August 3, 2009 | by Rob Keyes 

Could James Cameron Start ‘True Lies 2′ Next Year? [Updated]

Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies 2

During the Q&A segment of James Cameron’s Avatar panel at San Diego Comic-Con the week before last, a member of the Hall H audience asked a question that I’ve wanted to ask for many years – When will we get True Lies 2?

Cameron’s response was that Arnold is busy being the Governator but who knows after that.

The good news is, according to Tom Arnold, we could be getting something like that in the not too distant future…

In a profile article on the comedic actor by The New York Times, Tom Arnold revealed at the very end of the interview that there’s a project to be made by James Cameron that has no script or story as of yet, but features him and Schwarzenegger, that begins shooting next year. Here’s that specific part of the article:

“All I know is Jim Cameron’s making it and Arnold” — Mr. Schwarzenegger — “and I are going to be in it, and it starts shooting in 14 months, the day after Arnold stops being governor of California… It’s not going to be called ‘True Lies II,’ but it might as well be. I can live with that.”

Arnold going straight back into acting right after getting out of office? Calling it True Lies 2 with no script or story? Shooting in 14 months?!

Cameron’s got a very busy schedule leading up to the release of Avatar this December and he’s got a pile of other projects in development – is this one of them?

I hope this is true and if it is, I hope it’s a sequel of sorts to True Lies. I loved that movie and it would be great to see that cast back together for another action adventure.

How much faith do you put into Tom Arnold’s words?

[UPDATE: Apparently we shouldn't put much faith into Tom's words - according to AICN, they spoke with Cameron who has no plans for this and said Tom must be joking. Not funny, Tom, announcing something like that if it's not true. Click here for details.]

Sources: The New York Times (via MTV)

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  • OrangeRush2112
    this would be nice, but im not holding my breath - unless of course i get trapped in an underwater cave where the entrance has just been blocked off........gulp.
  • chrisj
    @ Ken J
    Did you read the news that Bruce Willis is gonna be in The Expendables? Best thing i read was hes gonna be in the same scene with Arnold & Sly. Founding Fathers of Planet Hollywood united again,lol. I forgot about Kindergarten Cop being another good film. Hard to believe Arnold was shot and almost killed by a old lady. But he was wounded by that mama's boy and shot in the arm by his mom. Id say the hottest girl in cinema he was with was Kelly Preston.
  • Ken J
    Kindergarten Cop is one of my favorites, that and Twins, lol.
  • chrisj
    @ Amol
    Im glad we agre on another thing which is Arnold being a great guy. And he does has a Guiness Record as a actor with the most wins as a body-builder. I dont have the book so i cant say how many titles hes won before he went into acting but i know he was pretty good at what he did cause he started as a early age. I have nothin but respect for him and admire him for what hes accomplished in his life. Sure hes made bad movies and some consider him a bad politition but doesnt everybody have their ups and downs? As a politition you'd hear people say they hate him cause hes just another republican etc. As for movies, i seen all but Red Sonja & Raw Deal cause cause i live in a small town and the video store doesnt carry them. I heard Red Sonja was the worst that even Arnold thought it was bad. Made me laugh when his wife said if that movie doesnt kill his career, nothin will lol. I dint like Junior but i respect him still for tryin somthing new because i liked Twins so i thought Junior would be good to watch the first time around. I also liked Jingle All The Way, mainly because it reminds me of the Christmas rush for Cabbage Patch Kids & Elmo dolls. As for True Lies,loved the ending of it.
  • Amol
    I don't know what you people think about Arnie but overseas from here in India, I can tell you He is a God.

    I think Schwarzenegger has some Guiness Record to his name, something on the Lines of : "The Most Successful Human in the History of Mankind" or something like that. That says it all.

    I really don't care what he is as a politician. But excluding that I do think he is a Legend. And one more thing (in case any guys slam him for his acting skills): "Never watch an Arnie movie expecting hin to act and you won't be disappointed"

    I have watched all his movies, I mean ALL. And I too think 'The Last Action Hero(1993)' wasn't a bad movie at all. Yeah, it was a perfect parody. I enjoyed purely.

    In Junior he atleast tried something different. For his mushy side, the movie I simply love is "Kindergarten Cop(1990)".

    AS for True Lies(1994), personally, I don't like that the well-made crispy Super-Summer-Block-bluster is being compared to a an average action movie like 'Lethal Weapon'.
    Gibson may be a better actor but Arnie is the God of Action and he had combined to deadly perfection with James Cameron in 'True Lies'.

