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Ed Norton To Play John Connor in T3'

Published at:  Dec 06, 2001 12:32:21 PM CST

Hey folks, Harry here... Well, if this is true, then dear God that's cool.... We'll have to wait and see if it gets confirmed before getting too excited... I'm already checking around! Here ya go...





Thought you migh be interested in this little nugget. According to the Guardian website ( http://www.guardian.co.uk ) here in sunny Britain, Edward Norton is to play John Connor in the new Terminator movie, which is set ten years after the first installment. Hope this was of some use.

Later

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:34:48 PM CST

    I am Jack's hope for the future of humanity...

    by l.b. jefferies

    Shit! Do I actually have to see this now?

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:35:15 PM CST

    Things looking up?

    by staley

    If there's any validity to that, T3 has just scored some brownie points from me.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:37:52 PM CST

    Genius

    by aggregatescore

    Now all they need to do is convince Arnie not to do it.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:39:57 PM CST

    Wrong installment

    by iceman199

    Don't you mean this is supposed to take place 10 years after the second installment.

    Wasn't John Conner like 13 years old in Terminator II already? Having Conner be about 23 years old in the T3 would be about right to go along with Norton starring.

    Just wondering.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:44:35 PM CST

    Can't cheet, such a huge beer

    by jackrabbit

    Ed Norton would chew some serious scenery!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 12:57:41 PM CST

    Excuse me..

    by pravda

    With all due respect to Edward Norton, one of my favorite actors, what's wrong with Edward Furlong playing the role of, and being recognized as, the person he played in T2? Although, admittedly, I have greater confidence in Norton's abilities of pulling the role off..

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:06:07 PM CST

    John Conner

    by gonkthud

    Now let's see,Edward Furlong's already signed for the movie,which takes place supposedly 10 years after T2,Michael Edwards played him at age 44 in T2,and now Edward Norton is going to play John Conner in his early 20s? So if both Furlong and Norton are in the movie,does that mean the movie will go back and forth in time showing both young and older Conner? Or is Furlong playing him 10 years after T2 in his early 20s,and Norton playing an even further future Conner,who was already played by Michael Edwards,who...OH MY LORD-MY BRAIN IS BURSTING!!!!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:23:13 PM CST

    Are you guys fucking stupid? (and I am referring to both talkba

    by jonquixote

    Did any of you actually read the article? Painfully obvious that the moron writer simply typed Norton when he meant Furlong. Grab...a...brain!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:24:47 PM CST

    Ed Norton will not be in T3

    by spacekicker

    Please this is a lie. Look at his work, the guy does high scale stuff, and although I'm sure that T3 will have this huge budget, it's sure to not do as well as the two before. Needless wonderings from some crazed loon. Look at what he did in American History X...do you think he won't try to take control if the script is bad, or the director isn't doing what he likes...too much bad stuff surrounding this thing

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:29:02 PM CST

    Red Dragon

    by selectd

    I don't know how many of you visit other movie sites, but am I the only one who saw the report that Ralph Fiennes is playing Dollarhyde in Red Dragon? It's on like three fucking sites since yesterday. So we get this shit from Harry but not that? What the Fuck!?

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:30:47 PM CST

    The Guardian

    by fuzzco66

    Well, if it's in an ENGLISH newspaper, it must be true. Their journalistic integrity is beyond reproauch. Was this story between page with the toppless girl and the story about Prince Charles being a crossdresser???

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:32:21 PM CST

    I am Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise

    by kentrel

    Norton was the first name to pop into my head when T3 was announced so long ago...

    Maybe the fact that Norton is onboard means that there's a good script behind this?

    Norton isn't stupid. He already has exposure, so he doesn't need to gain anything from doing a big budget movie like this. So it must be a good script.

    It must be...

    ...don't let it be bad

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:36:37 PM CST

    Isn't Norton like, 30 years old now? And wasn't John Co

    by smugbug

    I like Ed Norton, think he's an unbelievable actor. But this makes me wonder what type of direction this movie has. Basically he is too old, and I don't see him in the part. Sorry. I can't be asked to think outside the box here. Especially when I believe they shouldn't even bother with a T3. Seriously.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:37:05 PM CST

    Biehn Cloned?

    by hiplingo

    Hows about... Michael Biehn as the clone of John Connor's natural father? Kind of like the father he never had only now re-instated in human form.

