Interviews
Schwarzenegger Discusses Possible ‘Predator 4’ Appearance
After a recent Terminator: Genisys preview screening for redditors in New York City, Arnold Schwarzenegger stuck around to answer several questions that fans had about many of his upcoming projects, as well as to clarify rumors on other titles. He answered questions about sequels to films such as Twins and the upcoming Conan film. But what piqued our interest was his talk about Shane Black’s Predator 4, which Arnold specifically addressed.
He stated:
I don’t know about Shane Black’s new Predator movie. He’s a great writer and he wrote a lot of the great scenes in the first Predator movie, especially a lot of my scenes, like “Stick around” when I put a knife through the guy’s chest and all these things. He’s a very talented guy and a great, great director, so if he would do it, it would become a great, great movie if I’m in it or not. But I have not been asked. The two movies that we are in dialogue with are Conan and the sequel to Twins.
He also spoke about his distaste of the sequels, pulling no punches:
Sometimes studios do a great job with creating sequels, and sometimes they really screw it up bad. It all has to do with greed. They sometimes want to do it really cheap, and make as much money as possible, so they don’t hire the right cast or the right director, because it might cost them an extra billion dollars. Then they want to rush it and have it come out next spring, even though it’s already fall, so how do you do all that? It’s stupid moves they make, and therefore they lose money doing that. So far no Predator, no matter which one they did after the first one, has really come out that I think was satisfactory to the audience.
You can watch the full interview below.
As the inaugural season of Apple TV+’s stellar new series “Widow’s Bay” barrels toward its finale in two weeks, the latest episode gives Kate O’Flynn the spotlight as her character revisits her trauma with the Boogeyman.
“Your Baggage“, directed by Andrew DeYoung (Friendship), sees O’Flynn’s scene-stealing Patricia once again renew her fight with the Michael Myers-like stalker that slaughtered her peers during her adolescence. Thrillingly, it makes for one extended chase sequence that sees Patricia trying to warn others, while evading the undead killer.
In short, this episode’s incredible riff on Halloween and the slasher subgenre transformed Patricia into a fierce Final Girl.
“Well, that felt like a bucket list that I didn’t know was on my bucket list until I did it, but when I did it, I just lapped up every minute,” O’Flynn tells Bloody Disgusting of her triumphant turn this episode. “It felt fantastic for her to get that moment where she is becoming a badass. That was amazing.”
The actress turned to a few notable references for her performance. “Horror-wise, I go back to my youth, which was referenced in some of the episodes: Wicker Man, Carrie, and Rosemary’s Baby, that sort of thing is my kind of vibe.”
O’Flynn also notes how the series’ unique tone allows for so much creative freedom to make bold swings. “There’s something very freeing about it. Every moment is up for grabs, so it’s like we don’t have to totally land in one direction or another. It keeps it alive.“
Patricia is the eccentric assistant to Matthew Rhys‘ Mayor Tom Loftis, who’s at the forefront of trying to solve the island’s pesky curse predicament. Rhys felt the same about “Widow’s Bay” and its rare ability to make you laugh and scream in equal measure, stemming from series creator Katie Dippold.
“The mandate was, ‘It’s a real world with real people. You play for real.’ There’s no playing for comedy or horror,” Rhys echoes O’Flynn’s sentiments on how freeing the series’ tone has been.
New episodes will release every Wednesday through June 17 only on Apple TV+.
Kate O’Flynn in “Widow’s Bay,” now streaming on Apple TV.
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