“I’ll be back,” he said (again, again and again). The news arrived several months after the indifferent response to “Terminator Genisys,” at least domestically (the film made $400 million worldwide, but still well short of expectations): the “Terminator” series would receive the reboot treatment yet again. The additional plus for fans was the revelation that James Cameron would return as the executive producer/”godfather” and “Deadpool” filmmaker Tim Miller would direct (“Deadpool” obviously giving him all the juice). A reported “reboot with a conclusion,” it’s been unclear from the jump of the last report whether Arnold Schwarzenegger would be involved.
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Talking to ScreenDaily in Cannes, Arnold told a reporter he’d feature in the movie. “It is back,” he said, revealing he’d recently met Cameron and discussed the project. “It is moving forward. [James Cameron] has some good ideas of how to continue with the franchise. I will be in the movie.”
Sounds pretty definitive, but it might be good to hear it from Cameron himself. Will Schwarzenegger have a major role in the film like he did in ‘Genisys’? The actor didn’t say.
But he did drop other nuggets of news. That “Conan” movie he was set to star in that reportedly died? Arnold says it’s not beyond repair. “It’s being rewritten… the idea is to do it,” he said.
The long-mooted sequel to Ivan Reitman’s “Twins” called “Triplets”? Still an iron in the fire being forged and could go into production this year. “The script will be finished in a month,” he said, confirming the participation of Danny DeVito, Eddie Murphy, and Reitman. “It’s just around the corner.” Proceed with caution as this has been said before. Don’t hold your breath.
Lastly, the action legend teased an upcoming project with Netflix who are obviously getting in bed with everyone these days. Hasta la vista, baby, for now.