Complex sentence: The studio then pitched the film to Arnold Schwarzenegger as a sequel to his 1985 action film "Commando"; he turned it down, as well, and the studio finally and reluctantly gave it to Willis, then known primarily as a comedic television actor.
Split into simpler sentences: The studio then pitched the film to Arnold Schwarzenegger as a sequel to his 1985 action film "Commando". He turned it down as well, and the studio finally and reluctantly gave it to Willis, then known primarily as a comedic television actor.