Terminator T3 gets Solid

The new Terminator T3 movie continues to move into the realms of reality, as Edward Furlong - the actor who played John Connor in T2 - has confirmed he has been signed to appear in the new movie.

Also said to have signed up for the new movie is muscle-bound Arnold Schwarzenegger, although whether he will be playing a good terminator or a bad one is anyone's guess.

James Cameron, however, is unlikely to direct the new film, which means that his surprisingly loyal ex-wife Linda Hamilton, is equally unlikely to appear (she has said in the past she'd only do the film if ex-hubbie was in the big man's chair).

Robert Patrick, the advanced shape shifter Terminator has said that if asked - which itself may be unlikely - he might find it difficult to fit in given his new commitment to appear as an FBI agent regular in the X-Files TV series.

We may be in for a little more of a straight SF-fest this time, as rumours have it that the new plot is shot around the machine-human war led by the Skynet AI.

The war is said to be a little more even-sided though, this time, as it is being fought in a later, divergent time-line - due to John Connor's previous efforts - where the humans weren't totally wiped out in a surprise atomic cook-out.

Some of the action may be set on a space station orbiting Earth, or, as some rumours have it, a fledgling Lunar Colony.

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Peter Allas. 01/09/2000
This is the movie they shouldn't make. T2 was such a breath of fresh air, even better than the first. I think T3 will just end up like Aliens III, a pale shadow of the second film, made for money, not love.

Kat Parkman. 02/09/2000
I can't imagine wanting a Terminator without Linda Hamilton. And I can't imagine wanting to go through more time-line convolutions to explain what they are going to do to the continuity. I'm still arguing over the problems between I and II!.

Marcus. 10/09/2000
I think the Tline of movies is dead. T2 was cool but really only becuase cast and director were so awesome. If we see any of 'em again it like BBKing says.."The thrill is gone!" I'll bet that T3 dosen't do so well. Remember T1 was a suprise sleeper hit anyways.

John Wade. 19/09/2000
I didn't think ep1 was all bad but it definatly should have been better. Hopefully Lucas will do a better job with ep2!