Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

=== 2011–present: Return to acting ===
In January 2011, just weeks after leaving office in California, Schwarzenegger announced that he was reading several new scripts for future films, one of them being the World War II action drama ''With Wings as Eagles'', written by [[Randall Wallace]], based on a true story.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2011 |title=Schwarzenegger: "Ich lese gerade drei Drehbücher" – "Krone"-Interview – Welt |url=http://www.krone.at/Welt/Schwarzenegger_Ich_lese_gerade_drei_Drehbuecher-Krone-Interview-Story-240860 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119035212/http://www.krone.at/Welt/Schwarzenegger_Ich_lese_gerade_drei_Drehbuecher-Krone-Interview-Story-240860 |archive-date=January 19, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2011 |publisher=krone.at}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2011 |title=Arnold's Big Comeback Film May Soar with "Wings"! Schwarzenegger is Considering 3 Movie Scripts! |url=http://www.thearnoldfans.com/news/1741.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406131322/http://www.thearnoldfans.com/news/1741.html |archive-date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2011 |publisher=TheArnoldFans.com}}</ref>

On March 6, 2011, at the Arnold Seminar of the Arnold Classic, Schwarzenegger revealed that he was being considered for several films, including sequels to ''[[The Terminator]]'' and remakes of ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' and ''[[The Running Man (1987 film)|The Running Man]]'', and that he was "packaging" a comic book character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2011 |title=TAFs Exclusive: 15 Scripts and 1 Superhero! TAFs Q&A with Arnold at the 2011 Arnold Classic! |url=http://www.thearnoldfans.com/news/1767.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421231211/http://www.thearnoldfans.com/news/1767.html |archive-date=April 21, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2011 |publisher=TheArnoldFans.com}}</ref> The character was later revealed to be the Governator, star of the comic book and animated series of the same name. Schwarzenegger inspired the character and co-developed it with [[Stan Lee]], who would have produced the series. Schwarzenegger would have voiced the Governator.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as 'The Governator' |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/03/30/arnold-schwarzenegger-the-governator-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019165010/http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/03/30/arnold-schwarzenegger-the-governator-exclusive/ |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Zakarin |first=Jordan |date=March 31, 2011 |title='The Governator': Arnold Schwarzenegger Developing New Cartoon, Comic Book |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-governator-arnold-schwarzenegger_n_842921 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903070342/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/the-governator-arnold-schwarzenegger_n_842921.html |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=HuffPost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger to make superhero show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12918406 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218082309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12918406 |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |access-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Maerz |first=Melissa |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger teams with Stan Lee on 'The Governator' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/arnold-schwarzenegger-teams-up-with-stan-lee-on-cartoon-series-the-governator.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404010256/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/arnold-schwarzenegger-teams-up-with-stan-lee-on-cartoon-series-the-governator.html |archive-date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

On May 20, 2011, Schwarzenegger's entertainment counsel announced that all film projects currently in development were being halted: "Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammel |first=Sara |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Halts All Acting Projects – Including Terminator |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20496056,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902054617/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20496056,00.html |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |website=People}}</ref> On July 11, 2011, it was announced that Schwarzenegger was considering a comeback film, despite legal problems related to his divorce.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=July 11, 2011 |title=Arnold Books 'Last Stand': Studio To Test Schwarzenegger's Post-Scandal Popularity – |url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/arnold-schwarzenegger-books-last-stand-western-will-test-his-post-scandal-popularity-130529/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019084025/http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/arnold-schwarzenegger-books-last-stand-western-will-test-his-post-scandal-popularity/ |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |magazine=Deadline}}</ref> He starred in ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012) as Trench Mauser,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Mike |date=September 6, 2011 |title='Expendables 2' Sets Action Dream Trio: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis Join Sly Stallone |url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/expendables-2-sets-action-dream-trio-arnold-schwarzenegger-bruce-willis-join-sly-stallone-167448/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044920/http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/expendables-2-sets-action-dream-trio-arnold-schwarzenegger-bruce-willis-join-sly-stallone/ |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |magazine=Deadline}}</ref> and starred in ''[[The Last Stand (2013 film)|The Last Stand]]'' (2013), his first leading role in 10 years, and ''[[Escape Plan (film)|Escape Plan]]'' (2013), his first co-starring role alongside Sylvester Stallone. He starred in ''[[Sabotage (2014 film)|Sabotage]]'', released in March 2014, and returned as Trench Mauser in ''[[The Expendables 3]]'', released in August 2014. He starred in the fifth Terminator film ''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' in 2015.<ref name="Katz-2006" /><ref name="Profile-2004" /><ref name="Leamer-2005">{{Cite book |last=Leamer |first=Laurence |url=https://archive.org/details/fantasticlifeofa00leam |title=Fantastic: The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger |publisher=St Martin's Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-312-33338-6}}</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator-5/ Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirmed for 'Terminator 5'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807205307/http://screenrant.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator-5/ |date=August 7, 2013 }}. Screenrant.com (January 22, 2013). Retrieved September 27, 2013.</ref> He then planned to reprise his role as [[Conan the Barbarian]] in ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)#Sequels|The Legend of Conan]]'',<ref name="ABC News-2011">{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2011 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger to File Revised Divorce Papers, Not Denying Spousal Support |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-file-revised-divorce-papers-denying-spousal/story?id=14142207 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723223016/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-file-revised-divorce-papers-denying-spousal/story?id=14142207 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>Fleming, Mike (October 25, 2012). "[https://deadline.com/2012/10/arnold-and-conan-the-barbarian-reunited-universal-reboots-action-franchise-with-schwarzenegger-359719/ Arnold And 'Conan The Barbarian' Reunited: Universal Reboots Action Franchise With Schwarzenegger] ." Deadline.com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.</ref> later renamed ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)#Sequels|Conan the Conqueror]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals new title, plot details about Conan sequel (by Jonathan Dornbush) |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/28/arnold-schwarzenegger-conan-sequel-title-plot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818062640/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/28/arnold-schwarzenegger-conan-sequel-title-plot |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2016 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> However, in April 2017, producer Chris Morgan stated that Universal had dropped the project, although there was a possibility of a TV show. The story of the film was supposed to be set 30 years after the first, with some inspiration from [[Clint Eastwood]]'s ''[[Unforgiven]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2017 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'The Legend of Conan' May Not Happen After All |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/arnold-schwarzeneggers-the-legend-of-conan-may-not-happen-after-all/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407061650/http://www.slashfilm.com/arnold-schwarzeneggers-the-legend-of-conan-may-not-happen-after-all/ |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=slashfilm.com}}</ref>

