Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/WireImage; Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage; Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty
Danny DeVitois teasing a possible onscreen reunion withArnold Schwarzenegger.
“Arnold and I want to work together,” DeVito, 78, said in an interview withGQabout his starring role in Broadway’sI Need That.
He joked, “We missedTwins 2, because he became governor — which, he should have doneTwins 2instead of becoming governor.”
Schwarzenegger, 76, put his acting career on hold when he ran for the California governorship. TheTerminatoractor served in office from 2003 to 2011.
CalledTripletsand set to costar firstEddie Murphyand thenTracy Morgan, the project was reportedlystalleddue to Reitman’s death in 2022.
DeVito and Schwarzenegger reunited in Reitman’s 1994 comedyJunior, which costarredEmma Thompsonand featured Schwarzenegger as a doctor undergoing a male pregnancy. And in 1993’s Schwarzenegger-ledThe Last Action Hero, DeVito appeared as the voice of a cartoon cat detective.
Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins”.RGR Collection / Alamy
RGR Collection / Alamy
Talking toGQabout his past and future work, DeVito hinted that he and Schwarzenegger “have a little thing going, a little project that we’ve been chatting about."
Asked if it’s related toTwins, he responded, “No, it’s just two friends, two guys.”
“Because we have a good time together. We complement each other in a lot of ways.” DeVito added, “I am way stronger than he is.”
In May, Schwarzenegger confirmed he and theTaxistar were collaborating on a future project.
“I’m developing another movie with Danny,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporter. “He’s so much fun to work with and so talented.” Schwarzenegger alsoclaimedthatTripletsfell through because of lack of interest from Reitman’s son and fellow director,Jason Reitman.
Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2015.Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty
Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty
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In aninterviewwithThe Sunday Timesin February, DeVito revealed details about his longtimefriendship with his costar. “Arnold loves his animals, and he still smokes his stogies,” he said.
Of the stable of pets that live on Schwarzenegger’s property, DeVito added, “The animals just roam around all over the place.”
I Need That, from playwright Theresa Rebeck and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel, features DeVito onstage opposite hisdaughter, Lucy DeVito, and Ray Anthony Thomas.
It’s his second run on Broadway after making his debut with a Tony-nominated performance in Arthur Miller’sThe Pricein 2017.
source: people.com
