Arnold Schwarzeneggeris addressing his ups and downs in a new three-part documentary.
On Wednesday,Netflixdebuted the trailer forArnold, which follows the bodybuilder, actor and politician’s life and career from his childhood in Austria to his time as governor of California and more.
The trailer opens with footage from 75-year-old Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding and weightlifting career in the ’60s and ’70s, as well as footage from his iconic roles in movies likeTerminator 2: Judgment Dayand his gubernatorial campaigns.
“People will remember my successes and those failures,” the actor says in the trailer.
Elsewhere in the trailer, Schwarzenegger seemingly alludes to hischeating scandal, which led to his 2011divorcefromMaria Shriver. “It was very tough on my marriage, on my relationships with the kids,” he says. “I have caused enough pain for my family. I’m going to have to live with it the rest of my life.”
Shriverfiled for divorce in July 2011after 25 years of marriage. Two months before the filing, Schwarzeneggerpublicly admitted he had fatheredanother son —Joseph Baena, now 25 — with the family’s longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena. The former couple’sdivorce was finalizedin December 2021.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver in 2011.Chelsea Lauren/FilmMagic
Schwarzenegger and Shriver have remained unified as a family since their breakup. In September,they posed with son Patrickat a dinner in a photo shared on Instagram in honor ofhis 29th birthday. They are also parents toKatherine, Christopher and Christina.
The three-part docuseries (each episode is 45 minutes) “chronicles Arnold Schwarzenegger’s journey from the countryside of Austria to the highest echelons of the American dream,” according to an official synopsis.
Utilizing interviews with theTerminatoractor himself, as well as “friends, foes, costars and observers,” the series expects to “cover everything from his days pumping iron to his triumphs in Hollywood, his time governing the state of California and both the joys and turbulence of his family life in a tale that matches his larger-than-life persona.”
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Schwarzenegger, who served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011, was recentlyreported to be making his return to action moviesafter a four-year hiatus from the big screen with an upcoming film calledBreakout, perDeadline.
The actor most recently appeared in 2019’sTerminator: Dark Fate. He is also makes hisfirst foray into live-action scripted televisionwith his upcoming Netflix seriesFUBAR, which premieres May 25.
Arnoldbegins streaming on Netflix June 7.
source: people.com
