Rare Arnold Schwarzenegger Photos – “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” – Interview Magazine, June 1991
The photo above comes from the Zablo vault. It’s a centerspread from the June 1991 Interview magazine. Arnold Schwarzenegger is featured on the cover and an interview. This was prior to the release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Here’s an interesting exchange…
Interview: You’ve got a sequel coming to The Terminator, a film that did a lot of things for you.
Arnold: Pumping Iron was a good vehicle for me. Conan the Barbarian was a good vehicle for me. But, Terminator, which came three years after that, was a great vehicle. It took me from the Conan-like parts that were being offered to me because of my body – which of course I understood, because that was my big asset then – and created good box office. And that sent a whole new signal to the community.
Interview: This time there’s another terminator who’s badder than you. Was it a concerted decision not to have you play the film’s villain this time?
Arnold: We talked about me playing the good guy and the bad guy – two terminators with two different missions. Both look alike, but when they were taken off the rack they were programmed differently and then sent to the past. We played around with the idea, but the more we talked about it, the more, I think Jim [James Cameron, the director of both Terminator films] felt the new terminator should be a streamlined-looking character. It should look the opposite of me. Very lean.
It’s interesting to read Arnold’s thoughts prior to the success of Terminator 2. What do you think? Would T2 worked as well with Arnold playing both parts? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section.