Bodybuilder cast as young Schwarzenegger in biopic
A bodybuilding biopic featuring the rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger is in the making – and the film's just found its young Arnie.
Unsurprisingly, the team behind Bigger has reportedly cast a bodybuilder for the role. Makes sense, really.
Taking on the role of a young Schwarzenegger is Calum Von Moger (via Deadline), who was crowned Mr Universe in 2014 – something which sounds like quite a feat.
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But rather than being all about Austria's finest export, Bigger will primarily follow the founders of the bodybuilding competition Mr Olympia, Joe and Ben Weider.
The brothers, who co-founded the International Federation of Bodybuilding, are said to have discovered Arnie and persuaded him to try to make it big in the US.
Now that we know Arnold as the Terminator, the former Governor of California and an all-round badass, it can be easy to forget he was a seven-time Mr Olympia champion.
A few things that won't be easy to forget are Arnie's roles in Twins, Conan the Barbarian and the Terminator franchise – mainly because he's reprising them all.
Earlier this year, Arnold revealed that not only was he working on a sixth Terminator movie, but also Twins sequel Triplets and "a Conan".
Well, he did say he would be back.
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