    Waiting for True Lies 2(20??) if it happens...
  • chrisj
    @ Ken J
    About what critics said about Last Action hero, All i can say is Critics wouldnt know a good movie if it slapped them in the face. They get payed to critize, especially ones that made money. Aslong as the moive is entertaining, thats all i care about. It was a nice touch of all the cameos that were in it from Robert Patrick, Sharon Stone, Maria Shriver of-course, and Arnold pushin Chevy Chase aside,lol. The ending quotes may sounded corny but they fitted well into the movie.Like Ripper sayin : I'llllll beeeee Backkkkkkkkk! Arnold: Like hell you will,lol. and Arnold: No sequel for you. Another thing about Total Recall that i liked was the fight scene between Arnold & Michael Ironside.
  • Ken J
    @chrisj

    LOL at the comment about CG Arnold's look in Salvation, that's the same thing I thought, it was a nice touch.

    I also liked Last Action Hero. I don't know why critics panned it, it wasn't supposed to be a well acted deep storied movie. It was a PARODY of stupid action movies! And it did that perfectly! I thought it was a very funny movie.

    And about Total Recall, consider that a divorce, lol. :-D
  • ogb
    Damn Ken J, why are you so defensive of us being defensive. Can't Take a JOKE?! What's wrong with you? I'd HATE to be your doctor!

    See now, that's what you sound like every time you try to lecture people.
  • chrisj
    To be honest i kinda liked Last Action Hero. Another one of my favorites was Total Recall. It was a shame he put a bullet in Sharon Stone's head,lol what can ya do though if someone was gonna shoot ya,lol. As for Terminator Salvation, it cool of how they gave Arnold look after Christian Bale hits him in the face with his gun. It was the same kind of look he gave in T2 after that woman w/ the arm cast hitted him in the face, and ruined his sunglasses.
  • Ken J
    Damn man, you people get so defensive so fast, geez. A bit jumpy are we? lol, I'd hate to see your blood pressure numbers...
  • ogb
    KEN J

    You are a trip man

    Stick to the discussions and I'll listen because you make good arguments/points but your attempts at humor and lecturing of others on how they should feel are juvenile at best.

    Collateral Damage and 6h Day (or Stolen Identity 3, lol) were forgettable. I hope his brief role in The Expendables is a good one and I would watch any movie with him in the leading role and a good director behind him.
  • 790
    No actually it doesn't piss me off I'm just using terms that you can understand Ken J.

    Feel free to seek out as much attention as you need on this issue,,, like I needed to type that.
  • Ken J
    LOL, it was a joke, but does that really piss you off? Haha, sorry, I'll save it for when I want to piss you off, this is not one of those times. :-P
  • 790
    I'm going to assume your spelling of California with a K is supposed to piss me off Ken, if not then you are one mentally disabled sob my friend...
  • Ken J
    790 wrote:
    "He’s pissed a lot of Californians off and who knows how that will effect his comeback"

    Wow, I didn't know Kalifornians represented the rest of America and the world...

    @ogb

    I'll have to agree with you on the Arnold thing. While he's a weak-ass politician that lets the other side walk all over him like a floor mat, that doesn't affect his on-screen presence. If we let every actor's off-screen actions affect how we see them on-screen, then basically we shouldn't watch any movies since like 80% of celebrities are a-holes in real life...

    But ogb, while I agree with you there, I'll have to say, you have to stop getting your feelings hurt so easily. I know what you're going to say "oh my feelings weren't hurt, it's just that blah blah blah..." yah yah whatever, I'm not trying to insult you, trying to help you out, you gotta get thicker skin, get used to people throwing lame insults at you ESPECIALLY if the discussion turns political.

    @Rob

    I would expect he would drop out of politics once his term is up. Unless he just doesn't realize what kind of pushover politician he is. I doubt he enjoys being such a pansy... at least in the movie world he's a tough guy.

    But please, no more of these super crappy action movies like Collateral Damage... People talk crap about Last Action Hero, but at least that movie was hilarious and was enjoyable. Collateral Damage was just a pain to endure...
  • 790
    You watch Rob, Arnold's going to stay in politics...
  • Wow, I don't check on this for a day and look what happens ;)

    Do you folks think Arnold will get into acting when he's done being the gov? What kinds of movies would he do?
  • ogb
    I give up

    You tried to insult my intelligence and you insulted Californians.

