Arnold Schwar­zenegger says OJ Simpson was originally cast as The Terminator

OJ SIMPSON was originally cast to play The Terminator, Arnie Schwar­zenegger has revealed. Director James Cameron had Simpson due to play the cyborg and Arnie set to be rebel soldier Kyle Reese. Arnold Schwar­zenegger has said OJ Simpson was originally cast as The TerminatorRefer to Source – Rex Features GettyIn 1995, Simpson was found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman[/caption] But Arnie, 76, said he showed “too much enthusiasm” for the character of the time-travelling assassin. He told the Smartless podcast: “I think OJ Simpson was cast, not yet a contract signed, but was cast already to play The Terminator. “So Cameron was trying to talk me into playing the Terminator and I said, ‘Nah, I want to play Reese’. “He said, ‘No, you understand the Terminator. “You talk about how he has to walk and turn his head like a machine. “‘That’s exactly what he has to do.’ “Anyway, he talked me into it.” The 1984 film took more than $78million at the box office, spawning several sequels. In 1995, ex-American Football star Simpson was found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman — both stabbed to death in LA. A civil trial later found him liable for their wrongful deaths.