Schwarzenegger confirms 'Expendables' cameo

Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that he will be appearing in a cameo role in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.

Speaking on ABC's This Week, the Governor of California admitted that he could not turn down the chance to participate in his friend's big-budget action movie.

"Since I've become governor I've done three cameos when friends ask me, and Sly asked me if I would do a cameo," he explained.

"I said of course I would help you do a cameo, there's no two ways about that."

However, he dismissed speculation that his limited contribution in the movie was because of financial restraints.

"It had nothing to do with the budget crisis or with the budget negotiations because that will be done sometime in April," he insisted. "I enjoy him. He's a terrific director, writer and actor. And we hang out a lot of times together."

The Expendables, which is about a team of mercenaries attempting to defeat a South American dictator, is scheduled for release in 2010.