Arnold Schwarzenegger baffles fans after posing with Danny DeVito and ex PM
Decades after the Hollywood legends shared the screen in Twins, it is clear that their sibling bond is still as strong as ever.
Taking to Instagram, the Terminator star posted a snap with his 'brother', with the former Prime Minister getting in on the action.
Thankfully, they weren't hard-launching a new Twins sequel, as the 77-year-old captioned the post: 'I love bringing old friends together!
'It was fantastic to see my dear friend Tony Blair and introduce him to my brother, @dannydevito.
'I can't wait to talk about terminating pollution together in Vienna at the @schwarzeneggerclimate summit!'
Many were left confused over the 'unlikely trio' posing for the random snap, and flooded the comments section to voice their shock.
Michael.Armstrong15 wrote: 'This is the crossover that I was not expecting.'
'Not something I expected to see,' Benzooki agreed.
Craig.Gray88 penned: 'What an unlikely trio.'
As Mayfield.54 quipped: 'Having a hard time telling the two on the ends apart from each other.'
Arnie's post comes just before he's set to host the Austrian World Summit in Austria next month with his initiative, Schwarzenegger climate summit.
He is a busy man as he is set to return to our screens in the second season of Fubar, which will be premiering on June 12.
In the Netflix action series, he plays CIA operative Luke Brunner, who is stunned to realize that his daughter, Emma (Monica Barbaro) has secretly been a member of his team for years – causing cracks in their close family.
'Luke Brunner is a veteran CIA operative who, up until recently, was on the verge of retirement,' the season two synopsis reads.
'After his last mission in saving another operative – who just so happened to be his daughter – he's back and face to face with new villains. More Trending
'This one is an old flame from Luke's past who threatens to destroy the world…if she doesn't destroy his life first.'
Teasing what we can expect for the upcoming episodes, the action icon simply told Tudum: 'It is bigger, it is better. There are more laughs.
'There is more of everything … including one more legend!'
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