    Just let it go.
  • ogb get over yourself...way to end a discussion with name calling. Let others have opinions.
  • ogb
    ChirsJ

    790 is okay in my book, for now :)

    I know what you mean, some people here are here to rile things up (*cough* Ken J) but for the most part it's all good.
  • 790
    @chrisj I think you have me confused with someone else.

    First I don't remember having an argument over T-101 vs T-800 that sounds like Ken J.

    Second, the last thing I do here on SR is to rile people up. If I'm guilty of anything its that I try to open up alternative viewpoints thus leading to alternative discussions...
  • chrisj
    @ ogb
    Don't let 790 get to ya, he just likes to get people riled up. I got into a debate with him and two others about T2 by explaining why Arnold's terminator is refered to as T-101/T-800 terminator. If they would go to imdb website, they'd find the answer that explains it all.
  • ogb
    790

    That sums up your argument and it's a good one at that. I agree with most of it.

    This brings me full circle to "Damn I hate politics". All of our recent presidents have made HUNDREDS of promises they did not keep, lied, etc. Strap yourselves in fellow Americans, we're in this for the long run. I, myself, will probably move to Canada, not as a deserter, but actually thinking about attending film school in Vancouver for graphic design.
  • ogb
    BloodSucking Leech, the name suits you well

    If you read my posts, I tried to get off politics for a while now.

    You completely misunderstood everything I said, which is fine, but don't go out and attack me because you can't comprehend what I'm arguing about.

    I'll say this for the last time. He is NOT a good politician, average at best. He IS an important factor in the movie industry, even now (remember the buzz generated about his possible cameo in Terminator Salvation?).

    That's all I've been saying. You can label that as you wish (although I have no idea what "god hood status" is) but don't twist my words or take them out of context.

    Enough is enough.
  • 790
    I don't blindly hate anyone, I have reasons. My comments are clear that I do respect his body of work but I don't respect him as a leader. When I watch T2 (for the 500th time) I forget he's a corrupt public official.
    :-)

    I'm going to sign off on this rant before Vic shuts down the comments and Rob gets all up in my grill, but let me leave you with this Ogb, I don't base my opinion of Arnold solely on the economic state of California. (I won't get into specifics) but I personally know about side deals he's made with let's just say the local congloms in LA. And I know he's corrupt and a liar.
    I wouldn't bring this up other than he ran his election on a promise that he couldn't be bought out...

    So let's leave it at that ,,,,
  • ogb-you should have just quit while you were ahead. Vic tried to stop the discussion, I tried, but noooo you have to keep it going.

    Arnold is not just another corrupt politician that is doing a little local damage-he is sinking the whole state-so ppl are going to have a hard time accepting his god hood status that you and others give to him.

    Enough is enough-let's talk Gamer. There's a movie that's got some hair on it.
  • ogb
    Geez guys, get off your high horses

    You do understand that no matter what state/city/town/ or country you are in, there's corruption all around. People you respect and look up to have probably done HORRIBLE things in their lifetime.

    Jumping on the hate wagon against Arnold and California doesn't really mean anything.


    And Vic, thank you for pointing that out, I'm trying to get off the subject and back to movies.


    And 790, now you're just grasping at straws. I get it, you don't like the guy. My point is that you can't blindly hate someone based on a few decisions he/she made. It works in extreme cases. Not in this case. You don't agree with his policies. Some people do. To ignore everything he's done for cinema or to discredit him of his achievements based on something that has nothing to do with cinema and his acting is also not right.
  • Sorry ogb- Californians + politics= bad juju
  • chrisj
    First of all id like to say i respect Arnold. He actually accomplished in doin everything he wanted to do. From body-building, to acting, to politics, you have to admit he's came a long ways. Like any actor or actress, they all have good and bad films. I never seen Red Sonja but hear it was his worst movie he made. The worst movie i seen him in was Junior. The best... The Terminator & T2, Predator, Commando, and True Lies. I can see how bad some people dont like Arnold as a politician. But id have to say im in position to say i dont agree with what film director Oliver Stone said before about how America can learn alot from Fidel Castro. Back to the movies, id have to tell ogb that Predators is being considered a sequel. If they were rebooting it,it would be a bad move to involve Arnold as the same character from the original.
  • OK, can we get of ogb's back, please?

    He's just saying that Arnold deserves a chapter in the annals of movie history for the films he did back in the 80s(ish) - and he does.

    Vic
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