May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who returned to show business when his term ended in January, put his film projects on hold after disclosing that he fathered a child with his housekeeper.
“Governor Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines,” his lawyer, Patrick Knapp, said yesterday in an e- mailed statement.The decision sets back projects including “Cry Macho” and the next “Terminator,” and indicates widening fallout over Schwarzenegger’s separation from his wife, Maria Shriver. The producer of “Cry Macho,” Albert Ruddy, said this week that the picture was scheduled to start filming on Aug. 24.“We have the perfect star for the role,” Ruddy, the Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” said in a May 17 telephone interview. “We’re making this film.”Ruddy, reached yesterday, declined to comment.“Cry Macho” is the story of a retired horse trainer who becomes involved in an international kidnapping scheme, according to the Internet Movie Database, a Hollywood information website.Megan Ellison, daughter of Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison and executive producer of last year’s “True Grit,” purchased the rights to produce the fifth in the “Terminator series,” according to Missy Davis, a spokeswoman for Creative Artists Agency.Ticket SalesNo studio has signed on to release the film, according to the Internet Movie Database. “Cry Macho” also lists no distributor.The 2009 release “Terminator Salvation,” which was distributed by Warner Bros. in the U.S. and by Sony Pictures in most other countries, grossed $371 million in worldwide ticket sales, according to researcher Box Office Mojo.Schwarzenegger and Shriver announced on May 9 that they were separating after 25 years of marriage. The Los Angeles Times reported on May 17 that the 63-year-old former Mr. Universe had fathered a child with his former housekeeper.“After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement this week. “I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused.”--Editors: Anthony Palazzo, Rob Golum
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