HUNGER GAMES Actor Dayo Okeniyi Joins TERMINATOR GENESIS

HUNGER GAMES Actor Dayo Okeniyi Joins TERMINATOR GENESIS

Dayo Okeniyi, best known for his role in The Hunger Games, has been cast in Terminator Genesis as the son of the Director of Special Projects at Cyberdyne Systems, Miles Dyson. Come check it out!

By RohanPatel - Mar 28, 2014 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Terminator
Source: Variety

Dayo Okeniyi, who played Thresh in The Hunger Games, has signed on to play the son of Miles Dyson, who was the Director of Special Projects at Cyberdyne Systems and portrayed by Joe Morton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Dyson was the inventor of the neural-net processor, which would eventually lead to the development of Skynet. Due to this, he inadvertantly became the man most responsible for Judgment Day. His family was briefly seen in the film, before Dyson joined the T-800, Sarah Connor, and John Connor on a fatal quest to destroy Skynet. 

Okeniyi joins a cast that is said to feature the return of franchise star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular Terminator and adds Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Sarah Connor, Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher) as Kyle Reese, Jason Clarke (Public Enemies) as John Connor, and J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man) in an unspecified role. Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) is set to direct. 



Terminator Genesis hits theaters July 1, 2015.
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Destined
Destined - 3/28/2014, 11:21 AM
He was interested in Panther too.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 3/28/2014, 11:31 AM
Dayo was pretty solid in THE SPECTACULAR NOW, although he was underused.
RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 3/28/2014, 11:35 AM
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 3/28/2014, 11:43 AM
Who??

Chuck420Taylor
Chuck420Taylor - 3/28/2014, 11:51 AM
@aLmight guess he thought star wars was a better pick. I can agree.
write33
write33 - 3/28/2014, 11:57 AM
@TheHeat

you made me almost spit out my lunch, i laughed when I saw that. Nice.
grif
grif - 3/28/2014, 11:58 AM
who was begging for this character to come back?
teinen
teinen - 3/28/2014, 12:02 PM
@ALmight maybe that kid took the SW7 role instead.
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 3/28/2014, 12:15 PM
Was pulling for Boyega to get the part. He's the young black actor along with Aldis Hodge who should be getting big parts not the hugely overrated Michael B Jordan
Destined
Destined - 3/28/2014, 12:38 PM
@Gusto I was thinking about that the other day. That scene was everything.
iFightForTheUsers
iFightForTheUsers - 3/28/2014, 1:03 PM
@TheHeat LMFAOOOOOO!!
plasticman
plasticman - 3/28/2014, 2:17 PM
Terminator 5: Arnie Needs a Paycheck

I like how this cast is all younger than Arnold, including JK Simmons!

The reboot with Christian Bale and the dude from Avatar was pretty good and was starting to deviate from focusing on just the T-800. This movie just tells me Arnie can't find any other role that will bring in the dough.

My interest is perked but by the time a possible sequel gets greenlit Arnie will be over 70. How many more reboots can this franchise take before looking like a joke?
Viking
Viking - 3/28/2014, 11:04 PM
Why are they changing the actor for John Connor...AGAIN!?
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