In fact, he signed on for the sequel in August 2000, just two months after Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed his involvement. It may surprise some fans to know, considering that Edward Furlong's acting career hadn't exactly taken off like a rocket in the years since, that he was indeed originally planned to return as John Connor for Terminator 3.
Terminator 3: Why Edward Furlong Didn't Return as John Connor Instead, the part was recast with Nick Stahl, a fine actor, but someone who didn't at all feel like someone Furlong's John would grow up to be. That's why so many Terminator devotees were upset when Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines finally came along in 2003, and Furlong's John Connor was nowhere to be found.
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Related: The Next Terminator Movie Needs to Be Completely Different Young John may have been a bit whiny at times, but Furlong still earned a place in fans' hearts.
It's through John that Arnold Schwarzenegger's reprogrammed T-800 learns human values like empathy and compassion, and that life is never to be taken lightly, no matter the given situation. Furlong portrayed this version of John, a smartass kid with a knack for getting into trouble, but flashes of his future self can still be seen. Sarah survives, and in 1991 sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day, fans got to meet John in person, albeit his child self. She's told by the man sent back to protect her, Kyle Reese, that she'll one day give birth to a son named John, who's destined to lead the human resistance to victory over the evil Skynet A.I. In The Terminator, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is targeted by a cybernetic killing machine from the future. Running time: 109 minutes.At one point, Terminator 2's Edward Furlong was set to reprise his role of John Connor in Terminator 3, but he eventually lost the part to Nick Stahl. "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" is rated R for graphic sci-fi violence (brutal combat, gun play, explosive mayhem and violence against women), occasional use of strong sex-related profanity, gore, brief drug use (barbiturates), brief partial male and female nudity, and use of some crude sexual slang terms and gestures. Most important, Arnie's one-liners aren't awful. (The high-speed chase is a real doozy.)Īlso, the cast is clearly having a good time (though Danes is consigned to the hysterical-female role, which is distressing). Sure, the story makes little sense - there are cavernous plot holes - but director Jonathan Mostow keeps the action moving so fast that you probably won't notice until much later. Or to put in even more simply: He's baaack! High on their list is Kate Brewster (Claire Danes), a veterinarian with ties to John, who has no idea that the deadly T-X (Kristanna Loken) is on her trail.īut help has arrived from the future, in the form of the original Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). The Terminators have returned to dispatch those who will aid him in man's struggle against machines. In "Terminator 3," John Connor (Nick Stahl) is still on the run from murderous cyborg killing machines. There's something quaint, something refreshingly honest about this film's heavy use of standard special-effects techniques, including models, as compared to the prevalent use today of CGI-enhanced or entirely digital effects, characters and settings. And it's a heck of a lot more fun than the considerably greater hyped "Matrix Reloaded." But it is a pretty decent thrill ride, and a pretty decent summer movie. If anyone had predicted at the start of the summer that the second sequel to "The Terminator" would be better and more entertaining than the sequel to "The Matrix," they probably would have been laughed at.Īfter all, "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" has a new creative team and only one returning star, Arnold Schwarzenegger." Which is not to say that "T3" is as good as its two predecessors.