New Terminator 4 Casting Rumours
Ever since I heard that a new Terminator trilogy was in the works without the involvement of Arnold Schwarzenegger, I pretty much lost all hope of the new movies being worth watching. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was a disappointment, but at least it had Arnold and some air of authenticity to it. For me, without Arnold there can be no Terminator. Still, I suppose there’s money to be made and it’s pretty much inevitable that someone else will continue the franchise… the question is, who will replace him?
There’s a rumour floating around the net this week about Dutch model Marcus Schenkenberg, who recently did an interview on TV and mentioned that he landed a few deals at Cannes… including a part in the upcoming Terminator 4. Now there’s been no confirmation that he would play The Terminator, but I certainly can’t see them casting a muscle-bound hunk like him for any other role. He also reportedly mentioned that Schwarzenegger would have a 30-second cameo. Well that changes everything! I’ll definitely see this movie now! Seriously though, if this rumour is to be believed, I think it sums up what is wrong with action movies nowadays. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a body builder who became an action star because of his massive bulk. Schenkenberg is a model! Yeah sure he’s muscular too, but there’s a huge difference… action stars should not be pretty boys, they should be bad ass and gritty and they shouldn’t moisturize. Agree or disagree?
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Agree this casting rumour is ridiculous, and hopefully simply a rumor, since Marcus Schenkenberg “borrowing” the Terminator suite from
Mr. Arnold himself makes me want to bite some one..really hard.
By the way Mr. Schenkenberg is actually swedish (as I am) and not dutch.
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Posted by Andreas on May 30th, 2007Thanks Andreas. I think I read that he was born in Sweden and grew up in Holland but I trust your authority on this one!
Posted by Sean on May 30th, 2007While I don’t agree that the series cannot continue without Arnold, I do agree that action movie stars should not moisturize.
Posted by Rian on May 30th, 2007enough is enough, end this franchise before it gets out of hand. with no Arnie, no sense of continuing.
Posted by Chopper Sr. on May 30th, 2007Keeping it off-topic: (sorry) Sean: Yes I believe you can thrust me on this one – While I´m not a “Schenkenberg-junkie” and don´t know too much about his background etc. I do know that he speaks fluid swedish =)and was discovered as a model while on vacation in the US.
Back on topic: I really cannot understand why someone would risk a Terminator movie not getting Arnold on the train so to speak. It´s inevitable the movie will not live up to the success of the previous ones – It cannot. Arnie is much to established with the franschise. Arnie is Terminator – period.
Posted by Andreas on May 31st, 2007by the way the new cast is going to be daniel day lewis and christian bale
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