Overview
- Speaking at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, Arnold Schwarzenegger said 20th Century has hired Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct King Conan.
- Deadline cites sources confirming McQuarrie’s attachment to the Conan project, though representatives for 20th Century Studios declined to comment and no timelines or deals were announced.
- Schwarzenegger said Dan Trachtenberg wants him in the next Predator film and that they have discussed it, following the filmmaker’s prior use of his character’s likeness in an animated epilogue.
- He added that the studio has a script for Commando 2 and has approached him about returning, characterizing all potential roles as age-appropriate.
- Reports emphasize these efforts are in early development, with King Conan following decades of stalled attempts and Predator’s recent entries creating an opening for Schwarzenegger’s return.