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Terminator 4's John Connor is cast

by Parm Mann on 3 December 2007, 15:16

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Christian Bale set to take the fight to Skynet

We've all got our doubts about Terminator 4. Most fans of the series weren't impressed with the last outing, T3 (though I admittedly enjoyed it) and when McG was announced as director for Terminator 4, we held our heads collectively.

Those unaware of who McG is, he directed such masterpieces as Charlies Angels. Yeah, exactly.

However, we've now had our first bit of good T4 news. Variety reports that Christian Bale has been cast to play an older John Connor in next years Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. Bale, set to appear on the big screen again as Batman in next year's The Dark Knight, has signed on the dotted line for Terminator 4. Surely an actor of Bale's pedigree would only sign up to a project knowing it has potential? Could the script actually be good?

The movie, following on from T3, will see the inevitable war between mankind and machine take place. If lacking in other areas, the movie should surely deliver in terms of action sequences.

Very little else is known about the movie as of yet and there are currently no signs of Arnie making an appearance.

Source: Variety.com



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Oooh… interesting…
Please tell me Arnie is going to be in this…
Oooh I do rate Christian Bale, although as John Connor? Not to sure.
SiM, he hasn't been confirmed…yet.

But then, maybe Arnie isn't needed? Apparantly John Connor will be in his 30's. By then, the war with Skynet should be in full force so maybe all the terminators will just be metal cyborgs? They won't have the need to ‘dress up’ so to say.

I've always thought there should be a Terminator movie based upon the stories future. The few glimpses you get of the war in the other films are brilliant and make you want to see more. I just hope they get it right in the next movie. It needs to be serious though, no jokes and gimmicks pleeeeease.
empireonline.com
UPDATE: In contrast to aintitcool's report, CHUD is reporting here that their source tells them that Bale is actually in line for the role of the new terminator, with Arnie no longer on board. That we can see. Bale's got the bulk and anyone who's ever seen American Psycho will know he can do cold-eyed and terrifying. If this version of casting is true, we'll be a lot more excited and a lot less confused. In fact, that would be an incredibly good choice.

Olly Richards

Source : Empire: Movie News - Christian Bale Is John Connor?

Personally I think Bale would make a better Terminator, somewhere more in line with Cameron's more original vision before casting Arnie as well.