October 11, 2005

Lights, Camera… Nope

For at least the second time in recent memory, a story has popped up online that claims Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to jump back into making movies, while still wearing those custom leather boots he owns with the governor's seal on the side.

And his office says... again... it's not true.

Several online sites posted a blurb today claiming that Schwarzenegger had agreed to new sequels of both the popular Terminator series and his movie True Lies. The item goes so far as to quote actress Eliza Dushku, who played the guv's daughter in True Lies, as saying that she was "revved" after a meeting with Schwarzenegger and others last month.

The governor's press aide who handles his Hollywood issues, Sheryl Main, said in an e-mail that the story is "pure fiction." "This is wishful thinking on someone's part," said Main.

Whether that "someone" is a fan of his movies, or a foe of his politics... who knows... but the same story seems to roll out every so often. Don't say we didn't warn you.