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Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Roland Kickinger as the
prototype T-800: This will be the first
Terminator film in which
Arnold Schwarzenegger does not physically play the Model 101 Terminator, because he is serving as
Governor of California.[sup]
[22][/sup] The
Austrian-born Kickinger previously portrayed Schwarzenegger in a 2005 biographical film on the
A&E Network. When asked about his role, Kickinger said it's "Arnold's character in the first
Terminator. That's basically my role, but 20 years before, so it establishes how the Terminator [came] about." He also revealed that there is a "very strong scene in the film where John Connor for the first time meets the Terminator, and he doesn't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy."[sup]
[23][/sup] However, McG confirmed Kickinger, the individual, will not be in the movie and that they will only use his body.[sup]
[24][/sup] Schwarzenegger also visited the set, leading to rumors he was providing his voice and got scanned for a digital double, which would be mapped onto Kickinger's physique. He had granted the Halcyon Company permission to use his likeness in the film.[sup]
[25][/sup] McG would only admit "[w]e're trying to synthesize a human character with a CGI character and that may or may not have something to do with the T-800,"[sup]
[26][/sup] and that they've "got a lot to talk to him about in regard to the role he plays in this."[sup]
[27][/sup]
Polish strongman athlete
Mariusz Pudzianowski was also considered for the role.
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