Bale Cast as John Conner in ‘Terminator Salvation’ November 21, 2007 8:22 pm
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AICN is reporting that Christian Bale (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) has been cast as John Conner in the upcoming McG directed Termintator reboot Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.
From the site:
Hey folk Harry here. 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 CONNER. you folks know what that means…
‘Terminator Salvation’ will be directed from a script penned by duo John Brancato and Michael Ferris (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) and is the first of a planned three-picture project. Production is set to begin in early 2008 with a summer 2009 theatrical release.
Source: Aint It Cool News
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how exactly is this a reboot?
Well, it’s a fresh start.
Unlike say the upcoming Star Trek movie which will be taking place with the same characters, but it’s not a reboot because it’ll just be covering a time period that hasn’t been shown via the prior movies and series.