{"id":2321259,"date":"2026-03-10T12:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2321259"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:04:06","slug":"schwarzenegger-is-in-talks-to-return-to-iconic-franchises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/schwarzenegger-is-in-talks-to-return-to-iconic-franchises\/","title":{"rendered":"Schwarzenegger is in talks to return to iconic franchises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-1024x576.jpeg\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-1024x576.jpeg?utm_source=in_materials\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-type=\"image\" data-credits=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-1024x576.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-kz.kursiv.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28.jpg-3.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-6867612\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>Photo: Shutterstock, photo editor: Adelina Mamedova<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong>, an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, film star and former governor of California, is considering a return to the \u00abConan the Barbarian,\u00bb \u00abPredator\u00bb and \u00abCommando\u00bb franchises. All three films are widely regarded as iconic and helped establish his career in Hollywood, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/03\/10\/arnold-schwarzenegger-staging-a-comeback-with-king-conan-new-predator-and-commando-movies\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/03\/10\/arnold-schwarzenegger-staging-a-comeback-with-king-conan-new-predator-and-commando-movies?utm_source=in_materials\">Euronews<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Schwarzenegger said that discussions with studios are currently underway. According to the actor, studios have shown renewed interest in revisiting the popular action series.<\/p>\n<p>Given Schwarzenegger\u2019s age \u2014 he is now 78 \u2014 any potential projects are expected to be written to reflect this stage of his life. A possible sequel titled \u00abKing Conan,\u00bb for example, could explore Conan\u2019s story after ruling for 40 years and continue the narrative of the original 1982 film.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarzenegger also noted that a future \u00abPredator\u00bb project could feature his character from the 1987 movie. Director <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dan_Trachtenberg\" data-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dan_Trachtenberg?utm_source=in_materials\">Dan Trachtenberg<\/a><\/strong>, who recently worked on the franchise, is reportedly interested in bringing the actor back for a new installment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Schwarzenegger revealed that he has been presented with a script for a possible sequel to the 1985 action film \u00abCommando,\u00bb although no further details have been disclosed. <\/p>\n<p>The last major film project in which Schwarzenegger appeared was \u00abTerminator: Dark Fate\u00bb (2019). <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\naddDeferredScript(function(){\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1371498819954962');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source kz.kursiv.media \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Shutterstock, photo editor: Adelina Mamedova Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, film star and former governor of California, is considering a return to the \u00abConan the Barbarian,\u00bb \u00abPredator\u00bb and \u00abCommando\u00bb franchises. All three films are widely regarded as iconic and helped establish his career in Hollywood, Euronews reported. 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