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Marion Cobretti · Sep 17, 2013

http://collider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-avatar-2-villain/

Sources tell Latino Review that Arnold Schwarzenegger will play a bad guy human general. It makes enough sense. Schwarzenegger and Cameron made Terminator, Terminator 2, and True Lies together, and could be looking to reunite. The evil military man follows from Stephen Langs villain in the first movie, Colonel Quaritch. Schwarzeneggers may be the right actor to portray the escalating human threat.

Yet it feels like a stretch. Cameron built an immersive fantasy universe in Avatar free from distracting big-name stars (all due respect to Sigourney Weaver). Casting Schwarzenegger takes the sequels in a different direction.

Yes please.

vas_a_morir · Sep 17, 2013

nhlducks35 · Sep 17, 2013

They should get Michael Ironside

Marion Cobretti · Sep 17, 2013

nhlducks35 said:
They should get Michael Ironside

Now here is a fuckin good idea.

rekameohs · Sep 17, 2013

My interest is piqued.

Team Filler · Sep 17, 2013

nhlducks35 said:
They should get Michael Ironside

And Ronny Cox.

Mariolee · Sep 17, 2013

I told myself that after the disappointment that was Avatar, I would not see the sequel.

Now I have to see the sequel.

happypup · Sep 17, 2013

I would be okay with this only if they revealed at the end of the movie that he was actually an ancient robot from the past, living tissue over metal skeleton.

AstroNut325 · Sep 17, 2013

Day 1. No questions asked. In 3d 60fps please.

Prompto · Sep 17, 2013

I'd be down for a Cameron/Schwarzenegger reunion.

DigitalOp · Sep 17, 2013

It just sounds right...

But it will totally change the tone of the movie. Get ready for an action heavy avatar. Could be sick.

If Cameron can keep that sense of discovery and pace it properly, it could be special

crozier · Sep 17, 2013

I can already picture this and it's amazing.

MisterHero · Sep 17, 2013

Cameron just looooooves printing money

Come on Arnie kick Worthington's ass!!

Rentahamster · Sep 17, 2013

What, is he gonna be Quaritch's dad or something?

Whatever the role, Arnie + Cameron is godlike.

I hope that he's at least different from the generic military villain cartoon archetype from Avatar 1.

Enduin · Sep 17, 2013

You killed my brother, prepare to die.

jtb · Sep 17, 2013

That'd be nice, but I think Michael Biehn would be even better.

Lonely1 · Sep 17, 2013

I will root for him. Humanity, fuck yeah!

Also, for a moment i thought this was about The Last Airbender: Book of Earth.

SRG01 · Sep 17, 2013

happypup said:
I would be okay with this only if they revealed at the end of the movie that he was actually an ancient robot from the past, living tissue over metal skeleton.

Machine vs nature, WHO SHALL WIN?

Imm0rt4l · Sep 17, 2013

Now get rid of worthington

nomster · Sep 17, 2013

Awesome. Bad guy in Avatar 2, then turns good in the inevitable humans and Navi versus an unknown bad in Avatar 3.

maplelord93 · Sep 17, 2013

hope he gets it.

Nether! · Sep 17, 2013

Would love to see it.
Schwarzenegger in the next Avatar would make me very interested in seeing it - right now I don't have much interest.

DigitalRicket · Sep 17, 2013

Funny how Sam Worthington played a terminator in salvation...

CosmicGroinPull · Sep 17, 2013

Imm0rt4l said:
Now get rid of worthington

Yeah, the actress was good but I don't really care to see him again.

G-Fex · Sep 17, 2013

Um, wasn't Sam Worthington the villain in the first one and all?

Kappa

katsubento · Sep 17, 2013

I like this.

Charles Foster Kane · Sep 17, 2013

Imm0rt4l said:
Now get rid of worthington

No way Cameron is getting rid of him for avatar 2. Might kill him eventually, but nothing off screen and in between movies.

Lazyslob · Sep 17, 2013

Would enjoy seeing Skynet destroy the Avatarians.

TDLink · Sep 17, 2013

Sign me up

Demoncarnotaur · Sep 17, 2013

My gut reaction says "no" simply because he doesn't real blend into roles...and well... is Arnold. However, given his history with Cameron, I'm interested.

fengshuifever · Sep 17, 2013

Marion Cobretti said:
Now here is a fuckin good idea.

+1.

This is a fantastic idea.

PAULINK · Sep 17, 2013

I was confused at first, I thought this was for Avatar the Last Airbender, silly me.

- J - D - · Sep 17, 2013

So does Arnold get his own Avatar? Because a 10ft tall furry cat Arnold would be the best thing ever.

Tookay · Sep 17, 2013

Can the humans win in this one?

G-Fex · Sep 17, 2013

Tookay said:
Can the humans win in this one?

But netyri is Cameron's waifu

To Far Away Times · Sep 17, 2013

I want to hear Ahnold say "Unobtanium."

MisterHero · Sep 17, 2013

WonkersTHEWatilla said:
So does Arnold get his own Avatar? Because a 10ft tall furry cat Arnold would be the best thing ever.

His avatar is based on the toruk makto dragon

do it cameron

Doctor Ninja · Sep 17, 2013

Yet another bad guy human general. ? I thought it would be more interesting if the sequel did something different and had a story only involving the Na'vi and maybe even a villain from them, but I guess he doesn't want to change the formula the got him 2 billion dollars at the box office.

jtb · Sep 17, 2013

No way Worthington goes. He's going to be the cheapest cast member!

Akahige · Sep 17, 2013

SCULLIBUNDO · Sep 17, 2013

I would be all over this because nobody knows how to play to Schwarzenegger's strengths like Cameron, but don't trust Latino Review for anything these days.

- J - D - · Sep 17, 2013

To Far Away Times said:
I want to hear Ahnold say "Unobtanium."

I just want him to hear him try to say "avatar" again.

Ahbahdah.

happypup · Sep 17, 2013

PAULINK said:
I was confused at first, I thought this was for Avatar the Last Airbender, silly me.

He is playing Toph in that film.

Darkmakaimura · Sep 17, 2013

I liked Avatar but I don't think it needs a sequel.

Mushroomer25 · Sep 17, 2013

Eh, depends on exactly who the villian is. If he's playing another military-style general - bad idea. If you're going to CG the hell out of him, and make him king of evil Pandora Atlantis? GREAT idea.

rykomatsu · Sep 17, 2013

wasn't this like...scrapped when we found out Arnie had cheated on his wife with Consuela the maid or something?

SCULLIBUNDO · Sep 17, 2013

Mushroomer25 said:
Eh, depends on exactly who the villian is. If he's playing another military-style general - bad idea. If you're going to CG the hell out of him, and make him king of evil Pandora Atlantis? GREAT idea.

If Cameron were to use the perf-cap system on Arnold to bring him back to his 80s glory in a military role where he kicks blue ass, it might just be the greatest use of VFX ever.

But again, it's fucking Latino Review.

Cameron122 · Sep 17, 2013

nhlducks35 said:
They should get Michael Ironside

Literally all he needs to do is be a history and moral philosophy professor

ComputerMKII · Sep 17, 2013

Who the fuck is 'Sources'?

ryutaro's mama · Sep 17, 2013

WonkersTHEWatilla said:
Ahbahdah[/url].

AHBUHDAR

Nai!

BTW, we talked about this years ago, remember Sculli?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19129092&postcount=11320

Good to see Hollywood catching up to GAF.

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