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Not a joke: Schwarzenegger announces 'The Governator' videogame, cartoon and 3D movie

on April 5, 2011

Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed he will be turning his Governator namesake into a multi-media franchise. The bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-governor is now turning to self parody as a means to rejuvinate his entertainment career, announcing plans yesterday to release a cartoon, 3D movie, and videogame...

Addressing the press at Cannes, Arnie detailed his Governator gameplan, stating, “First will come comic books, then a (animated) TV series and after that we will develop the games and then a movie. Maybe then we’ll be back in Cannes for that.”

The announcement was followed by a  loud squishy noise which reporters later described as one hundred Cannes attendees rolling their eyes at once.

The comics and animated show are being developed in partnership with comic book legend Stan Lee, with the show and future 3D movie to be produced by A Squared Entertainment, a full-service brand company which has also overseen the creation and distribution of other animated hits like Warren Buffett's “Secret Millionaire's Club” and Martha Stewart's “Martha and Friends." Last but not least, Schwarzenegger aims to release a videogame based on The Governator property, which he believes will be a crucial piece of the franchise.

Considering Schwarzenegger spent a large part of his time in office lobbying against the distribution of violent media, expect either giant gobs of hypocrisy or a loveable Governator who fights crime with unicorns and positive thoughts.

A trailer for the Governator TV show appeared last Friday:

The Governator began as a nickname given to Schwarzenegger when he took office as the governor of California back in 2003, and refers to his history of playing badass heroes like The Terminator long before he got a taste for politics. Unlike his time-travelling cyborg persona, however, The Governator is a former politician who steps down from office and assembles a team of crime-fighting teens to battle “the global villainy and 21st century disasters that no one else is equipped to handle.”

To recap: A former world champion bodybuilder is working with Stan Lee on a new superhero franchise inspired by a nickname given to a real governor who used to play a fictional robot warrior. Having just typed that, I can honestly say Arnold Schwarzenegger is living my dream life.

[Source: Forbes]

April 5, 2011

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40 comments

  • Zeb364 - April 9, 2011 8:13 p.m.

    The whole time I was watching that trailer I could not wrap my mind around what I was seeing. My mind was literally telling itself "no, this isn't actually happening." As it pregressed I began to feel an increasing amount of pain in my left temple...I think I might now have a tumour... @Andyjoe: Oh yea, cause Striperella was sooooo good :P lol

  • theguyinthecloset - April 7, 2011 2:48 a.m.

    seriously what?? I don't think he even realized how much of an hypocrite than makes him (well we already knew he was an hypocrite, but not to that extent) but am I really reading this or did an alien became governor of California?

  • Siion - April 6, 2011 1:31 p.m.

    I think i take him more seriously now, this is definitely helping.

  • Scammeleon - April 6, 2011 10:22 a.m.

    This just looks terrible. Awesome but terrible.

  • WillisTron - April 6, 2011 9:02 a.m.

    WHERE'S YOUR GOD NOW?? I love how there's no extreme reaction on either end of the spectrum of love and hate, just confusion and disbelief.

  • platnum21 - April 6, 2011 7:50 a.m.

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

  • BladedFalcon - April 6, 2011 3:39 a.m.

    PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN!

  • ElMikkino - April 6, 2011 2:30 a.m.

    What a sick, weird and insane world we live in. And I love it.

  • md1292 - April 6, 2011 1:18 a.m.

    A crime-fighting cartoon version of Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting mega-transforming robots all set to licensed music (such as the stylish "Pump It" by the Black Eyed Peas)? Win doesn't begin to describe it.

  • RedhawkAce - April 5, 2011 10:32 p.m.

    I sense a weird kind of cult classicness going on with this.

  • FatDarkPlace - April 5, 2011 9:41 p.m.

    @ OddProphet - LOL. Now that you mentioned it, he does.

  • tiben36 - April 5, 2011 9:17 p.m.

    lets see how many rip offs we see 1 green lantern (ring) 2 minority report (floating touch screens) 3 iron man (suits) 4 misirlou (pump it) 5 Tron (motorbike) 6 Transformers (robot cars) 7 Got Milk (tanktruck) 8 The Matrix (bulletime) 9 James Bond (auto guided car/bike) cool, 9 ripoffs anybody saw more?

  • Corn - April 5, 2011 8:46 p.m.

    This just made my day. I can't wait to see the final product!

  • Crypto140 - April 5, 2011 8:34 p.m.

    Everything this show is is wrong. And it's coming 2012, so that's what will end the world.

  • Timothy_Lemon - April 5, 2011 7:47 p.m.

    i triple checked the date whilst reading/watching this

  • Dutch - April 5, 2011 7:29 p.m.

    This is too fucking amazing to be real.

  • MitchyTdawg - April 5, 2011 6:52 p.m.

    Could not stop laughing through the whole clip. I love how the 1 ton armored truck gets rammed by a mini eco-car! lmao

  • BlackElement17 - April 5, 2011 6:45 p.m.

    This looks absolutely retarded and I need to see it at least once.

  • Yaro - April 5, 2011 6:41 p.m.

    GET DOWN AGAIN!

  • SideOfBeef - April 5, 2011 6:29 p.m.

    I still call bullshit. But if it's true, I'll be really happy, and quite impressed. It'd be nice to have a politician not taking himself too seriously.

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