There have been rumors circling in the movie world that McG’s Terminator 4, alternately titled Terminator: The Return of the Terminator and Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, is on the rocks. Apparently, it all goes back to a post on Ugo claiming that a “source” had overheard a crew member talking about production shutting down; not the most reliable source in the world, unless you’re the sort of person who often purchases diet pills from radio infomercials. Nevertheless, the rumor got around - and most people aren’t buying it.

In direct contradiction to the rumor, The Hollywood reporter announced a few days later that a new cast member was in final talks to star. Moon Bloodgood, known for her starring role in the short-lived NBC series Journeyman, is set to play a “no-nonsense and battle-hardened member of the resistance.”

That’s good news and all, but I can’t be the only person getting tired of no-nonsense, battle-hardened characters. Isn’t it possible to write a character who is battle-hardened, but takes some nonsense? What about battle-softened? It’s possible that none of this makes sense, but at least it’s something new.

Terminator 4 stars Christian Bale as John Connor and will (probably) be released on May 22nd, 2009.

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