Arnold Schwarzenegger says son-in-law Chris Pratt ‘crushed it’ in new ‘Guardians' movie: ‘Very, very proud’
The 75-year-old praised Pratt's 'perfect mix of comedy and action' as Star-Lord in the new 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday said he was "very, very proud" of son-in-law Chris Pratt’s performance in the new "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" movie.
"I saw #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 last night and WOW. @prattprattpratt, you crushed it," the 75-year-old tweeted. "A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action. I loved it and I’m very, very proud of you."
Pratt married Schwarzenegger’s 33-year-old daughter Katherine in 2019, and the couple share two children, Lyla, 2, and Eloise, who will turn 1 May 21. Pratt also has a 10-year-old son Jack from his marriage to Anna Faris.
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Pratt said last month Schwarzenegger goes by "Opa," the German world for grandpa with the kids. And he told Jimmy Fallon the "Terminator" star taught him how to smoke a cigar after one of the children was born despite Pratt having asthma.
"There’s nothing manlier than Arnold Schwarzenegger smoking a cigar, and when you’re part of bringing his granddaughter into the world, he comes and he brings you a cigar, and he’s like, ‘Let’s go out and smoke these,’" he told Fallon.
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He joked that he woke up the next day with a "massive lung infection."
"There’s peer pressure and then there’s Arnold Schwarzenegger," he laughed.
Three years ago, Schwarzenegger called Pratt "a great guy" and "kind to my daughter" on Jimmy Kimmel.
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"I get along with him really well," the former California governor said of the 43-year-old. "And, of course, the first thing when we met, he says, ‘Can we ever work out together? I need to have the inside scoop to pumping iron.' So I took him to the gym, and we worked out."
He joked with Kimmel that "pumping iron" with the "Jurassic World" actor was the "decision-making" factor in giving his blessing to the marriage.
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Schwarzenegger added that he was "very proud" of Pratt, who asked his permission to marry his daughter "in a very traditional way."
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" premieres in theaters May 5.