Schwarzenegger in Talks for Conan, Predator, Commando Returns

Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed at the 2026 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, that he is in active discussions to reprise his iconic roles in three action franchises: Conan the Barbarian, Predator and Commando. The 78-year-old actor shared the news with an enthusiastic crowd, sparking applause and widespread interest in potential revivals of the films that helped launch his Hollywood career in the 1980s.

Schwarzenegger first gained prominence as the titular barbarian in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, directed by John Milius and adapted from Robert E. Howard's stories. He returned for the 1984 sequel, Conan the Destroyer. The upcoming project, titled King Conan, would depict the character after 40 years as king, forced from his throne amid conflict before reclaiming it through battles involving violence, magic and creatures. "With King Conan, it's a great old story that Conan was 40 years as king and now he gets forced out of the kingdom and there's conflict, of course, but somehow he comes back and there's all kinds of madness, violence, magic and creatures and stuff like that," Schwarzenegger told attendees. He emphasized that the role would be written to suit his...