Arnold Schwarzenegger Looking For QED Action Film Black Sands

EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Schwarzenegger is placed to star in Black Sands, an action film that'll be directed by Scott Waugh and Mike McCoy. Funded by Bill Block’s QED, the film will start production April 1, 2012. Within the Skip Forest-scripted film, Schwarzenegger will have a loner who wages war against a callous weapons manufacturer and the private military within the Southwest. A dark tone is Guy Burning meets High Flatlands Drifter. Block is going to be selling worldwide areas beginning today. Forest scripted A Great Day To Die Hard, which Fox is preparing for production. Waugh and McCoy most lately directed Act Of Valor, an action adventure that has actual Navy Closes. That film was acquired in an auction for distribution by Relativity Media, which compensated a $13 million minimum guarantee along with a $$ 30 million P&Dedication, and scheduled the film for release on Feb 17, that is Leader’s Day Weekend. Al Ruddy will produce Black Sands with Block and Paul Hanson. Waugh, McCoy and Max Leitman would be the executive producers through their Bandito Siblings banner. Schwarzenegger has squarely came back to his action wheelhouse since coming back to acting after ending his run as California governor. He’s shooting the Kim Jee-woon-directed The Final Are a symbol of Lionsgate, after finishing The Expendables 2. QED just completed I, Alex Mix, the Take advantage of Cohen-directed thriller in line with the James Patterson novel, with Tyler Perry playing Mix and Matthew Fox his enemy. QED can also be creating the Neil Blomkamp-directed Elysium, which stars Matt Damon and Jodie Promote. That film is presently shooting. QED and Schwarzenegger connected captured on Cry Macho, but that project is tabled for the time being. CAA reps Schwarzenegger and Forest, ICM reps the company directors.