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Christian Bale: To Terminate, or Not To Terminate in Terminator 4?

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Source:  Ain't It Cool News, CHUD
According to Ain't It Cool News, Christian Bale (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) has been cast as John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. However, according to CHUD, Bale has been cast as the Terminator.

Which is right? We'll, perhaps neither. According to trusted sources close to MovieWeb, Bale is in talks (not officially cast) to play a character that is NOT John Connor (as Connor may not appear in the film). But is he playing a Terminator? Let's just say CHUD may only be half right...

Stay tuned as we get this clarified, real soon.


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January 21st, 2008 5:27am
Christian Bale as The Terminator?Are you kidding me?if he gets in the role of the terminator you can get Mike Myers to play as John Connor!Common people be serious here!Dont ruin this movie!
 
December 19th, 2007 5:37pm
I agree, good actor but John Connor or the Terminator ehhh...
 
December 16th, 2007 9:28am
he could pull it off being John Connor I think he could do it I do know what you mean though he does a good psycho. He could definately be a good Terminator not like Arnold he just owns that role forever
 
December 2nd, 2007 11:06am
Christian Bale is a very good actor but he fairs on perfectly when he plays a soul-less psychopath in any film than he would playing Terminator. Honestly, Anorld is the only guy that would play the Terminator perfectly, so I absolutely agree that Bale be cast in some homicidal and mind bending movie because he just shines in such roles. He wouldn't even be good if he was cast in a comedy coz' he has this persona that just suits psychotic thrillers! Mary Harron did him well when he cast him in the role for the wealthy New York executive investor with a split personality in American Psycho. ~Normal by day and a complete homicidal maniac by night!!!!
 
November 30th, 2007 7:31am
I think it will do something like that as well. I think thats when Arnold would be brought back. They would show the terminators discussing sending one back and then Arnold appears. Bale could pull any role off, he is a great actor. But this role should belong to Arnold. It is his role and he has always been very successful as the Terminator.
 
November 27th, 2007 7:14am
Three movies are planned to show the war between Skynet and humanity led by John Connor?
Bets are now being taken on how the third movie ends.
My guess is that the machines will be taking it in the shorts and decide to send a Terminator back in time to kill John Connor's mother.
Round and round she goes and where she stops nobody knows! :)
 
November 26th, 2007 9:25am
Bring back Michael Biehn!
 
November 26th, 2007 5:33am
havin read other ppls comments, i can't believe i forgot about the t-1000?! not big at all but defo scary! Bale could pull it off, as either i suppose, but it'll all depend on the director and the how dark n gritty it'll be. doesn't help that the new name is gay, fuck it, make the new terminator gay, it'll certainly alter the franchise and surprise the fan base, n loose most of it to lol!
 
November 26th, 2007 4:51am
ok Christian Bale is prolly my favorite actor, but he is not the part of the terminator. Maybe as the Father of John Connor...Reese....but Arnold needs to be the Terminator and James Cameron needs to be on this film or at least the director needs to be discussing every move in this movie ith him.
 
November 24th, 2007 9:12am
AN ARTICLE I FOUND STATES:
The fourth installment of the 'Terminator' series is being helmed by 'Charlie's Angels' director McG and is due to start filming early next year.
McG hopes the movie will be the first of a new 'Terminator' trilogy set in the future, telling the story of the war between humans and the Skynet robots.
JUST SOUNDS LIKE A RETREAD AKA RECAP!
& what kind of name is McG?? With a name like that can he really be taken sirously?? 'Charlie's Angels' was ok, not that great just a huge music video!
 
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