So what ever happened to Edward Furlong? Yeah I know the man is still working, but for a little while there it looked like he was going to be a major player for many many years. He was just awesome in American History X, and obviously there is that other little film he was in called Terminator 2. Well whispers are shooting around that he’s been tagged to return as John Connor in the upcoming new Terminator movie.
The folks over at Moviehole give us this:
But maybe, just maybe, there is something to it and with whispers that Nick Stahl isn’t keen on returning to the role, who else would you consider than Furlong? He is, after all, the original whiny chum-of-cyborg. And with Schwarzenegger gone, you’re gonna want some link to the original series aren’t you?
I actually like the idea of Furlong coming back (if indeed this has ANY validity to it). It should be mentioned here that several sources are mentioning this, and IMDB (which is not always reliable as far as casting information is concerned) is listing Terminator 4 as Furlong’s next project (rumored). Remember, the studios are still fighting about who owns certain rights to the project… so would they actually be making casting decisions at this point?
So let’s set aside the debate on IF Furlong will be back as Connor for a moment. Let’s assume for just a minute that he will be back (no pun intended), what do you think of that? Are you happy to have a throw back from one of the original movies back to take his role? With Arnold gone would you rather them just wipe the slate clean and get a whole new cast? Would you rather see Nick Stahl in the role? What do you think?
