Why Arnold Schwarzenegger refuses to appear in the new Predator film

WITH a fourth Predator movie in the works, fans have been wondering if Arnold Schwarzenegger will make an appearance. He won’t be. Here’s why.

WITH a fourth Predator movie in the works, fans of the franchise have been wondering if Arnold Schwarzenegger will be reprising his character, Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer.

The answer is no.

“They asked me, and I read it, and I didn’t like it,” Schwarzenegger told Yahoo Movies.

“So I’m not going to do that, no. Except if there’s a chance that they rewrite it, or make it a more significant role. But the way it is now, no, I won’t do that.”

Schwarzenegger, now 69 years old, starred in the original Predator movie back in 1987 but wasn’t seen in 1990s Predator 2 or 2010s Predators.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers in 1987s Predator.

The fourth film in the franchise will be called The Predator and will be released in February next year.

Here’s what we know about it so far:

• The Predator was written by and will be directed by Shane Black, whose other credits include Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys.

• The movie will star Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) and Jacob Tremblay (Room).

• Expect plenty of violence as the movie will be MA-rated.

• The movie will be set in present day.

Partial cast... beautiful human beings, good people. Also, killers. Cameras roll today. Follow me on Twitter for updates. Wish us luck. pic.twitter.com/vYGgGesW0Y

— Shane Black (@BonafideBlack) February 20, 2017

Stone killers with serious acting chops -- but which of them will be chopped... by THE PREDATOR? (See what I did there?) pic.twitter.com/H5lOw2K5vy

— Shane Black (@BonafideBlack) March 9, 2017

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