Jason Clarke In Talks To Become The New John Connor In ‘Terminator: Genesis’
After dealing with terrorists, apes, and the Jazz Age nouveau riche,Jason Clarkeis ready to go head-to-head with Skynet. The Aussie star has entered early talks to take the role of John Connor in the upcomingTerminatorsequel/reboot, reportedly titledTerminator: Genesis.Alan Taylor(Thor: The Dark World) is directing. More details on this potential casting after the jump.
Sarah, of course, is the mother of John Connor — which means that either 26-year-old (Emilia) Clarke or 24-year-old Larson could be playing the mother of the 44-year-old (Jason) Clarke. Also appearing in the movie will be Sarah’s love interest / John’s father Kyle Reese, though at this point we have no idea who’s up for that part.
The film involves time travel — if the casting mentioned above wasn’t already a dead giveaway — but otherwise, plot details on the new film are pretty scarce. We know it’llintersectin some way with the planned TV series, and that’s about it.
Clarke is coming off of a villainous turn in Roland Emmerich’sWhite House Down, and a tragic one in Baz Luhrmann’sThe Great Gatsby. He has several films lined up for next year, including Terrence Malick’sKnight of Cups, the Soviet-era thrillerChild 44, andDawn of the Planet of the Apes. He’ll next appear inEverest, the survival drama by Baltasar Kormakur, andCandy Store, a crime pic starring Robert De Niro and Christoph Waltz.
Skydance Productions’David Ellisonand Annapurna’sMegan Ellisonare producingTerminator: Genesis, while Paramount is set to distribute. The film is currently set to openJuly 1, 2015.
