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by Helen Earnshaw | 8 December 2012

The Last Stand

Now that Arnold Schwarzenegger has got all that political lark out of the way has returned to acting over the last twelve months.

And while we have seen him in the like of The Expendables 2 we haven't seen him in a lead role - but that is going to change in 2013.

Yes Arnie will be back kicking some ass in The Last Stand - which sees him team up with director Jee-woon Kim.

We have some new image from the move for you to check out:

Jee-woon Kim is back in the chair after making a name for himself with the likes of Doomsday Book and The Good, the Bad, the Weird.

Jamie Alexander, Rodrigo Santoro, Forest Whitaker and Genesis Rodriguez are all on the cast list alongside Schwarzenegger.

After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction.

But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. Cortez’ path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) will have their final opportunity to intercept him before the violent fugitive slips across the border forever.

At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately rallies his team and takes the matter into his own hands, setting the stage for a classic showdown.