Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirms He will Return to Acting; Here Are 30 Roles He Should Consider
The days ahead just got a little brighter: Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed via Twitter that he will return to acting now that his gubernatorial term is finished! But, not so fast -- Arnold needs to choose his next roles very carefully. Since he took over California, he's gone from bona fide icon to bona fide mega-icon. Rehashing the same roles he was taking before office (Collateral Damage, anyone?) won't do him or us favors. And yes, doing the same types of movies in 3-D is still a rehash. For longevity's sake, he needs a role that will blow minds, that will make everybody rethink what they thought they knew about him -- a role like one of these.
(As always, please do chime in with roles you'd like to see The Governater take for his comeback.)
30. A used car salesman
29. The president
28. A hacker (I see amazing potential for a comedy/thriller here.)
27. An ER surgeon with a pain killer addiction
26. A tortured painter
25. An Irish Catholic priest
24. A school janitor who gets teased by all of the students
23. Count Dracula
22. A country singer
21. A pirate (there's going to two more Pirates of the Caribbean movies right?)
20. A pregnant man
19. Himself (somebody call Charlie Kaufman.)
18. A workaholic trying to connect with his teenage daughter
17. A truck driver
16. A hard-boiled social worker with a heart of gold
15. Danny Devito's twin
14. A heroin junkie (fine, he can be an undercover cop too.)
13. A genie
12. A gym teacher
11. A schizophrenic
10. Hobo with an Assault Rifle
9. A transvestite trying to pass the bar exam
8. The other last samurai
7. An elephant hunter in Africa
6. A Na'vi wise man
5. A zany inventor
4. God
3. An alcoholic fighting for custody of his kids
2. The mayor of Key West during spring break
1. John Matrix (I'd totally pay to see a sequel to Commando)
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i agree so much with John Matrix, he is tha shit !!!
Douglas Quaid in a Total Recall sequel (to squash that remake that floating around). Of course Paul Verhoeven would have to direct again.
Commando 2? Well, maybe if Jenny's daughter was kidnapped by the son of Arius...
When did he stop acting ??
31. A homeless gigolo...
A buddy comedy with him and Michael Clarke Duncan.
.5 A tumor.
The Iceman in a biopic of the hitman/familyman
A corrupt Border Patrol Agent smuggling aliens and drugs.
He looks really damn young in the lead image. Whoa.
I want a new Conan the Barbarian movie. I won't hold my breath, though.
Don't think it's a good idea (about gays), but, definitely, he must play with Stallone 🙂
Please cross #19 off the list as Arnold played himself in Last Action Hero.
he should play father to conan in the coming conan the barbarian remake.
A new "Predator" movie. Those dummies in Hollywood ruined the franchise with the last couple films. Ugh, so horrible! James Cameron needs to use his genius and direct the film. I will still watch Arnold. I luv him and have since he started bodybuilding a long time ago. When Arnold made his cameo in Stallone's latest film, he still looked great. He still has a chiseled face and beautiful skin that looks good enough on film. Stallone looked like "crud" in the face compared to Arnold. Another guy who still looks good on film is Bruce Willis. Even with fine lines in his face, it's not painful to look at that guy on film. The others, like Mel Gibson... well, they are really showing age badly. When they wear makeup on film, they look old and worn out.
I thought about that, but left it. Hero uses his name, but he's playing Jack Slater more than Arnold...we don't get to see him arguing with the cable guy or anything really fun like that. There's still untapped potential here.
"Conan the Septugenarian".
Why cross off Danny Devito's twin? A TWINS sequel would be the greatest thing EVER.
I would also see this movie.
Why make a remake. Think something original for Arnold. He still has that charm and charisma.