Well, re-doing Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines with a retcon, AKA Terminator: Dark Fate, was a failure with the box office (and with many fans), and now previous John Connor actors would seemingly like to return to the franchise.
Michael Edwards
Back in 2017, when we didn’t know what Terminator 6 would be, other than really wanting it to be a true sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day (which we, and a number of fans, pushed for for a long while), we approached the original, and first, on screen John Connor (Michael Edwards) to see if he would be willing to reprise the role…
“Would you be interested in reprising the role of John Connor for Terminator 6, in a lead role alongside your on screen mother Linda Hamilton for a true Terminator 2 sequel (John Connor travels back to the present)?“
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Yes, I’d love to be involved in Terminator 6. It would be a blast.
Michael Edwards
Sadly, due to the actor’s current age, this probably won’t happen (unless we stretch the timeline beyond 2029, or flash forward) but Edwards is to many the face of adult John Connor.
Michael Edwards was initially considered to reprise the role of General John Connor in 2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines but instead, the production decided on age make-up and prosthetics, which were to be applied to Nick Stahl.
In a 2010 interview, legendary Terminator make-up artist, Jeff Dawn told TheTerminatorFans.com
“Yeah, actually the actor who played the older John Connor in T2 just looked a little too old for the role of a 40-45 year old.
Jeff Dawn told TheTerminatorFans.com
They looked at many actors and extras to play the older John Connor but then we just said “Let’s just put an old age prosthetic on Nick Stahl” Nick was wonderful to work with.”
Edward Furlong Still Wants a Return
Young John Connor aka Edward Furlong (who is all grown up now) stated previously that he was, apparently, more than willing to perform *ahem* fellatio, to get a chance to be John Connor again – and, according to a new interview that statement pretty much still stands…
In a more recent interview with Wizard World:
“Would you ever return to the Terminator franchise, if an opportunity presented itself?”
Wizard World | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
“Oh f*ck yeah dude! You kidding me?”
Edward furlong | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
“I’m not gonna lie, I saw an interview, uh, that was put up online; you made a very strong declaration of what you would be willing to do to get back in that franchise – I hope no-one holds you to that… “
Wizard World | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
“Oh yeah? I probably said that I’d, like, suck somebody’s c*ck to be in that sh*t, right?”
Edward Furlong | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
“You did! I lost it… “
Wizard World | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
It’s not far off, dude, you know what I mean?
Edward Furlong | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
Listen, it was a good franchise! I get it, I get it, one hundred percent!
Wizard World | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
I need money, man!
Edward Furlong | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller told TIFF, of the decision the bump off John Connor, and Furlong’s apparent dislike of the idea:
“Oddly enough, not Jim, not a single writer, uh, not Linda, not anybody – but perhaps Eddie Furlong, had anything at all to say but ‘Oh yeah, this seems like the right way to do it.’”
Tim Miller | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
Nick Stahl Has changed His Mind and Would Like Another Shot
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines‘ John Connor, Nick Stahl, was recently interviewed by ViacomCBS / Paramount Pictures‘ website comicbook.com, about his new movie ‘Hunter Hunter‘ when the subject of Terminator arose…
Nick said:
“No. Short answer. I haven’t heard anything about a new Terminator movie.”
Nick Stahl
And…
“I don’t know, man. I did the one film and I was there, so, yeah. Wish I had a more exciting answer for you, but that’s it.”
Nick Stahl
When asked about the potential for his iteration of the legendary hero making a comeback for a new Terminator movie, Nick said:
“I would jump at the opportunity, I love those movies, I grew up watching Terminator movies and was just thrilled to be a part of that role in that franchise. So, yeah, that would be something I would love to do.”
Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl was interviewed back in 2008 by MTV, about the cessation of his involvement with the franchise, in the lead up to Christian Bale filming Terminator Salvation.
Nick stated that:
“I don’t care really, to be honest, I don’t have much interest.”
Nick Stahl
Of the casting for Terminator Salvation…
They said it would be a 50-year-old man, but I guess they reduced the age a little bit. That’s what they told me very early on [in development of the ‘Salvation’ script]. That it was gonna take place further in the future, and I probably wouldn’t be on.”
Nick Stahl
“I love the franchise, and I love the movies, so I’ll probably be seeing the fourth one.”
Nick Stahl
Jason Clarke on ‘wishful thinking’ for his John Connor
In March 2019 Terminator Genisys‘ John Connor, Jason Clarke, was interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter about ‘Pet Sematary‘, when, you guessed it, the topic of Terminator popped up…
“Everyone wanted that Terminator to work. The stories that came afterward were really exciting. You do look at things and say…‘I wish James [Cameron] had been more involved as he is now [with the upcoming 2019 film].
Jason Clarke
Christian Bale’s John Connor Regrets
in 2018 Christian Bale was interviewed to promote the movie ‘Hostiles‘, and was asked what had motivated his agreeing to star in Terminator Salvation…
“I said no three times, I thought that the franchise… I went ‘nah, there’s no story there.‘ I’d been and enjoyed the, um, I’d seen the first one and enjoyed that back in England. I’d been to the movies and seen the second one. Um, it was an unfortunate series of events, um involving the writers strike, involving Jonah Nolan, who um, was able to come on and really start to write a wonderful script, but then got called away um, for a prior commitment that he had. And it’s a great thorn in my side, because, I, I wish we could have reinvigorated that, and um, unfortunately during production you could tell that wasn’t happening. But it’s a great shame.”
