"Arnold is essential to Terminator,” Hardwick admits from the red carpet. "I’m going to giggle like a fanboy when Arnold starts talking as The Terminator.”
TheArnoldFans: In 2003 you starred in Terminator 3 but you were a little bit more chunky back then. So did Arnold have anything to do with you getting into shape?
Chris Hardwick: "You know, it is pretty intimidating. I remember seeing Arnold had his own separate workout trailer that just goes wherever he goes. And I remember thinking, well, i’m not going to ever have that but maybe there are things I can do to try to de-chunk and cut some of the dough off of this roll."
TheArnoldFans: On your podcast, you got the great original exclusive when Arnold told you personally about how the Terminator ages.
Chris Hardwick: "He was amazing.Yes, he was such a good guest.”
Chris Hardwick: “(laughs) I am excited to see him again as the Terminator. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was looking forward to this for many weeks.”
Chris Hardwick: "Well, he should just be a whole new character. I wonder if Arnold could be a good Negan?! Yes, Arnold might be a good Negan! There isn’t anything in the books that suggest Negan has an Austrian accent but they’ve deviated before (from the books). So I think Arnold can be Negan!"
Who is Negan from The Walking Dead? Here’s what Wikipedia says: Negan, with excessive use of profanity, is the leader of a group of over 50 survivors in Washington, DC called the Saviors, who subjugate other communities in the area for resources in return for their protection against zombies. AfterRick Grimes and his fellow survivors agree to start a trading network with the Hilltop Colony, they are ambushed by the Saviors and are forced to obey Negan's rules and orders to give half of their supplies away like the other communities. Initially obedient, Rick and the others secretly gather up for war against the Saviors with the other communities in the DC area.
Later that night, TheArnoldFans bumped into Brett Azar at the Terminator Genisys afterparty! When a man is the size of a house, you can’t help but bump into him. We ran our earlier exclusive breaking the news that Brett plays the body of the 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator (wearing only a sock). Go HERE if you missed our earlier interview.
Brett Azar: "Being brought back for T6 or T7 as young guardian / terminator would be the greatest most amazing thing of my entire life. To have the honor to work with Arnold, Alan Taylor, paramount and skydance again on this project means more to me than I can describe. Alan had nothing but praise to say to me at the premiere about my work, so I hope that praise evolves into recurring work. I am so grateful to all involved, including thearnoldfans.com, for this amazing and monumental part of my life.”