The new movie poster to Arnold Schwarzenegger's THE LAST STAND shows you exactly what to expect from Arnold's return to headlining an action film - the face of an aging star ready to shoot his big guns.
He's back! After giving up his Hollywood career to become the California governor, Arnold is back to what he does best - butt-kicking action films. While we got a taste of action Arnold in Sylvestor Stallone's The Expendables 2, THE LAST STAND is his official return as a leading man in the action genre since 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
In the final poster for THE LAST STAND, the shot of the terminator behind a gatlin gun is an image we're familiar with. There is no doubt fans will be curious to see if the former govenor can return to this kind of film. In the film trailer, the story incorporates the aging aspect with a joke thrown in there for fun. As a small town sheriff, Schwarzenegger must protect his border city from a ruthless drug lord on the lamb from the FBI who's coming his way to get to Mexico.
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After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. Cortez’ path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) will have their final opportunity to intercept him before the violent fugitive slips across the border forever.
At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately rallies his team and takes the matter into his own hands, setting the stage for a classic showdown.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in THE LAST STAND. Directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, THE LAST STAND also stars Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. The film is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (the TRANSFORMERS series, RED, GI JOE, SALT).