Last week news made the rounds that the plug had been pulled on McG’s new Terminator film. However we at Screen Rant don’t like to jump to quick and easy conclusions (well…unless they involve werewolves), and now news comes via The Hollywood Reporter that Moon Bloodgood is in final negotiations to star as the female lead in McG’s Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins or Terminator: The Return of the Terminator, whatever it ends up being called!
Moon Bloodgood - yes that is a real name - was most recently in the Screen Rant favorite TV series Journeyman and she is currently filming Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (but we don’t want to talk about that).
So what is going on with this Sci-Fi sequel/spin-off/restart/sequel/cash-in (delete where applicable).
So is the film in trouble?
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No, I don’t think that the film is trouble.
Warners and Halcyon have spent too much time and money on this film to pull the plug. They couldn’t hope to get a more geek-tastic cast than Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin - all of whom will be bigger stars a year from now.
Trust me… this isn’t another Justice League!
The shut down rumor came from UGO, which didn’t cite a reliable source… unless you believe this:
“…a crew member was recently overheard discussing his newfound free schedule due to the production shutting down.”
Not exactly a source that you would bet your life on. For all we know the dude could be talking about getting fired!
The Hollywood Reporter is a bit more reliable and let’s face it Terminator 4 was looking very under cast in the female lead department up until this point.
According to the trade:
“Bloodgood will play a no-nonsense and battle-hardened member of the resistance.”
It looks like the film is slowly coming together, but I won’t be excited until they start casting some serious Terminators. I mean that is what the film is called… and Worthington isn’t going to cut the mustard for me.
The film is set to begin shooting on May 5 and will open on May 22, 2009.
Sources: UGO and The Hollywood Reporter
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KEL don’t feel too bad Iron Man, Batman and Hulk are coming out soon.
Off topic, I know, but here’s more confirmation of JLA’s sad (IMO) departure: http://supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=4853
They should have cast her as Sarah Connor in the Sarah Connor Chronicles. She’s more Linda Hamiltonish…..
Thanks, 790.
Kel, it was never alive as fanboys imagined. (As the Avengers will never be.) Although, it could work if they met as teens or if it was high end animation–how about “300″ style?
Anyway, thanks for drawing the ire of fellow ranters upon me by actually doing something about my comment. (hurl only biodegradable trash please)
I don’t think you want Kahless hurling anything at you. Live gagh, anyone? LOL
I think JLA could still work in live action, frankly. Just follow the comics closely.
But I get your point.
790,
I really hope that this is good.
I think McG is the cinematic anti-christ, but with Bale involved - I’m interested.
I’m holding back judgement (day) until I discover more.
It just won’t be as good as T1 and T2.
Niall
Yeah I’m with you Niall, just that so far it sounds kinda iffy.
I don’t think there will ever be a Terminator film as good as T2. That film just had it all. And still holds up.
“Stay here, all be back”.
Just realized that this will be complete crap.
“From the screenwriters of Catwoman and the director of Charlie’s Angels comes
…..Terminator 4
(with Christian Bale)”
^WOW. This is gonna go down, IMO.
Please say it ain’t so, KEL. Except for the eye candy, those 2 movies had NO redeeming qualities. I think Charlie’s Angels may have been one of the worst movies ever made, but then they went and made a SECOND one. Needless to say, I didn’t even bother watching that garbage.
Heck, I’d even rather have them wait and let JJ Abrams make T4….or, dare I say it, Jon Favreau?
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