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Arnold Schwarzenegger Lands His First Post-Governator Role

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (5)

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The machine from the future sent back in time to destroy California has officially landed his first post-political career movie role. Arnie will play the lead in Cry Macho, based on the 1975 novel by the late N. Richard Nash. He’ll play a horse breeder who won the Kentucky Derby. But after his wife and child are killed, he turns to kidnapping. Brad Furman The Lincoln Lawyer) will direct, and Schwarzenegger will receive $12.5 million as well as a percentage of the gross, an impressive take for man who it seemed like went into politics in part because his movie career had stalled. The project will be shopped around at Cannes. The action star is also attached to a fifth Terminator movie, which is still pending financing. (Deadline)










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Comments

Don't you just hate it when you come back from a day at the mall or a movie only to find that some prankster has gone and let the air out your Schwarzeneggers?

Posted by: bleujayone at May 5, 2011 10:41 AM

Zing!

Posted by: RobP at May 5, 2011 10:56 AM

Really random, I know, but I mentioned to my husband this morning that I had a dream last night that I was being pursued by the metal Terminator and then by zombies. He said that he had a dream about a completely naked Schwarzenegger hosting a home improvement type show and constantly having 2x4's or other materials covering up his junk. After seeing the pictures above, I'm not sure whose nightmare was worse.

Posted by: elsie at May 5, 2011 11:27 AM

i'm surprised dat he still wants to act when he looked like he was going to drop doing dat church scene in The Expendables.

he din look healthy at all n now he wants to be a killing machine again? i'm not sure if he shud pump up on steroids again just for us. at least Sly has been using it consistently.

Posted by: haplo at May 5, 2011 1:20 PM

Arnold looks great for being 82 years old.

Is Cynco de Mayo Mexico's April Fool's Day?
How does the premise of Cry Macho justify a movie deal? What was the pitch meeting?
Producer: Picture this, a champion horse breeder turns kidnapper.
Movie company: Meh.
Producer: The horse breeder has an Austrian accent.
Movie Company: Great! And start working on the sequel.
WTF?

Posted by: The Mangler at May 5, 2011 5:20 PM