The daily gossip: Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in Terminator 5, and more

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last updated 8 January 2015

1. Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in Terminator 5

Time to dust off all your old "I'll be back" puns: Arnold Schwarzenegger officially revealed that he'll reprise the role of the Terminator in Terminator 5, which starts filming in January 2014. "I'm very happy that the studios want me to be in Terminator 5 and to star as the Terminator," said Schwarzenegger, confirming reports that some poor screenwriter now has to explain why anyone would design a robot that looks like a 65-year-old man. Schwarzenegger added that he also plans to appear in sequels to Conan the Barbarian and Twins, because there's no reason to tackle original projects when you can shamelessly cash in on nostalgia instead. [ComingSoon.net]

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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