Casting Couch
Helena Bonham Carter Joins Terminator Salvation
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 30, 2008
The buzz continues to grow around McG’s upcoming “franchise reinventing” Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins thanks to a few positive, early reports from the set and a continued string of good casting selections. Everyone from Christian Bale to Bryce Dallas Howard to up-and-comer Sam Worthington have given the film a legitimacy not normally attached to the frilly, commercialized works of McG. In his defense, not all of his stuff is bad — the Charlie’s Angels flicks were a lot of fun, but We Are Marshall was sad and tragic — and not in an appropriate way.
This new Terminator film is getting another boost today though, as Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly in talks to join the production, which has already gotten underway in New Mexico. Her role, while not disclosed as of yet, is decribed as “small but pivotal” by The Hollywood Reporter.
The fourth installment in the extremely popular Terminator franchise, Salvation looks to begin a second, reinvigorated trilogy by looking at the origins of the battle between humans and Skynet. It features Christian Bale as John Connor in the prime of his life, leading the rebellion against the world’s mechanized occupants. The production, which is one of many in danger of being affected by the potential SAG strike, is in the process of completing many of its exterior shots before it goes on a break scheduled in anticipation of a labor stoppage.
Strike or not, Warner Bros. is confident that the film will be ready to go by May 2009.
How do you feel about the cast of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins? Does the quality of the cast give you more hope for a good film?
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2 Comments
June 30th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Well no it dosn’t. Bale is great but we all know him as Batman, for him to become John Connor dosnt make me happy at all. Hate it actually.
What I really think is going on, their assembling a good cast so they have a huge opening weekend. I’m sure there gonna get Arnold to say a few lines and next thing its gonna be , “starring Bale and Swarzennegger. (You watch)
From the (still not debunked by McG) rumors I’ve read on the script, its awefull.
Buzz of Connor becoming a terminator and Terminators sent in 2004 as a (back up plan for a bad script?). Naw sorry I’ve read comic book T4 stories that are better.
Not diggin this.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
What I find funny about this project is that everything about it is positive except the director: the screenwriters have penned some decent stuff in the past; the cast? Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard and now Helen Bonham Carter… they are all great thespians. Special effects? ILM and Stan Winston studios as always, so… what is wrong? McG of course…
I’ll definitely be watching this movie in theatres just out of curiosity. Despite the director’s past efforts, this has the potential for ending up as an intelligent and competently-directed movie. Up to this point, at least, the filmmakers have made really smart decisions regarding the casting. That is (almost) always a good sign.