Danny DeVito and his Twins co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger are in talks to make a new movie together.
DeVito, who is preparing for “Matilda in Concert,” told Fox News Digital of Schwarzenegger, “He’s like my buddy. We have a lot of fun together.” . “You know, we’re trying to make another movie together. We’re currently writing the script. We’d love to get back on the big screen together.”
DeVito, who recently reunited with Schwarzenegger for the 2024 Oscars ceremony, explained that he is in talks with Warner Bros. about the project, but that it will not be a sequel to Twins.
“Ivan, rest your soul. He is no longer with us. Ivan Reitman, who did ‘Twins,’ brought us together on screen for the first time,” she said in ‘Taxi.’ star talked about Ghostbusters and Kindergarten Cop. DeVito and Schwarzenegger reunited six years after “Twins” in the comedy “Junior,” also directed by Reitman.
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Danny DeVito told Fox News Digital that he will reunite with his “Twins” co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger in a new movie. The two presented an award together at last weekend’s Oscar ceremony. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
DeVito has been friends with Schwarzenegger since before “Twins” and laughed, saying, “We’d see each other once in a while. Not at the gym, because I don’t go there.” “But we’re looking forward to being on screen again. So, good luck. We’ll be working on some productions next year. We always have a lot of fun together.” .He is a kind person.”
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Mr. DeVito, 79, said Mr. Schwarzenegger remains close to the former California governor and frequently visits Mr. Schwarzenegger’s home.
The 79-year-old said he maintains a close relationship with former California Gov. DeVito, who also visits him frequently. (Jesse Grant/Wire Image)
”I know all the animals,” DeVito said of Schwarzenegger’s pet-filled house. “Schnelly the pig. And when I try to feed the horse, the horse bites me. …We smoke a stogie in the yard. Come on, let’s have some fun. I love you.”
DeVito said that over the years, DeVito, a former bodybuilder, has helped remind him to “keep the weight down.”
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”We talk to each other about food,” he told Fox News Digital. This is a big deal. And we love ice cream. we love desserts.
“I offer him Italian food, and he tells me to eat less.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito starred in Twins in 1988. (Universal/Getty Images)
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DeVito also talked about preparing to star in “Matilda in Concert” with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra later this month.
”This is big,” DeVito said, adding that he was pitched the idea by composer David Newman, who scored the 1996 film “Matilda,” in which DeVito starred and directed.
“When you take the audio out of the movie, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra plays it. I’m in the movie as Mr. Wormwood, so I have a mustache. But I also narrate the movie. I’ll be on stage while he conducts.” I’m really looking forward to that night. ”
“Matilda” is a film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel about an intelligent girl whose parents are intellectually curious and who happens to have telekinetic powers.
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DeVito also talked about playing opposite his wife Rhea Perlman in the film and about becoming a grandparent.
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“We have work to do. We did a lot of off-Broadway productions together, and she was my girlfriend in Taxi. … She was a “good girl,” so you know, we did a lot of things together. I have created beautiful children that I love dearly and are now grandparents and just had a baby.my middle daughter [Grace] A baby named Sinclair was born. She will be 1 year old on March 17th. And that’s, you know, “Grandpa.” …That’s not true. It’s off the charts. ”
Danny DeVito said he and Rhea Perlman “get along great.” (Vivian Kirilia/Getty Images for Reproductive Rights Center)
Before a recent performance of the Broadway show “I Need That,” in which they played father and daughter, he said he cried when his other daughter, Lucy, told him she was pregnant.
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”One night she came to my dressing room. She said, ‘Pop, I’m pregnant.’ And I just burst into tears,” DeVito told FOX News Digital. I am a hoarder and she has a problem. She is in my care and I am bringing her back to life. There is a passage written by Teresa Rebeck. It’s, go, she’ll go to Nebraska, ‘take that job, go, meet someone nice, have a baby.’ That’s who you take care of. I had to say that every night on Broadway. It was like a gift. ”
DeVito also said he and Perlman, who is married but separated, “get along great.”
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman with their daughter Lucy DeVito. (Walter McBride/Getty Images)
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”We share a granddaughter, a new granddaughter, and we see each other all the time,” he said. “Yesterday was Lucy’s birthday. We were at her birthday party together and we just had a family party, and we’re a very close family.”
Perlman played DeVito’s wife in “Matilda.” Mara Wilson as Matilda. Pam Ferris, who played the sadistic school principal Miss Trunchbull, will also guest star in the production of “Matilda in Concert” at the New Jersey State Theater on March 22nd.
