Dec 2, 2007 by The MovieWeb Team

99.9% Confirmed! Christian Bale IS John Connor in T4, However...

The Hollywood Reporter is confirming what we've heard before- Christian Bale is most likely going to be John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. However, word around town is that John Connor is NOT the main character in the film, as the story focuses on a new character, with Connor taking more of a secondary role.

Pretty interesting that they're casting such a high-profile actor in such a minor role, isn't it? What could this mean?

Stay tuned for more answers...

Terminator Salvation was released May 21st, 2009 and stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common. The film is directed by McG.


Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (32)

  1. weightofregret

    Great! the made the best choice ever!
    he's such a great actor! ;D

    plz! arnie is old! he's not going 2 be in T4

    4 years agoby @weightofregretFlag

  2. carlee07

    wot i hear frm here and read off th net, their are changing to story to the film and am thinkin what the point of makin this film i dnt think anyone who love the first 2 movie are gonna like this new one and chaning the story. i dnt wanna see jonh when he 30 years old. it shud leave off from there number 3 left jus the war has jus began. And the new show about starting i cant wait to see it, what i see of it. it showing you wot happing between the film it self and i think that good. cant wait. but i do really think thier need to think over again abou the new film. people are not gonna go and pay to wacth a f*ck up film there their chnage the story.

    4 years agoby @carlee07Flag

  3. carlee07

    i do not think this christian bale should be in terminator 4 and i really think aronal should be in the new film. i loved this film since i was little and know the story off thr back of my hand and terminator was not as good as number two. why are their changin the story and the casting people?

    4 years agoby @carlee07Flag

  4. The Dark Knight

    He should have been in # 3 to I didn't like that other guy

    4 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  5. Yogi Pogi

    Christian Bale should have been casted as the Terminator... hope he gets maximum screen time as Connor... with his charisma as an actor he will turn out to be the best thing in Terminator-4.

    4 years agoby @yogeeeFlag

  6. B-RAD08

    Sweet! Bale is the man!! so hopefully conner will kick ass in this movie instead of being a wimp! lol!

    4 years agoby @b-rad08Flag

  7. CelluloidDreams

    Check out the website:
    www.terminatorfiles.com
    for Terminator series info!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  8. kupo

    is the main role kyle reese from t1?

    4 years agoby @moogleFlag

  9. btrobinson

    i think he is a good actor and this shouldnt be a film for him

    4 years agoby @btrobinsonFlag

  10. artkid04

    Well, it will be great to have Christian Bale as John Conner.

    4 years agoby @artkid04Flag

  11. CelluloidDreams

    Check out the website: www.terminatorfiles.com for Terminator series info..they seem to match what alot of different movie websites statea about T4!?!?!
    Also, there have been several book series and graphic novels associated with the Terminator series. The films have been novelized as well.
    has been confirmed that T4 will take place after the events of T3, and will focus mainly on the war between man and Skynet.
    So at this point anything goes!!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  12. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Where is James Cameron? He needs to come back, its his vision of the future im interested in.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  13. Gil Brooks

    2MovieGuys- that summary is inaccurate (never trust IMDB, BTW).

    4 years agoby @gil-brooksFlag

  14. brew1701

    this sounds like a really good idea, i wonder if they will have just one terminator or 2 one good, one bad, or a whole bunch cause it will deal with the future, i have no clue what im even talking about now i have just lost myself............

    4 years agoby @brew1701Flag

  15. CelluloidDreams

    According to "Movie Database" plot summary for
    "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" will be:
    After the drastic effects of "Terminator 3", the story continues as John Connor and soon to be wife Kate Brewster realize they must create a resistance organization with Earth's remaining survivors against the army of robots slowly being built up by Skynet. As they are building this resistance, one survivor happens to be a traitor in disguise, and has a secret that nobody would ever come to suspect.

    There is also this "rumor", that Vin Diesel is taking meetings with the Terminator people and the assumption is it's about him being a Terminator???

