The former governor, who turns 66 in July, has confirmed that he will be reprising his iconic role as futuristic cyborg the Terminator for the fifth instalment of the science fiction series.
Arnold announced on Thursday in Australia at the 21st Century Financial Education Summit that filming for Terminator 5 will begin in January 2014.
He's back! Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed
that he will be reprising his iconic role as futuristic cyborg the
Terminator for the fifth instalment of the science fiction series
The announcement puts rumours to rest that Arnold would be playing a human in the latest instalment.
The former body-building champion has been slowly rebuilding his acting career after retiring almost a decade ago to pursue a life in politics.
The machine: Arnold announced on Thursday that
filming for Terminator 5 will begin in January 2014, pictured in 2003's
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
In 1984 he made his star-making turn as the titular Terminator and was initially a bad guy.
He returned as the cyborg in 1991 opposite Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton, but this time as a robot with a heart of gold.
Star turn: The Austrian Oak pictured in The Terminator in 1984
But Arnold was absent for the fourth instalment Terminator Salvation.
Of the 2009 film he told Collider.com that the movie was awful, saying: 'It tried hard, not that they didn't try, the acting and everything. It missed the boat.'
Killer shades: Arnold wearing his iconic sunglasses and leather jacket in the first instalment of the sci fi series
Terminator Salvation grossed $125 million in the U.S., whereas 1991's Judgment Day earned $519 million worldwide ($204 million U.S.), with all three of his Terminator movies grossing more than $1billion - making Arnold's involvement in the franchise apparently indispensable.
When asked which of his previous characters ranks as his favourite, Schwarzenegger told TheArnoldFans.com: 'Well, I don't think there is one character [I can choose from] even with all my other movies.
'I can't say the Terminator character is more than this character or the Conan character I like less than the Terminator character or something like that.'
Adding: 'They are all great characters. Like I said, I was very fortunate to be able to play those kinds of characters who have an international appeal. To me, that's the most important thing.’
Old school: Arnold insists he is as viable a
screen hardman as ever and that 'age doesn't mean anything', pictured in
the first Terminator
Meanwhile, Arnold insists he is as viable a screen hardman as ever, saying: 'Age doesn't mean anything to me, because I work out every day.
'I work out twice a day, as a matter of fact. At night I work out with weights, and in the morning I do cardiovascular training.
'Even though you do feel the pain when you wipe out and when you do your fight scenes and you get more sore and the body doesn't come back as quickly and all this.
'But just grind through it, you know? That's what it's all about!'
Politicking: The 65-year-old pictured in 2004 as governor of California
Writer and director James Cameron, who was behind the first three Terminators, will not be attached to the film.
According to The Wrap Megan Elison, who was behind Zero Dark Thirty, acquired the rights to the Terminator series for a whopping $20million in 2011.
Elison's Annapurna Pictures is said to be in negotiations with Paramount for distribution but has yet to attach a director to the project.
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