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Christian Bale Cast in TERMINATOR SALVATION

Harry Knowles over at his AICN site says that Christian Bale has been cast as the new John Connor in TERMINATOR SALVATION:THE FUTURE BEGINS. There has been no confirmation since this is Thanksgiving and it will be a slow day but a bombshell like this won't take long to be verified from various sources over at Warner Bros., McG's camp or Bale's camp.

To read that article from Harry, click here.

Here's what we do know about the next Terminator film. McG will be directing the flick, based on a screenplay by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. Warner Bros will be distributing it and this film is planned as the first film in a new trilogy set in the near future where the war is officially on and John Connor finally takes on the mantle of leadership by leading mankind in the war against the machines. Production is set to begin in early 2008 and the film is expected to hit theaters in the summer of 2009. Official press releases have backed those assessments up.

When someone official backs up or debunks Harry's claim on Christian Bale getting cast as John Connor, I'll pass it along to you.

Update: There are indeed two different stories on the Christian Bale casting news here as Metalwater was quick to comment on..Devin over at C.H.U.D actually got this scoop a week ago but held off in the name of ethics, i.e getting confirmations from Bale's agent or the TERMINATOR production. Both sites state that Bale has been cast in the next installment but they differ on the role which the actor will be portraying. Harry's source says "John Connor" while Devin's source says the next Terminator or the new character being introduced into the trilogy. Reports have indicated that this new character will be the central role of the films serving under John Connor's leadership.