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Older but bolder Arnie is back again as the Terminator

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More than 30 years after he first uttered his famous catchphras­e, action hero and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzene­gger is back again as the Terminator in the latest instalment of the popular sci-fi movie franchise.

The 67-year old reprises his cyborg role in Terminator Genisys in a franchise that has taken more than $1 billion over three films at the box office worldwide since the original came out in 1984.

A fourth film, Terminator Salvation, came out in 2009, but without Schwarzene­gger, who was then governor of California.

The former bodybuilde­r was greeted by hundreds of fans chanting his name as he arrived for the European premiere of the film in Berlin on Sunday night.

“I’m having a great time with this movie. I’m in good shape. For me, it is no problem to do stunts and to do the action. Nothing has changed,” he said. “Older, but not obsolete.”

As in the original, John Connor, played by Jason Clarke, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back in time to protect his mother Sarah, portrayed by Emilia Clarke, but there are some dramatic changes. Terminator Genisys hits cinemas in July.

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