Editorials > Schwarzenegger May Cameo in Terminator 4

Recently the producers of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (namely, Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, and Moritz Borman) sat down with Entertainment Weekly to divulge some facts, dispel some rumors, and (try) to reassure some people about McG as director. 

First they confirm that Christian Bale will be playing John Connor, and Connor would be the protagonist of the film. They also alluded to "another major costar with kind of equal presence in this installment." When asked if this other character would be a terminator, the producers gave a cryptic: "Yes…. Well, it's hard to say. It is a new character introduced in the mythology that's not replacing Arnold [Schwarzenegger]. It's not like he's stepping into Arnold's shoes. It's a completely new character." They wouldn't say more on the basis that it would ruin the plot twists.

When asked if Schwarzenegger would be appearing in the film, Anderson replied, "It still hasn't been determined, but if he does, it would be a very small cameo."

Finally, they (sort of) answered the question of "Why McG?"

ANDERSON: People can only speak to the body of work that they've seen of his [including Charlie's Angels and We Are Marshall]. Some people love it and some people don't. I think one of the things that we're certain of is, this is gonna be the next step in his career as a filmmaker. He's bringing all of his past experience and his amazing vision.
KUBICEK: McG is a huge Terminator fan. He is as excited as we are about bringing the franchise into the future. And again, Christian is such a committed, incredible actor. He doesn't choose the roles he takes lightly. So I think that's an endorsement of the script and certainly of McG. Somebody like Christian wouldn't have signed on for a project if he didn't feel he was in great hands with his director.

Something tells me "trust in Christian Bale" is the best defense this project has thus far.

-David Morgan