Christan Bale | Transcribed by TheTerminatorFans.com
Where do we go? Do we get back all the John Connor actors and spider-verse (multiverse) the shit out of the Terminator franchise? Or do we retcon Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines again, this time with Edward Furlong, and make a sequel to T2 – retcon Terminator Salvation with Nick Stahl, or make a prequel to Terminator Salvation without disturbing the timeline, and make a sequel to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines that acts as a prequel to Terminator Salvation…
Or do we bring Jason Clarke back for a sequel to Terminator Genisys?
One final option, we get Michael Edwards back to be hardened, older, post war John Connor… So many options… it just shows you how badly Hollywood messed this franchise up.
One thing’s for sure though; if the franchise continues then the majority of fans want John Connor back.
So, from the many faces of John Connor; who would you like to see potentially reprising the role of the legendary leader of the human Resistance for a future Terminator movie?
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Norman Reedus has a lot of fame among the new generations in the Walking Dead and he looks like young JOHN from TERMINATOR 2, but the filmmakers should save his life as a child to repair what was done in DARK FATE and GENESYS could add a flashback with JUDE COLLIE . Or at least make him reborn to continue what happened in GENESIS. Or let JOHN CONNOR rest in peace and continue the battle with his children. The multiverse theory does not work here. So there may be 2 similar people in it. same planet earth in the same time and space, if you travel to another country you can find a similar person, identical to you younger or older, or the same age, if it is another you, you will never know, or maybe you will discover it One day, an older and a Young SARA CONNOR (LINDA HAMILTON) can live, just like the filmmakers can save the JOHN of 1993 or give birth to the son of SARA (EMILIA CLARKE) of GENESIS in 2017. I would have liked to see that It happened after POPS acquired n New powers at the end of GENESYS. I would have liked to see JOHN SENA as TERMINATOR, SEBASTIAN STAN as KILE REESE, RHONA MITRA or TAMMY LAUREN or EMILIA CLARKE or MARY KATE OLSEN as SARA CONNOR, BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD as CATHERINE BREWSTER. I would love to see new more advanced Terminator models different from the previous ones, I liked the T-X, the REV-9 and the T-1000.
John Cena, they want to attempt to save the franchise not kill it even more!
Edward Furlong is, hands down, the best John Connor! Christian Bale was also very good! Michael Edwards had the look but we didn’t really get to see him act so, I can’t really form an opinion for him. I would not like to see Nick Stahl or Jason Clarke return in the role.
Someone younger that looks a lot like Michael Edwards and then Michael Edwards himself in other future scenes and a General. I think that what we ALL want is a Terminator that is completely set in the future, with ground and aerial battles, lot’s on ground troops (tech-com and skynet, legion doesnt exist for me!) and drama. I was dissapointed with some stuff from Dark Fate. Felt like i was watching T2 again. I seriously hope that that changes completely! It breaks my heart to see this franchise beaten like this!
‘ Do we get back all the John Connor actors and spider-verse (multiverse) the shit out of the Terminator franchise?’
Hell yes! Considering that this is time travel we’re talking about, there’s nothing really stopping multiple Johns coming together and joining forces to stop Skynet once and for all. Would it be nothing but pure fan service? Yes. Would it be awesome? Hell yeah!
Hell at this point, I think they should just do the Spaceballs treatment and use the multiverse concept to make fun of all the stupid plotlines, characters, and the logic of Skynet. Sure, a fan service crossover film would be interesting but enjoyable? Idk, most of the sequels are considered trash to most Terminator fans. It’s not the same as bringing Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield back for a universe hopping adventure cause most of the characters and actors in anything post T2 are regarded as either stupid, underdeveloped, forgettable or in the case of the entire film of Genisys, cringe unlike the Tobey Maguire trilogy or the first Andrew Garfield Spidey film (TASM2 doesn’t exist imo) I don’t see people getting hyped for Grace or Kate or Marcus standing alongside old man and young man Arnold or T2 John or T1 Kyle Reese. Just parody it at this point like a Mel Brooks or Edgar Wright film. Sure, I would like a serious future war story (and I am trying to build a plan to form a team for a T video game!) but I think before they go and make the next legit Terminator reboot they need to realize what they screwed up and got wrong with this franchise and a universe hopping parody with all 6 or 7 JC’s arguing about time travel logic or something would be hilarious and a self aknowledgement of their failure but capability to make a hilarious comedy out of it. Then, they can reboot this series with a future war horror film.
Reboot the whole damn franchise and get a director/producer thats actually invested in the franchise unlike James Cameron whose too busy with his bloody blue aliens! Imagine the Terminator films we could have had if he had put as much effort in as he is doing to Avatar!
Seriously? Not even gonna mention Thomas Dekker? He was the best JC that ever lived! Whatever. I still think Garret Hedlund or Sam Witwer would pull it off. Maybe if they reboot and we end up getting a Jane Connor, they can cast Emma Stone in the role. Wouldn’t mind seeing her in a future war film barking orders and fighting in the trenches. Considering all Hollywood wants to do is have female-led films these days, it probably would be better off just having a female JC instead of blowing him away or screwing up his characterization time and time again. That or just give the chosen one role to Sarah in a reboot. Just don’t make him a bloody Terminator. That was the stupidest thing they did to the character.
We were covering the movie versions of John Connor.
Still. TV and Film are both visual media. And he certainly deserved a mention more than 50 seconds of Edwards being on screen. He also played John longer than anybody. I just consider the two medias the same.
Claramente creo que todos queremos la vuelta de edward furlong
I came back!