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  16. ROCKLOVE30

    The new movies may also focus around mike biehns' character in the first movie"Reese" he is very important because after all he is johns father!!! Time travel is soooooo confusing!

    4 years agoby @rocklove30Flag

  17. Space101

    I'm pretty sure the tv show will take over the movie franchise...people will forget about this one...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  18. CelluloidDreams

    These "Terminator" rumors just get better and better!
    Christian Bale should be interesting, but I agree John Connor can't be a "minor" role. The films revolved around him. I wondering why James Cameron is not involved, or what he thinks of these changes??
    I'm still scratching my head over "McG" directing?? I mean this is the man who gave us such silly films as:
    "Charlie's Angels", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle", "We Are Marshall", and "Stay Alive"!
    I ageree W./"Space101". The first 2 Terminators were good, & the 3rd came from left field with ending. The 4th film has potential, but without John Connor in a major role it will suck. Also what about Arnold Schwarzenegger and/Or Linda Hamilton to? Will they even be mentioned?
    I just can't believe James Cameon let this slip though his fingers!??
    On May 9, 2007, it was announced that rights to the Terminator series had passed hands from producers Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar to the Halcyon Co., a privately funded company formed by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. In a Variety article detailing the purchase, it states the fourth film is now earmarked for a summer 2009 release and will focus on a 30-year old John Connor in what the producers hope will be a new trilogy.
    This could be really really good, exciting & fresh, or just silly and stupid to make a boatload of cash short on story, substance and/Or plot!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  19. J.Crane

    This means..........the primary one is bigger than Cristian.......anyway,what a new to be heard.....Cristian Bale in Terminator..........hey wait......some says abt Vin Diesel's role....he'll take Arnold's one rite......So......he's the primary one.

    4 years agoby @aungmyoFlag

  20. J.Crane

    This means..........the primary one is bigger than Cristian.......anyway,what a new to be heard.....Cristian Bale in Terminator..........hey wait......some says abt Vin Diesel's role....he'll take Arnold's one rite......So......he's the primary one.

    4 years agoby @aungmyoFlag

  21. THE JOKER

    well i didnty like the third one. it had some good moments but overall style change in how everything was approached and i think that is due to director changes. but i do agree that Bale does not deserve a minor role and John Connor being a minor role is very stupid. The Connor's have been the main characters in every single movie so far. The franchise storyline would not make sense if the focus went to someone else. That would be dumb. I actually like Christian Bale as John Connor, but it needs to be as a major role not minor.

    4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag

  22. LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega

    Hey, all three Terminators were awesome, but you're walking on thin ice if you make John Conner a minor role. I mean, all three revolved around him and his mom, why wouldn't it now? If John DOES end up a minor role, they better have a damn good excuse for it, or else this movie's gonna bomb (and I mean BAD) with the Terminator fans (like me).

    4 years agoby @epsalonFlag

  23. Space101

    The first 2 Terminators were good...the 3rd was just out of the blue...this 4th one will either make or brake...

    4 years agoby @space101Flag

  24. Kaya Savas

    Doesn't really matter, because it's McG. I don't take people seriously when they change their name to sound like a hip hamburger.

    4 years agoby @kayaFlag

  25. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Cool, I can dig it. But I have to agree with BB on this. T3 sucked goat balls six ways to next sunday.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  26. VICanuck16

    You know what, Arnold made this franchise, but I like Bale and i really think this could surprise a lot of people if the rumours are true.

    4 years agoby @vicanuck16Flag

  27. wizdome

    McG serves up T4 with fries and a coke!

    4 years agoby @wizdomeFlag

  28. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Answer is, the Terminator source material still has stories to generate, Christian Bale is a reputed actor and today's special effects will dazzle geeks and everyone in between. Word.

    4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

  29. Brian

    Word. Question is, after the crapfest that is T3, do we really care?

    4 years agoby @brianFlag

  30. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Arnold in the first Terminator is the main character, he has a lethal badass persona. You gotta have hero (struggle) with the villain (to conflict/play off each other).

    4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

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