Bale Talks T4!

T4's new John Connor, CHRISTIAN BALE, caught up with Sheila Roberts and talked The Dark Knight and Salvation! MoviesOnline bring us part 1 of the article....

More updates emerge for Terminator 4 from Christian Bale who talks with Sheila Roberts about the film! This past weekend Sheila Roberts caught up with Christian Bale to talk with him about The Dark Knight which is easily one of the movie highlights this summer. As part of this Christian talked a little bit about Terminator Salvation. There has been a mixed response from fans to the movie. Some think its a great idea while others think its just another bad movie in the making. When asked why he is attracted to these franchises he said;

That was actually something which I questioned greatly, I would say, 'Do I want to do that again?' But what I saw with Terminator was what I saw with Batman Begins. Now whilst Batman Begins was clearly an origin story, and we were in many ways ignoring any of the other movies that had come before, which won't be the case with the Terminator - we are staying true to the mythology, certainly to one and two more so than three, but it's the opportunity and the chance to reinvent and revitalize that.

And there's no point in making it otherwise. So that is my aim, and that's why I finally decided, because I took a long time to consider and why I finally decided yes, I wanted to try this, because that's a responsibility that we have as filmmakers and that's what I'm aiming to achieve.

I like that Christian Bale is not afraid to attach himself to projects like this. Sure Terminator 3 was a bit weak and did not live up to the first films, but it wasn't crap. Besides which who better to breathe new life into the project then Christian Bale. I mean just look at Dark Knight and Batman Begins! McG the director is taking his new role as director of Terminator 4 very seriously and he is not just dis-regarding the past films, he is trying to continue the story and maintain the mythology.

I've spent time with James Cameron, spoken to Arnold Schwarzenegger, gone over the story with Jonah Nolan, and enlisted Stan Winston.

Everything we're shooting is designed to be tactile and real, you'll be seeing a whole set of inspired designs you've never seen before, and best of all you'll finally get to see some of the post-judgment day future that was only hinted at in the previous movies.

John Connor will be pushed to the brink. And for me, Christian Bale embodies Connor's strength and tenacity perfectly. And after visiting Sam Worthington on the set of Avatar, I know he's perfect for his role.

As you know, Anton Yelchin is playing Kyle Reese, and his prep has been unbelievable. The guy's been watching all three Terminators incessantly and he's definitely going to capture the essence of the character Michael Biehn created in Cameron's first film.

Stay tuned for part 2 of the interview, where there are more tidbits on Terminator 4 and of course all kinds of info on The Dark Knight!

GlobalArnold Staff