TERMINATOR IV has something in Common with JLA!
Studio execs must really think rapper turned actor… the single named Common… is going to make it big in the movie industry.
He was of course one of the first cast in the ill-fated Justice League movie as The Green Lantern after impressive turns in Smokin’ Aces, American Gangster and landing roles in Wanted and Street Kings. But since all the actors were given pink green slips some time ago, he was had to find work elsewhere.
Variety say Common has joined the still untitled Terminator IV in an undisclosed role.
He becomes the second of the Justice League alumni to be cast in McG’s picture after Anton Yelchin (who was set to play Aquaman) was cast a few months back.
Common has impressed the hell out of me so far even if 99% of what he does is the awesome facial expressions he can give. The cast for this movie are full of young or unexperienced actors desperate for some good material and a chance to grow with the franchise and I like that - it’s just everything else that surrounds the project worries me.
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like you’ve said, something in this T4 project also worries me.
to me, it looks like it’s the next JLA.
y’know, both movies were getting the buzz, attracting attention… until both projects were submerged in development hell.
with all the uncertainty, i just fear that all T4 plans would be scrapped… that this movie won’t ever happen.
Comment by _N_r_chy | May 6, 2008
I wrote about Common being in Terminator 4 over at Highbrid Nation and I was interested in seeing what others had to say on the matter. All I have to say is that Common must have a heck of an agent because he’s constantly getting good roles though he doesn’t appear to be that great of an actor. I’ve also already convinced myself that T4 will be a very different beast than the Terminator movies I grew up on. They are including rappers in the cast and have anounced PG-13 rating. Even as a hip hop blogger I have to say “no thanks”. Give me the blood and gore and keep the kiddies out.
Comment by Mike Belgrove | May 6, 2008
Yeah, Common has a really good agent.
Matt, as corny as your title was for this article, it made me laugh.
Comment by Lencho | May 6, 2008