    It could all be about a boy who's had a fatherless/time travelling Terminator killing machine childhood teaching his clone replacement how to 'be a dad' whilst learning something of his deeper self in the process. A good title might be 'Terminator 3: Reconnections'.

    I for one would prefer this to all those explosions etc. that, frankly, have been done to death.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:42:29 PM CST

    Methinks...

    by evilsamneill

    Methinks young sire Linkin hath a few wires crossed in yon young nogging of his. Or elst, he be a skulduggerous troll, hoping for a bite so he may have a laugh at some poor gentle's expense.

    As for master Norton being in this flick, he hath wrought some of mine favorite movies in the last few years, and I am wont to believe his acceptance of such an arduous task as acting for yon master of the Titanic or any of his foul henchmen.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:42:36 PM CST

    I'm with gonkthud...

    by coytuck

    Being that the third installment is ten years later, and T2 was ten years ago, it would make all the sense in the world for Eddie Furlong to play his original role, since he's TEN YEARS OLDER!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:51:29 PM CST

    Linkin Park

    by homer jay

    I hope LPR's post was supposed to be ironic. If not, I'm not even gonna waste my breath explaining why that was one of more retarded & uninformed posts I've ever read.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:53:01 PM CST

    First rule of Terminator 3 is

    by durhay

    YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE! Second rule of Terminator 3 is YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE! HIS NAME WAS KYLE REESE! HIS NAME WAS KYLE REESE! HIS NAME WAS KYLE REESE!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 1:56:28 PM CST

    Furlong's a Fuck Up

    by chow yun phat

    As much as I would love for this to be true I don't see it happening. Our only hope is that Furlong continues to screw up like when he got arrested out here in L.A twice in one day! However, he is banging the hot vulcan chick from the new Star Trek. How can she be a vulcan when boffing that guy is so illogical!?

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  • Dec 06, 2001 2:00:18 PM CST

    Absolute Bullshit

    by miss aura

    Ed Norton has said before that he would never play a part in films such as this. He stated that what he looks for in a part is a challenge and a good script. You will never see him in T3, but you may fantasise how much you want. He is just too good an actor to appear in this.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 2:06:15 PM CST

    Norton in Red Dragon

    by dark howler

    Edward Norton is in the upcoming Red Dragon, which starts shooting next month. T3 is set to start sometime in April or May. So, unless Norton finishes his work on RD in three months, he won't be doing T3. Besides, last time I heard, Furlong was already signed. Also, as far as the plot is concerned, no one knows what's in the latest version of the script. There's only two copies and the producers have them under lock and key.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 2:41:04 PM CST

    Come on, already.

    by the llama

    Since both of them became stars, people have been mixing up Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. I've met a lot of people that will be talking about Furlong and slip and say Norton, because his name is the more recognizable. This isn't news--just another example of the brilliant and accurate reporting of the British entertainment press.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 2:45:51 PM CST

    And I second "selectd".

    by the llama

    Yeah, after reading more of the talkback, how could Harry even give this statement any credence, knowing that Norton's preparing for Red Dragon. Ralph Fiennes as a twisted serial killer, now THAT'S breaking movie news.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 2:47:31 PM CST

    Rulz?

    by get it right

    You must be under 14... to say that T2's Effects are unimpressive is a statement of naivity. T2 was made in 1990/91, and was revolutionary in visual fx; just as the original Terminator was revolutionary in stop-motion. - Don't knock the work of those who contributed so much. We've come a long way, but that movie still really impresses. Since 3D and compositing is at a point now where almost anything is possible, we will never be as astounded as we were when we first saw Robert Patrick morph into liquid metal. And speaking of liquid metal, that character was an improvement on the "water weenie" that was created for the Abyss by Digital Domain and James Cameron - the director of BOTH films. Do your research, before you bitch about bullshit, retard.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 3:15:07 PM CST

    I am Jack's Utter Disregard For Decent Screenplays

    by hell's cigarette

    Based on what Harry has said in previous articles, I hope that Ed Norton himself rewrites the script. I don't know about a T3 film that doesn't have James Cameron at least helping to shape the story.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 3:15:44 PM CST

    Walrus,that was great!

    by gonkthud

    That was freaking genius! I'm still laughing! :D

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  • Dec 06, 2001 3:26:02 PM CST

    Walrus wins our star prize . . .

