In the last few days, we’ve heard some interesting developments on a couple new Arnold Schwarzenegger film projects. While Arnold’s camp has not put out the official statement yet confirming these films, we at TheArnoldFans believe they will happen. So just to report on the latest from these two projects, let’s get you up to speed on what will probably most likely be on Arnold's film horizon.
478
As we reported earlier this June, Schwarzenegger is said to play a man who loses his wife and child in a plane crash, caused by an air controller's mistake, and that Schwarzenegger's character seeks revenge after the controller is punished and is placed in protective custody.
New information suggests 478 begins filming next month with a production date begining on Dec. 6 with an expected shooting schedule to take 25 days. Why such a short shoot? Because this is not your typical big budget action film. Like MAGGIE, 478 looks to be a smaller released Independent film with a projected budget of $10.5 million. Arnold received major acclaim for his acting in Maggie and aims to benchpress his way into another performance-heavy acting role. So don’t expect epic fight scenes with wild special effects. Instead we hope well-deserved awards and Oscars could be a bigger goal.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment has signed a six-film slate deal with American production company Emmett Furla Oasis Films (EFO Films). Emmett Furla Oasis Films is owned by established producers Randall Emmett and George Furla [pictured], the outfit’s previous guise Emmett/Furla Films produced titles such as End Of Watch, Rambo and Escape Plan. 478 has also closed a raft of major territory deals for the Highland Film Group, which is is handling international sales.
478 will be directed by Elliott Lester and Columbus, Ohio looks to be the main filming location! Considering 478 has a shooting schedule of just 25 days, it is possible that this film may be out in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Robot 2
Which will come first? The Terminator or the Robot? While we wait for Paramount and Skydance to fine-tune Terminator 6, many sites are reporting that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be signed on by director Shankar for his film Enthiran 2 (translated to Robot 2, the sequel to India’s greatest action movie) with Superstar Rajinikanth.
The latest we hear from sources is that Arnold Schwarzenegger may allegedly be signed on for a whopping $15 million for around 30 days of filming his role. Apparently, if they exceed the 30 days of shoot for Schwarzeneggar they would have pay a huge amount per extra day of shoot. Online rumors say the official announcement will come onDecember 12th.
A January 2016 start date is rumored and Robot 2 is likely to take two years to release due to the outstanding number of special effects. The movie will be produced by Lyca Productions. If Robot 2 comes out in 2018, theater goers might be seeing Arnold on the big screen that same year for Robot 2 and Terminator 6!
If the sound of Robot 2 didn’t excite you at first, take a look at this clip from the first film! How cool would it be to see Arnold as the villain in this type of over-the-top action?!!!
And what of The Legend of Conan? While Arnold and the producers still want this to happen, we’re now concerned that the NEW head of Universal Pictures may be unaware of the worldwide demand for this film. The last Universal executive wanted Conan as much as we did but with a new guy calling the shots, It may be up to the fans to express our desire for Conan to ride again! Once again, we wait!
