Total Film reports that Rodriguez’ team have reached out to Arnies people in a bid to have him reprise his role as Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer in a cameo.
But (thank God!) this wont be a remake/reboot/reimagining...“They’ve written a role for him,” a second source tells the site. “Rodriguez is as against the idea of a straight-up remake as much as anyone – which is why they’re considering this an official sequel to John McTiernan’s film. Like Terminator, they know Schwarzenegger’s a vital ingredient of the franchise. Ideally, Arnold will see it that way too. Ball is in his court now”.
Sounds like a good idea, its a great way to tie this movie directly with the original and maybe erase some of the memories of the AVP movies from peoples minds. It will be interesting to see how they bring Dutch back into the story too.
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