    by aggregatescore

    . . . for being the hundredth person to reference the Big Lebowski today. ----------------------------------the movie is fantastic and every bit as good as the Philip Marlowe classics which it satirises (probably better than Dead Men Don't wear Plaid) BUT WHY OH WHY DIDN'T THE COENS ACTUALLY THINK OF AN ENDING. The film just stops suddenly, and you're left feeling extremely hollow and empty. Its a shame.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 3:55:42 PM CST

    get it right

    by fnster

    Just a little correction for you dude. The effects for Abyss and T2 were done by ILM not Digital Domain. Digital Domain started with True Lies. I agree Linkin Park is a complete fucking retard, so no offense ment to you.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 3:58:28 PM CST

    AHNULD HAS A BEER AND CHEETS ON ED NORTON/FURLONG

    by acaana

    Seems to me the guy got Norton and Furlong confused. Furlong makes much more sense. And what's this about Peter Jenkins directing? Can't wait -- such a fan! :O)

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  • Dec 06, 2001 4:52:38 PM CST

    HARRY: Why did you post this nonsense but you didn't post th

    by cash bailey

    Where's your priorities, man?

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  • Dec 06, 2001 5:12:20 PM CST

    Damaged cred

    by drak_tanner

    Harry, did you even read the article? It was obviously culled together in about five minutes from the various movie rumor sites, and I'm fairly sure the Ed Norton reference came from the author reading that it starred "that kid from American History X." Goddammit, I can't believe retards who write articles like that get jobs. I hope the ass loses his over such a glaring error.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 5:22:13 PM CST

    Bet no one else got the reference...

    by gin soaked boy

    ...Professor Slocombe, resident of The Butts Estate, Brentford I believe!

    Truly I am impressed

    GSB

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  • Dec 06, 2001 5:33:00 PM CST

    fnster

    by get it right

    You're right about the ILM bit... an old habit of associating everything Cameron does with ILM... thanks.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 5:42:12 PM CST

    about as likely as Julia Roberts playing the love interest in Au

    by jason blood

  • Dec 06, 2001 5:48:06 PM CST

    Norton? He's such a wimpy little guy...oh yeah, WTF?! Harr

    by fredman73

    Ed Norton??? Ugh. Looks like the machines win after all. HEY HARRY...I DON'T MIND POPUP ADS (YOU HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING) BUT THAT ONE THAT AUTOMATICALLY LAUNCHES A DOWNLOAD TO YOUR SYSTEM IS A BAD MOVE! ESPECIALLY WITH THE VIRUS PARANOIA OUT THERE! Sorry, wasn't yelling Really. ;)

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  • Dec 06, 2001 5:49:17 PM CST

    I cant believe people fell for it

    by miss aura

    What next? Lord of the Rings has a bad review? It weakens this site to see such bullshit being called news.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:09:22 PM CST

    Furlong not Norton

    by si@yippiekiyay

    Ive seen this before on another site, They comfused Furlong with Norton. Because they both have the same name i guess.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:19:26 PM CST

    Bizarro Neo Nazi Meltdown

    by hiplingo

    Whoa.... wait a minute. How can Ed Norton be Edward Furlong ten years after Terminator 2? Edward Furlong got shot by that black kid in the toilets just before he was about to hand in his clever essay about American History X, didn't he? It would make no sense, Norton attended his funeral and everything and wept for the brutal death that had befallen his younger, somewhat- less-talented-as-an-actor brother.

    And before anyone else sings about the wonder of Ed Norton can I just say three words: Keeping The Faith. A 2 hour insult to the senses that had me reaching for the creosote.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:36:22 PM CST

    Cameron and mostow friends?

    by si@yippiekiyay

    "James Cameron sold his rights in the property to the first Terminator's co-writer and producer Gale Anne Hurd for $1 on the condition that T3 would only be made with Mostow at the helm." (The Guardian). So are mostow and Cameron friends or something?

