Irish actor Colin Farrell decided not to contact Arnold Schwarzenegger when preparing for the remake of the 1990 film ‘Total Recall’ in which Arnold starred, because he didn’t want to bother the action star, but he did enjoy the original film and hopes Arnold would also enjoy the remake if he ever watched it:
”I never reached out to him while making this movie, although I loved the original when I was a kid. I’d hope he would enjoy this one if he saw it, but I’m sure he’s got better things to do than concern himself with my interpretation of a part he played back in 1990.”
Colin had to train up and workout daily when getting ready to take on the role, which he says was a boring task because he had to stick to a specific diet and routine, but he also enjoyed getting fit for the part and he admits he really enjoys doing action films which is why he jumped at the chance to take it on:
”It took a lot of work over three or four months to get into condition because I hadn’t done an action movie for a while When ‘Total Recall’ came up I thought, ‘Cool, I can go and do an action film again.’ But, oh man, it was boring. I went to the gym, I hit the treadmill, I lifted weights, I ate good food, drank protein shakes and got a good night’s sleep most nights. But, boring as it was, I really enjoyed it.”
