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Schwarzenegger should have been Drago


Now that would have made headlines. But I doubt Schwarzenegger would have wanted to be pretend- pummeled by Stallone.

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THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EPIC AND BROKE THE WORLD...BUT YEAH...DRAGO HAS TO LOSE AND IS ALSO MAINLY A "BAD GUY" TO STALLONES HEROIC CHARACTER....DOUBT ARNOLD WOULD HAVE BEEN DOWN.

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Arnold played a very Drago-esque Russian character in Red Heat. Stallone Vs Schwarzeneger may have made bigger press, but Lundgren was perfect for the role. Drago was a character who barely spoke and let his fists do the talking, so as a virtually unknown actor in his first big role with few lines & a trained martial artist, Lundgren was more suited for bringing a silent, intimidating presence to the character as well as a believable physicality to the fight scenes.

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