Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback in The Last Stand didn’t do as well at the box office as he’d hoped, but he’s not giving up and is now close to signing on for a role in the long gestating The Toxic Avenger reboot, according to Variety.

The action star won’t be playing Toxie, but instead will be playing a secondary lead. Details of that character are being kept under wraps for the time being.

Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel C. Mitchell for this remake. Troma’s original Toxic Avenger sprang to life in 1984, telling the story of a meek janitor who is doused with toxic waste and mutates into a head-smashing superhero. The franchise has spawned five feature films, including the soon to be released Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger V, and an animated TV series.

It isn’t known when The Toxic Avenger reboot might go into production, but the project is being sold at Cannes, with producers hoping for a 2014 release.

Arnie’s return to lead action roles is only a few weeks away, with The Last Stand due to hit UK cinemas on January 25th. Now a couple of new posters for the movie have shown up, which you can see above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘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.’

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to revisit his past, as it’s been revealed, via Variety, he’s returning to the franchise that helped kick-start his acting career, taking the lead in The Legend of Conan for Universal Pictures. Schwarzenegger has also tweeted the first shot from the set of Ten, which you can see above.

With Legend Of Conan they’re going to completely ignore the failed Conan reboot from last year, which starred Jason Momoa in the title role. The film will apparently be a sequel to Arnie’s first Conan movie, which means it will also pretty much ignoring Conan The Destroyer. Fredrik Malmberg and Christopher Morgan will produce for Universal. Morgan may write the screenplay as well, if he has enough time after writing the seventh Fast & Furious flick. Universal is apparently betting big on the film, as this action adventure based on the works of Robert E. Howard will serve as their tentpole picture for the summer of 2014.

Producer Fredrik Malmberg commented, “The original ended with Arnold on the throne as a seasoned warrior, and this is the take of the film we will make. It’s that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he’ll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger also had something to say, “I always loved the Conan character and I’m honored to be asked to step into the role once again. I can’t wait to work with Universal and the great team of Fredrik Malmberg and Christopher Morgan to develop the next step of this truly epic story.”

As for Ten, that movie is now shooting with Arnie joined by Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Dawn Olivieri, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman and Josh Holloway. It’s about members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. David Ayer directs.

As he proved in lost Harold Perrineau is one of the best actors around, which ensures he’s rarely short of work, having spent much of the last year appearing in episodes of TV series such as Sons of Anarchy, Georgia and The Wedding Band, as well as popping up in films like Seeking Justice, Transit, Sunset Stories and Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming Zero Dark Thirty.

Now Variety reports he’s got a new movie role, as he has joined Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ten, David Ayer’s new take on Agatha Christie’s classic Ten Little Indians. Skip Woods’ (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, A Good Day to Die Hard) script massively updates the tale, following an elite DEA task force that deals with the world’s deadliest drug cartels. Specialising in complex mobile operations, the team executes a tactical raid on a cartel safe house. What looks to be a typical raid turns out to be an elaborate theft operation, pre-planned by the DEA squad. After hiding millions in stolen cash, the team believes their secret is safe – until someone begins assassinating them one by one.

The impressive ensemble cast already includes Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Mireille Enos and Olivia Williams. The movie should start shooting later this year.

The cast for Breacher has certainly got a lot better in the last few weeks. For months we just new Arnie was going to be in it, but more recently he’s been joined by the likes of Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Dawn Olivieri, Joe Manganiello, and Malin Akerman. Now Variety reports that Josh Holloway is in negotiations to star too, for director David Ayer.

The movie is about a team of corrupt DEA agents who steal millions from a drug cartel, under the guise of a routine raid. While the team thinks they have gotten away with the perfect crime, they start getting knocked off, one by one. Josh Holloway will play Neck, the medic of this shady unit.

Skip Woods wrote the screenplay, with shooting scheduled to begin this October in Atlanta.