Schwarzenegger considering two films for comeback

By Adnan Tezer Apr 8, 2011, 19:04 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is circling two films for his first starring role since wrapping his seven-year run as governor of California.

According to Variety, the films are Lionsgate's "Last Stand" and Summit's "The Tomb."

"Last Stand" will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and directed by Jee-woon Kim.

The script, by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, centers on a border-town sheriff and his inexperienced deputies who must catch a recently escaped Mexican cartel boss.

Liam Neeson had been attached as the sheriff but has left the project.

Schwarzenegger has received an offer and is in early talks to star in the film.

"The Tomb" will be directed by Antoine Fuqua from a script by Miles Chapman and Jason Keller.

The film follows a structural security expert who's locked away in one of his own prison designs after being framed for a crime.

However, each film would present a unique set of obstacles to be overcome.

Schwarzenegger has not yet met with "Last Stand" director Kim and Fuqua is prepping to shoot a Tupac Shakur biopic for Morgan Creek and Universal this summer that would push back the start date for "The Tomb."

Schwarzenegger last starred in 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." He had a cameo in Lionsgate's "The Expendables" last year as well as 2004's "Around the World in 80 Days."