Christian Bale Demanded Terminator Rewrite
Jose, did you say something?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Christian Bale forced a rewrite of upcoming action movie “Terminator Salvation,” because his star had grown too big for the small role of John Connor he chose, the filmmakers said on Friday.
Director McG, whose real name is Joseph McGinty Nichol, said he had the disconcerting experience of going to England to convince Bale to play central character Marcus Wright in the man vs. machines film, only to have Bale tell the director he wanted to play Connor instead.
McG told reporters that the script was a “moving target” that became a filmmaking challenge, and that he worked day and night with Bale, who starred last year in box office smash “The Dark Knight,” talking about how to work Connor into the movie.
Connor is an iconic character in the film franchise that began in 1984 with “The Terminator,” but his role was originally small in the series’ fourth movie, “Terminator Salvation,” which debuts in theaters on May 21.
Chris Bale has quite a temper. What chris wants, chris gets or else he bales out on you. I wouldn’t tell him no. -Jose Biden
