For sci-fi fans, there’s aliens and otherworldly technology.

For action fans, there’s Schwarzenegger and an able supporting cast equipped with the baddest of badass weaponry.

There’s been multiple attempts to secure his involvement, but it’s always fallen through.

Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious to the left and Anakin Skywalker to the right, both from Revenge of the Sith in front of a red background

We know this because that same fate almost befell the veteran special forces operative in reality.

Here’s what nearly happened.

Also on the table was whether he would even be able to survive the battle.

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the center, with Jacen Solo wielding a green lightsaber on the left and Grogu on the right.

In hindsight, everyone involved made the right choice.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch with his gun in the 1987 film Predator.

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