California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear in the next Terminator sequel - in digital form. The actor-turned-politician, who has starred in the three Terminator movies to date, has granted studio Halycon permission to use his likeness in the upcoming movie.

Earlier this week, Halycon entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson announced they have bought the rights to the Terminator franchise and are planning to have a fourth film in cinemas by 2009.

Anderson says, "We'll be using computer altered stock images of Arnold. That way we can span his entire career, from the frightening '80s era Terminator to the ice cool T2 version."

However, Schwarzenegger will still be personally involved in the next episode, and a further two installments after that, of the series. His representative Annabelle Gross tells Moviehole.net, "He's signed on as executive producer for all three pictures, and we are in talks for further appearance licensing."

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