According to Variety via SciFi Wire, Lance Henriksen, who played the android in Aliens, has become the first actor to sign up for Fox's upcoming Alien vs. Predator. Henriksen will portray a billionaire industrialist who finances an expedition to the Antarctic that discovers two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. It doesn't say why an android was built in his likeness.
Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil) is directing Alien vs. Predator; Anderson and Shane Salerno wrote the script. John Davis, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver and Walter Hill will produce reported Variety. The movie begins shooting in late October 2003 in Prague, with an eye to a summer 2004 release.
Henriksen also starred in TV's Millennium and has appeared in countless movies.
As for Arnie, it seems like the rumours of him retiring were true, if he becomes Governor of California.
Without Weaver and Schwarzenegger this will be a cheaper movie to make, but do you think that combining the creatures from the two popular SF franchises will be enough to make it a success?