Despite generally mixed critical and popular responses, I’m
a big fan of this post-political career Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sure, he’s doing
obvious cash grabs by revisiting franchises like TerminatorGenisys and Conan (both of which I’m totally okay
with), but he’s also doing gritty action again, with projects like The
Last Stand and Sabotage. He’s even blazing new
trails in movies like Maggie, more an intimate family drama
than a zombie movie. One of his next films sounds like one close to my heart,
as he’s set to headline the upcoming revenge film 478.
This new, grey-haired Arnold is like a throwback to gritty
action stars of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and he’s making choices that fit with that
aesthetic. According to Deadline, 478 is about a man whose
wife and child are killed in a place crash due to negligence on the part of the
air traffic controller. So he’s not out for vengeance against terrorists, the
devil, or a drug cartel or anything, and this guy probably isn’t a monster, so
this is going to add a new wrinkle to a traditional Schwarzenegger revenge
flick. It’s described as less of an action vehicle and more of a subtle
character piece, and I can’t wait.
In addition to Arnie, 478 has a script by
Javier Gullon, who penned Enemy for Dennis Villenueve, and
Darren Aronofsky is set to produce. There’s no word on a release date just yet,
but as soon as we hear one that day is getting circled in red on our calendar.
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