Hot on the heels of Paramount's potential agreement to distribute Terminator 5 , franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger has an intriguing update on the action sequel.

While speaking to The Arnold Fans at a recent conference in Australia, the former T-800 revealed that not only is T5 shooting in January 2014, but that he'll be starring as an actual Terminator (as opposed to a human side character).Said Schwarzenegger, "I'm very happy that the studios want me to be in Terminator 5 and to star as the Terminator, which we start shooting in January, and I'm also going to do King Conan -- to play that role and also to do another Twins movie. So I feel very proud of that. I feel very happy and I'm looking forward to doing those films."

While this news sounds promising, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, while Paramount is reportedly closing a deal with Annapurna Pictures and Skydance Productions, it still isn't official quite yet -- there's also the matter of pinning down a director. What's more, Arny's last starring picture The Last Stand didn't do so hot in the box office, which means the studio may be hesitant to fast-track T5.That said, Schwarzenegger certainly sounds confident about the future of all three pictures, so it's entirely possible that Terminator 5, King Conan and Triplets could be coming our way at some point.

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