Christian Bale took one look at the title on the script and immediately decided to pass on Terminator Salvation. He told Entertainment Weekly:
"I went, 'No, I don't even have to read this. I just thought, the mythology is dead. I mean, I did flick through (the script), because you can always be surprised. But I wasn't surprised by what I read in that one."
Director McG, back in Hollywood, wouldn't take "no" for an answer. He conquered his fear of flying--which prevented him from working on the relaunch of Superman--and flew to London to convince Bale that it was a project he needed to be a part of. Bale said:
"I had people telling me, 'Don't do it, Christian. Don't go with that guy.' In a strange way, I like the fact that he keeps that name because it does him no friggin' favors,'' says Bale. ''But people hear it and they go, 'F--- him!' People were telling me, 'Christian, you're too good for Terminator.' And I'm thinking, I'm too good? I'm not a snob. I really f---ing enjoy watching a good action movie. Who do you think I am?!"
stars
Christian Bale as John Connor, the man destined to lead the human resistance against Skynet's army of Terminators,
Anton Yelchin as a young Kyle Reece and
Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright, a human-Terminator hybrid. It has also been rumored that
Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a brief appearance in the film, thanks to CGI technology and stock footage from
Terminator (1984).
Terminator Salvation explodes into theaters May 21st!
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