Danny DeVito says Arnold Schwarzenegger should have done 'Twins 2' instead of politics (original) (raw)
The actor also revealed that he and Billy Crystal once worked on making another movie sequel, "Throw Papa From the Train."
Published on November 3, 2023 10:31AM EDT
If Danny DeVito had his way, Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career would be, well, terminated.
The actor joked about the career trajectory of his longtime friend and Twins costar — who was elected Governor of California in 2003 — in a new interview with GQ, telling the outlet that Schwarzenegger's priorities were misaligned when he entered politics.
"Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and I want to work together. We missed Twins 2, because he became governor — which, he should have done Twins 2 instead of becoming governor," DeVito joked, before revealing that the pair have something else in the works. "Now we have a little thing going, a little project that we've been chatting about."
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in 'Twins'. RGR Collection/Alamy
DeVito said the duo's plans have nothing to do with Twins and it's an entirely new project. "No, it's just two friends, two guys, because we have a good time together," DeVito said when asked if the endeavor has ties to the beloved 1988 buddy movie. "We complement each other in a lot of ways. I am way stronger than he is."
Schwarzenegger previously told _The Hollywood Reporter _that filmmaker Jason Reitman, son of late Twins director Ivan Reitman, halted work on the potential sequel.
"Jason Reitman f---ed it up! Jason Reitman literally stopped the project when his father died," Schwarzenegger said earlier this year. "His father wanted to do it really badly. I wanted to do it really badly. Danny DeVito wanted to do it really badly. We had the financing. When his father passed away, Jason says, 'I never liked the idea' and put a hold on it."
Representatives for Reitman did not respond to EW's request for comment at the time.
DeVito also said he and Billy Crystal were, at one point, working on a sequel to their 1987 comedy Throw Momma From the Train, to be titled Throw Papa From the Train, though it has not yet panned out, and that the pals still "want to work together again" in the future.
EW has reached out to representatives for Crystal for comment.
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