Warner Brothers has announced that shooting of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, better known as Terminator 4, has begun. With the announcement came a few nuggets as to what we can expect from the story.
From Warner PR:
"In the highly anticipated new installment of "The Terminator" film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind."
Alright, the image is a little misleading since Bale doesn't actually play a robot, but I couldn't resist. Shooting has already begun for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, but Christian Bale has now been confirmed to extend his role as John Connor through a trilogy of Terminator films. The BBC got the scoop at the Cannes Film Festival. Read on for some quotes and more details on the films.
Since Heath Ledger's death of an accidental overdose in January, critics and fans have speculated that the studio and filmmakers might alter the film or change marketing strategies from focusing on Ledger's role as the infamous Joker. Despite his tragic death, marketing has gone on as originally planned and the Joker will be portrayed as intended.
"I think he'd be very pleased to see we're just moving ahead as is," Nolan said. "If you try to honor somebody, you honor them by respecting their work and putting it out there for as many people to see. He was immensely proud of the work he did on the film. I feel a great burden to present that in an undistorted form."
