He certainly has the right physique, if they are going for that bulked up soldier look of the original.
Let's be honest, none of the original cast member was ever an incredible actor, but they did such a good job and became part of pop culture history.
For me, they just need to cast people that fit the franchise and let them do their thing.
Take Predators for example, i liked Brody as Royce and he was an award winning actor, the thing is, the movie just didn't profit from this at all though, he did what every action movie star would/could have done.
We will just have to wait and see, if it's true at all.