Late in the game of his decades long career, he's abandoned the franchise films that have defined his existence and has even bailed on all sequels to his previous works. This week, word came down that he's no longer doing another Expendables entry and the latest Conan has been scrapped. And the next Terminator still lies in flux as the studio has abandoned plans for the next two movies in the Genisys trilogy.



This leaves Arnold in a new place, ready to expand his horizons as a dramatic actor.Instead of continuing to remain stagnant as an action icon in a dying breed of film, Arnold has decided to find a path that allows him to stretch his legs as in a fashion that's more focused on creating dynamic characters that don't need to carry heavy artillery to deliver a plot. Aftermath is a shining example of this older star finding a way to create art behind the curtain of a harsh reality that mirrors our own. His performance as Roman reflects the same powerful emotion he conveyed in 2015's Maggie. After years and years of playing the heavy handed, muscle bound hero, Arnold switches gears without blinking an eye, calling into question his decision to not do this sooner.