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:42:52 PM CST

    Edward Norton is golden

    by pat the stampede

    I dont think He should be wasting his talent on a movie doomed to fail but if hes in it Ill go see it. I cant wait to see death to Smoochy.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:47:20 PM CST

    Angel66...

    by selectd

    He may not be right for T3 but I think your stepping into neck deep shit questioning Ed Norton's acting ability. He got nominated for his first film role in Primal Fear which was brilliant; nominated again for American History X, which beyond an incredible physical transformation was a powerful performance; add to that his roles in Rounders (a marginal movie but good performance), ...Larry Flynt, Everyone Says I Love You and the upcoming Death to Smoochy and you have a pretty solid body of work for a guy who hasn't been in the business that long. Calling Fight Club a "bland" performance? That's a gross description of a very layered performance. People wouldn't be calling him the best actor of his generation if he were doing Scooby Doo.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 6:49:04 PM CST

    Agreed

    by miss aura

    Death to Smoochie will be a classic. Terminator 3 on the other hand is just an extra pay check for Arnie being as he actually knows now that he was never an actor, more like a retard. Terminator shouldve stopped with the first one, which was a good film.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 7:28:36 PM CST

    ED NORTON. GOOD BUT NOT INVINCIBLE.

    by bearison ford

    i enjoy ed norton's acting very much, but Keeping the Faith was awful, and The Score was a total waste of time and talent. American History X is an average movie, but it's only strengths lie within Norton's talents, which seems to be a pattern he has. too good for the movies he picks.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 7:36:40 PM CST

    norton...

    by selectd

    Norton's quote on The Score was "some movies you do just for the poster". How do you pass up doing a movie with Deniro and Brando? As far as Keeping The Faith, I think awful is a strong word. You also have to remember Norton not only starred in the film, but was a first time producer/director on the project as well. It was a dedication to his mother who died from a brain tumor...so, maybe there needs to be a little slack cut there. Anyway, I agree that not all the movies he has done have been stellar, but no actor is going to hit it out of the ballpark everytime (re Pacino in the awful Revolution movie, Deniro in Rocky and Bullwinkle, Brando in everything since Apocalypse Now...)

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  • Dec 06, 2001 7:43:11 PM CST

    Demi Moore in Terminator 3!!!!

    by demifreak

    NO OTHER female in the world could play the 'Terminatrix' than DEMI MOORE! Demi is HOT, HARDCORE, TOUGH, SEXY, her voice is awesome! She is tough! She has star power! GIVE IT UP!!!

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  • Dec 06, 2001 7:49:09 PM CST

    Good...but hell, why not consider Furlong again?

    by ewem

    He's aged. Unless of course he's just a complete burn out.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 7:54:06 PM CST

    In regards to Micheal Edwards...

    by ewem

    You wanna give this unknown a huge role like that? Hell, even on the special edition we barely heard him speak.
    Unknowns can be good gambles and should have been used in the new Star Wars films, but here?... Not so sure. Maybe Edwards is a good actor, but we have no way to gauge that.
    Norton is an awesome actor and would be a great choice to go with.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 8:55:01 PM CST

    HARRY, DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE?

    by tenderbranson

    this is what it says:

    Arnie picks up record payout for Terminator 3

    Thursday December 6, 2001

    The third Terminator film will at last start filming next April under the directorial helm of Jonathan Mostow, with Arnold Schwarzenegger again in the lead role of the T-800 cyborg. Set ten years after T2: Judgement Day, the film will find John Connor (played by Ed Norton) and his cyborg protector up against a female Terminator, a Terminatrix of sorts, whose powers and morphing abilities outdo anything seen before. For his role in the film, Schwarzenegger will be paid an estimated $30m (

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  • Dec 06, 2001 9:15:10 PM CST

    Yeah, but is Eddie Griffin in it?

    by elgyn6655321

  • Dec 06, 2001 9:32:19 PM CST

    Si@yip... Did the article actually say that??

