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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Shortly thereafter came the comedy Junior (1994), the last his three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and again co-starring Danny DeVito and also for the second time featuring Pamela Reed. This film brought Schwarzenegger his second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. It was followed by the action thriller Eraser (1996) and the comic book-based Batman & Robin (1997), where he played the villain Mr. Freeze. This was his final film before taking time to recuperate from a back injury. Following the critical failure Batman & Robin, Schwarzenegger's film career and box fice prominence went into decline.
Several film projects were announced with Schwarzenegger attached to star, including the remake Planet the Apes, a new film version I Am Legend, and a World War II film scripted by Quentin Tarantino that would have seen Schwarzenegger play an Austrian for the fourth time (after Stay Hungry, Junior and Kindergarten Cop).
Instead, he returned after a hiatus with the supernatural thriller End Days (1999), later followed by the action films The 6th Day (2000) and Collateral Damage (2002) all which failed to do well at the box fice. In 2003, he made his third appearance as the title character in Terminator 3: Rise the Machines, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically.
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