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Arnold Schwarzenegger Shuts Down Sexist Terminator Fan During Reddit AMA

Arnold Schwarzenegger did a Reddit AMA following the release of the Terminator: Dark Fate trailer. Schwarzenegger defended co-star Linda Hamilton after a redditor made a sexist remark. He also shared a funny behind-the-scenes story from filming 1985's Commando.

Arnie Shuts Down Sexist 'Terminator' Fan on Reddit

Yesterday saw the release of the official trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate, the long-awaited film in the Terminator franchise which sees Arnold Schwarzenegger reunite with Linda Hamilton, his co-star from 1984's The Terminator and its sequel, 1991's Terminator: Judgment Day. Following the trailer drop, Schwarzenegger delighted fans by taking to Reddit to answer questions about the movie.

"Can we expect to see you really throwing yourself into the action of this one?" Asked one fan, with Arnie jokingly replying: "Lets just say that during my shoot, the shares of Advil went through the roof."

When one comment criticized the film's female-led cast, suggesting that Dark Fate is "piggypacking off of classics by using a female lead," Schwarzenegger quickly shut it down, pointing out something rather obvious; the franchise has always been about women kicking ass.

"You know that Linda Hamilton is a leading woman in both Terminator 1 and 2, correct?" he said.

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Plenty of fans chimed in to back Schwarzenegger up, praising Hamilton's performance in the first two movies. "Linda's portrayal of Sarah Connor in that movie is THE female super hero... When I heard she was going to be in this movie, I was beyond excited. Can not wait," said one.

Another added: "Hamilton completely set the standard."

During the AMA, Schwarzenegger also shared some funny anecdotes from his time filming 1985's Commando. Apparently, he wanted it to be even funnier and more bizarre than the version that got made:

"I wanted to cut off a guy's arm and kill him with it," he said. "This wasn't in the script. He would throw a knife at me and after he missed, while his arm was still extended, I chop it off at the shoulder with a machete and beat him to death with it. Needless to say, I was asked by the head of the studio, Larry Gordon to come to his office. And he said 'what the fuck is the matter with you? Do you want to make money with this movie or an x-rated movie?' I said 'you're right' and he said 'get the fuck out of my office.'"

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Things took a turn for the profound when one fan asked Arnie what he should do with his life. "Find your vision," was the answer. "Whatever that is. If you dont have a vision of where you want to be, every day feels like work. When you can see where you want to be, work becomes a joy. Not a chore."

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