Arnold Schwarzenegger is all set to make his big screen comeback as a down-on-his-luck horse trainer in Cry Macho, who is offered to kidnap the son of his boss. The action star and former California governor was on the lookout for a proper comeback project after leaving office. He is also attached to return as “Terminator” in the fifth movie of the franchise that made him a household name.
Al Ruddy, who won an Oscar for both The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby, will produce, while Brad Furman, who helmed the recent The Lincoln Lawyer will direct. The filming is set to begin in September, the Hollywood Reporter said.
Schwarzenegger will receive $12.5 million plus 25 per cent of first-dollar gross for starring in the movie.
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Superman actor Jackie Cooper dies
Los Angeles: Jackie Cooper, who was nominated for an Oscar at the age of nine and played the editor of the Daily Planet in the Superman films, has died aged 88, officials said.
Flowers were placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following his death after a sudden illness, said the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which manages the stars on the storied stretch of sidewalk.
Born in LA in 1922, Cooper was only nine when he played the lead in 1931 movie Skippy, and became the youngest ever actor nominated for a leading role Oscar.
He also played young Jim Hawkins in the 1934 version of Treasure Island, and went on to a successful film and TV career — including behind the camera, winning an Emmy Award in 1974 for directing an episode of M*A*S*H. Cooper played Daily Planet editor Perry White in the Superman films of 1978s and during the 1980s, starring opposite Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. —AFP