Christian Bale in the new Terminator? :: Film & TV News :: Articles

Unlike the typical news items around these parts, which are oh-so-rigidly set in stone, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. However, since the rest of the Internet has picked it up with the fullest force of the fiercest of rumor mills, perhaps it's worth noting at this point even without studio confirmation.

Ahem. Here goes, then...

Christian Bale, everyone's favorite Batman who's also shone his acting chops in 3:10 to Yuma and Rescue Dawn this year, is reported to play John Connor in the upcoming Terminator series reboot, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

The rumor comes via Ain't It Cool News, which reports, "Just got off the phone with an extremely trusted source who has never been wrong before. he revealed exclusively to AICN that in the upcoming McG reboot, TERMINATOR SALVATION: The Future Begins, that they have cast CHRISTIAN BALE as none other than JOHN CONNOR."

Previously, AICN had claimed that Edward Furlong, who played John Connor in Terminator 2, would reprise his role, but since they didn't even use him in Terminator 3, this seemed unlikely. Bale, on the other hand, would probably bring old fans back who were left cold by Terminator 3. This casting matches up with what's known so far about the film, which according to Variety, "picks up with John Connor in his 30s leading what's left of the human race against the machines."

The perhaps-unfortunate counterpart to these rumors is the fact that McG, of Charlie's Angel: Full Throttle fame, will be directing the film. In the meantime, fans can check out the upcoming Terminator television series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which premieres Jan. 14.