Fox Denies Rumor That Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Play 'Avatar 2' Villain

Did Arnold Schwarzenegger sign on for "Avatar
2"? Not so fast. Latino Review previously
reported the "Collateral Damage" star would
play "a bad guy human general" in the sequel
of James Cameron's 2009 hugely-successful sci-
fi action movie, but 20th Century Fox quickly
denies it. "No truth to this," a rep tells
Variety.
If only the rumor were true, it would be a
first big-screen reunion between the actor and
the director in almost 20 years. Arnie
previously worked with Cameron in the first
"Terminator" movie (1984) and its sequel
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991). Their
last collaboration was in action comedy "True
Lies" released in 1994.
In the next installments, Cameron is keen on
exploring the story in "Avatar" universe in a
big way. There will be at least three more
"Avatar" movies coming with each one of them
having different screenwriters. Sam
Worthington and Zoe Saldana are expected to
reprise their respective roles in next
installment.
The second upcoming "Avatar" project is
planned for a December 2016 release with Josh
Friedman tapped to pen the script. "Avatar 3"
is scheduled for December 2017 with Rick Jaffa
and Amanda Silver as the screenwriters, and
"Avatar 4" is planned for 2018 with Shane
Salerno as the scribe.
"Building upon the world we created with
Avatar has been a rare and incredibly
rewarding experience," Cameron once said. "In
writing the new films, I've come to realize
that Avatar's world, story and characters have
become even richer than I anticipated, and it
became apparent that two films would not be
enough to capture everything I wanted to put
on screen."
"And to help me continue to expand this
universe, I'm pleased to bring aboard Amanda,
Rick, Shane and Josh - all writers I've long
admired - to join me in completing the films
screenplays."
There is not much information on the plotline
of the second "Avatar" pic, but Cameron once
teased to MTV News that the film would pick up
where the first film left off when Jake Sully
(Worthington) begins a new life with Princess
Neytiri (Saldana) after permanently
transferring his consciousness to his Na'vi
avatar.

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