Score:5, Insightful)
I liked Terminator 3 a) Because Arnold played the T-850 like an old obsolete model and it worked. b) They didnt wimp out with the ending...the nukes actually flew. c) Claire Danes.
Re: "illegitimate child" (Score:5, Insightful)
"Illegitimate child"... What is this? The Middle Ages?
Re:Much awaited.. (Score:4, Insightful)
I was beginning to think I was alone in liking that movie. I thought Christian Bale and Sam Worthington both gave particularly good performances. Bale was a pretty obvious choice to play John Connor in the future, having done such an excellent job playing a similar role in Reign of Fire. So I knew at least that it wasn't completely going to suck when they announced him for the role. And despite my reservations about McG's directing, I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the end result.