In September 2015, the media announced that Schwarzenegger was to replace [[Donald Trump]] as host of ''[[The New Celebrity Apprentice]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian Stelter and Frank Pallotta |date=September 14, 2015 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger is the next host of NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice' |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/14/media/arnold-schwarzenegger-apprentice-nbc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916224406/https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/14/media/arnold-schwarzenegger-apprentice-nbc |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref> This show, the 15th season of ''The Apprentice'', aired during the 2016–2017 TV season. In the show, he used the phrases "you're terminated" and "get to the choppa", which are quotes from some of his famous roles (''[[The Terminator]]'' and ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'', respectively), when firing the contestants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2017 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed his cheesy firing catchphrase for Celebrity Apprentice |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-catchphrase-get-to-the-chopper-predator-a7506741.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213203113/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-catchphrase-get-to-the-chopper-predator-a7506741.html |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=January 3, 2017 |title=With Schwarzenegger as Host, 'Celebrity Apprentice' Lacks Old Bite |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/arts/television/schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-donald-trump.html |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/arts/television/schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-donald-trump.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2017, following repeated criticisms from Trump, Schwarzenegger announced that he would not return for another season on the show. He also reacted to Trump's remarks in January 2017 via Instagram: "Hey, Donald, I have a great idea. Why don't we switch jobs? You take over TV because you're such an expert in ratings, and I take over your job, and then people can finally sleep comfortably again."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves 'Apprentice,' Trump says he was fired |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/03/03/arnold-quits-apprentice-before-he-can-fired/98700892/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412023719/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/03/03/arnold-quits-apprentice-before-he-can-fired/98700892/ |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

In August 2016, his filming of action-comedy ''[[Killing Gunther]]'' was temporarily interrupted by bank robbers near the filming location in [[Surrey, British Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 19, 2016 |title=Robber tries pulling bank heist during Schwarzenegger movie shoot |url=http://bc.ctvnews.ca/robber-tries-pulling-bank-heist-during-schwarzenegger-movie-shoot-1.3035508 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822164057/http://bc.ctvnews.ca/robber-tries-pulling-bank-heist-during-schwarzenegger-movie-shoot-1.3035508 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2016 |work=CTV News Vancouver}}</ref> The film was released in September 2017. He was announced to star and produce in a film about the ruins of [[Sanxingdui]] called ''The Guest of Sanxingdui'' as an ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=October 28, 2016 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger to play ambassador in The Guest of Sanxingdui |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1578850/arnold-schwarzenegger-making-a-3d-blockbuster-in-china-and-it-sounds-massive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029044745/http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1578850/arnold-schwarzenegger-making-a-3d-blockbuster-in-china-and-it-sounds-massive |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |website=Cinemablend}}</ref>

On February 6, 2018, [[Amazon Studios]] announced they were working with Schwarzenegger to develop a new series, ''Outrider,'' in which he will star and executive produce. The western-drama set in the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the late 19th century will follow a deputy (portrayed by Schwarzenegger) who is tasked with apprehending a legendary outlaw in the wilderness, but is forced to partner with a ruthless Federal Marshal to make sure justice is properly served. The series would have been Schwarzenegger's first major scripted TV role<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 6, 2018 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger To Topline 'Outrider' Western TV Series In Works At Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/arnold-schwarzenegger-outrider-western-event-series-amazon-development-1202278941/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206211034/http://deadline.com/2018/02/arnold-schwarzenegger-outrider-western-event-series-amazon-development-1202278941/ |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |access-date=February 7, 2018 |magazine=Deadline}}</ref> but was never completed.

Schwarzenegger returned to the ''Terminator'' franchise with ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'', which was released on November 1, 2019. It was produced by the series' co-creator James Cameron, who directed him previously in the first two films in the series and in ''True Lies''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartleet |first=Larry |date=September 28, 2017 |title=James Cameron: 'Terminator 6 will be a sequel to Terminator 2' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/james-cameron-terminator-6-will-sequel-terminator-2-2145507 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301220535/https://www.nme.com/news/film/james-cameron-terminator-6-will-sequel-terminator-2-2145507 |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=January 13, 2019 |website=NME}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2017 |title=Terminator 6: Schwarzenegger Will Be the Human Basis for the T-800 |url=https://screenrant.com/terminator-6-schwarzenegger-human-t-800-robot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204023052/https://screenrant.com/terminator-6-schwarzenegger-human-t-800-robot/ |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |access-date=January 13, 2019 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref> It was shot in [[Almería]], Hungary and the US.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cárceles |first=Miguel |date=March 7, 2018 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger rodará Terminator 6 en Almería |url=http://www.ideal.es/almeria/almeria/arnold-schwarzenegger-rodara-20180307211551-nt.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612062314/http://www.ideal.es/almeria/almeria/arnold-schwarzenegger-rodara-20180307211551-nt.html |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |work=[[Ideal (newspaper)|Ideal]] |publisher=Vocento |language=es}}</ref>