It looks like Christian Bale is now officially locked in for 3 Terminator films. We get the scoop from the BBC via comingsoon:
The Welsh-born star, who is soon to be seen in Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight, has already started shooting the first of those films, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.
“Christian was our first choice and he’s a big fan of The Terminator, so we’re very lucky,” Kubicek told the BBC at the Cannes Film Festival. “But with Batman he’s already done the whole franchise thing, so we weren’t sure he’d respond.” Luckily, said Kubicek’s business partner Derek Anderson, “he read the script and he loved it, so he’s signed on for all three.”
I thought he was already locked in, but confirmation is always welcome. The above blurb certainly gives us a few positive bits of information to mull over. Bale is a fan of Terminator – which rules. He is also fond of the script, and signed on for 2 additional films during production of the first. He could have bailed (no pun intended) but decided to stay for the long haul – and that gives me a glimmer of hope.
Talk is cheap however, and he may hate everything about these films; but what to do when faced with a dump truck full of fortune. I do not want to read too much into the news, but it is certainly good that he is on board for all three. No movie was every worse off for having Bale in it – that is for sure.
