Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, 1984 – Design You Trust

Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, 1984

When The Terminator hit theaters on October 26, 1984, it took the world by storm. James Cameron’s futuristic thriller redefined both the post-apocalyptic and time-travel sub-genres, while introducing fascinating concepts about the dangers of modern technology. It also cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger’s status as one of the biggest action icons of the 1980s and beyond.

h/t: vintag.es

The movie launched the career of James Cameron, who went on to direct the top two box-office earners of all time, Avatar and Titanic. It also boosted Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose monotone delivery and muscle-bound swagger made a cyborg assassin the height of cool.

Schwarzenegger originally read for the part of Kyle Reese. In his fledgling acting career, he had already played the title character in Hercules in New York, and Conan the Barbarian, and naturally wanted to be the hero of The Terminator movie. Although he may have first been put forward for this role by his agent, Cameron was cool on the idea: “I was very negative on the idea of Arnold playing Reese.”

And Schwarzenegger, at lunch with Cameron after his reading, couldn’t stop thinking about the Terminator: “The more I read the script, the more I got fascinated by the Terminator – the bad guy – which I thought was the real cool guy. We were talking along the lines of me playing the heroic character.”

After looking at a mocked up painting that Cameron had made of him as the Terminator, Schwarzenegger had made up his mind: “I am the Terminator, I’m gonna make this call now, I called [Cameron] right away and I said ‘I want to play the Terminator,’ and the deal was made.”




















If you want more awesome content, subscribe to 'Oh, Design You Trust,' our brand new Facebook page! Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

More Inspiring Stories

Every Spring This Forest In Belgium Becomes A Blue Wonderland
Mechanical Secrets of Moving Gorillas in "King Kong", 1933
The Indian Photo Festival Portrait Prize 2021 Finalists and Winners
Hungary Fashion Photographer Under Fire Over 'Migrant Chic' Shoot
Priests in Russia Conducted a Divine Service in The Covid-Center and Bypassed All Patients by Sprinkling Holy Water and Giving Them Icons
An Instagram Account Dedicated To Japanese Walls
Cool Old Photos Show What School Looked Like In The 1970s
Under the Lens: Atmospheric and Conceptual Photo Works by Elle Hanley
2018 Nat Geo Travel Photographer Of The Year Contest: People
Amazing Photos Awarded By The Sony World Photography Awards 2018
Photographer Blair Bunting Powerfully Captures Awe-Inspiring Shots of Trains in Motion
Holyland
Breathtaking Color Photographs Of The American South Taken By William Eggleston In The Late 1960s And Early 1970s
Rare And Awesome Behind the Scenes Photos of “Star Wars” Special Effects
The Discreet Charm
Star Wars Toy Photography Through The Lens Of A U.S. Marine
Debbie Harry Photographed By Chris Stein For Punk Magazine Centerfold Shoot In 1976
Sofia Vergara for Vanity Fair Italy, July 2012
Japanese Photographer Yuichi Yokota Captured Beautiful Photos Of Tokyo Covered By Heavy Snow
Winners Of The Emerging Talent Award By The Independent Photographer
Photographer Captures Beauty Of Spiral Staircases In Campuses
2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer Of The Year - Cities Gallery
Photographer Yann Philippe Captures A Cold Beauty Of Norway In Infrared
Photographer Titus Poplawski Captures Beautiful, Intimacy and Surreal Photos