Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘Pushing Himself to the Limit’ to Get Ready for New Conan the Barbarian Movie

Unstoppable Arnold Schwarzenegger has shockingly signed up to reprise his role as Conan the Barbarian at the grand old age of 78 — and despite his age, insiders say he’s thrown himself into gut-busting workouts to get in shape for the muscleman role!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the action flick, titled King Conan, will be run by Christopher McQuarrie, who helmed four Mission: Impossible films, and is already in the works, sending the former governor of California pumping iron to get into shape, says an insider.

“The new Conan the Barbarian movie is no joke, and things are moving quickly after several months of behind-the-scenes planning,” says the insider.

“Arnold is still pretty robust, especially for somebody his age, and he’s had a return to the Conan role on his mind ever since he left politics.”

“But just this year, things have taken a leap forward and the reality is setting in that he’s finally going to make this movie. He’s not afraid of action sequences and he’s not afraid to take his shirt off!

“What he is afraid of is making a substandard sequel. He’s already hitting the gym with renewed effort and pushing himself to the limit.

“He wants his real physique on display as much as possible, even though he knows special effects will be deployed to make up the difference.”

“No matter what, he’s going to appear incredibly impressive and imposing in this movie!”

“So much of this has been underway for a long time, but now Arnold has secured the full backing and muscle of 20th Century Studios behind him.”

Describing the sequel to his 1982 and 1984 hits at The 2026 Arnold Sports Festival & Expo, Arnold said: “It’s a great story where Conan was 40 years [as] king and he gets complacent, and now he gets forced out of the kingdom slowly … then he somehow comes back, and there’s all kinds of madness and violence and magic and creatures.”

But the insider notes that “nothing will work unless Arnold really looks like a legendary barbarian/king.

“Gold’s Gym just sold almost all of their L.A. locations, but they held the original gym in Venice Beach, where Arnold still works out to this day.”

“He will push himself as hard as possible to make this a success. Failure is not an option!”