    by llghtst0rmer

    "James Cameron sold his rights in the property to the first Terminator's co-writer and producer Gale Anne Hurd for $1 on the condition that T3 would only be made with Mostow at the helm." If that was direct quote, then boy, did they EVER get that one wrong. That's just a really bad re-appropriation of anecdotal history from the first Terminator flick. The story goes: After Cameron went through hell with the Executive Producer of "Piranha 2," he wanted to ensure absolute control over his next film, The Terminator. So when he sold the script to Gale Ann Hurd, he did so under the condition that she would produce it and ONLY he would direct it. He wanted the two of them at the reins and no one else. She agreed and he sold it to her for a buck under those conditions. Now at this point in time, 18 years later, Hurd has no rights at all to the franchise and regrettably, neither does Cameron. When Hemdale (the studio that produced T1,) went under, the rights were split between Hurd and Carolco Pictures; essentially, Mario Kassar and Andy Vanja. Some years ago, Hurd sold her share of the property, Carolco went bankrupt, the entire thing went on the auction block, and even though Cameron talked with Vanja about the two of them picking up the whole enchilada together, Vanja went behind Jim's back and bought the entire property without saying a thing to Jim about it. (THAT's the reason why Cameron will have nothing to do with T3, BTW. I'm so sick of people saying Cameron's stupid for not "stepping in" to direct the flick.) Anyway, the long and short of it is, the article totally screwed the pooch if that's what they claimed happened. Hurd had nothing at all to do with anything on this production, let alone the decision of who directs. And I have no clue if Jim and Mostow are friends, but I can guarantee you he wouldn't have given up the Terminator franchise NOW for a buck, no matter WHO else was set to direct.

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  • Dec 06, 2001 9:43:55 PM CST

    the guardian

    by si@yippiekiyay

    yea, thats what the stupid site says. they dont even know the difference between ed norton and ed furlong

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  • Dec 06, 2001 10:35:35 PM CST

    10 years old!?!?

    by spiderblood1969

    Now don't get me wrong,I think Ed Norton is a great actor but I don't think he can play a 10 year old.Ya friggin idjits!!!!

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  • Dec 07, 2001 1:03:48 AM CST

    10 years after the first????

    by theginger twit

    I'm not even going to bother

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  • Dec 07, 2001 2:11:45 AM CST

    HARRY IT'S A ****TYPO***** IN THE ARTICLE!

    by sky0

    My God, man! It's a typo, not even a rumor!

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  • Can't wait to see Art Carny in this!

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  • Dec 07, 2001 2:55:38 AM CST

    T-800 drinks beer, cheats on John Connor.

    by wato

    I am a cyberneticaly enhanced elderly gentleman with saggy man boobs. Fear me.

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  • Dec 07, 2001 5:23:46 AM CST

    Re. LIGHTST0RMER

    by talkbacktornado

    Dang, THAT'S what I call information. Good job, bwoy .. good job!

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  • Dec 07, 2001 5:59:53 AM CST

    Chaos Theory...

    by reg

    This is hilarious. One minor typo on The Guardian website (not a tabloid paper at all, but nevertheless well known in the UK for their typos) sets off a storm of dumb squealing over here.

    Anyone would have thought the writer had anally raped your grandmothers while pouring sugar in your gas tanks. It was a mistake, a very human condition you'll find, live with it.

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  • Dec 07, 2001 6:05:56 AM CST

    Hey, thanks, Tornado.

    by llghtst0rmer

    If there's one thing I can do well, it's discussing the career history of the mighty JC. (Ad nauseum.)

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  • Dec 07, 2001 6:12:34 AM CST

    Holy shit! You guy's aren't gonna believe this! I was

    by llghtst0rmer

    Jesus Christ, Harry... I know some of us always said you should stop criticizing and start making movies of your own, but... it sounds like like you just ripped this mother off those kids' books! What a fucking hack you must be! Have you no original thoughts of your own?! I mean, whoop-dee-doo, it's number one now, but... when it comes down to it, Harry, when you copy other peoples' work... you're only cheating YOURSELF. (Or is it "you're only CHEETING yourself?")

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  • Dec 07, 2001 10:07:18 AM CST

    What the hell is this "Cheet" shit?

    by purple toupee

    Seriously? I have no idea where "Has a beer and cheets" comes from? Am I not cool? Oh, wait, what I meant to ask is "Am I cool?" Seriously, what is that?

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  • Dec 07, 2001 10:54:33 AM CST

    How about this...

    by coytuck

    The Terminator goes through the wrong porthole and ends up plugging into the Matrix. He meets Agent Smith and likes the cut of his gib. So much so that Agent Smith morphs into the Woman in the Red Dress, and the two spawn a replica of Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man, who overloads Neo with lame ass "Na-no, Na-no Humor" and not funny non sequitors. "Shazbat! I should have taken that fucking BLUE PILL!" We'll call it The THE TERMINATRIX! It'll kick Harry Potter's prepubescent, pimply ass!

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  • Dec 07, 2001 2:02:53 PM CST

    hope lost....

    by scatterbox

    if we were smart, we would stop wasting our time bitching about this. T3 is a waste. everyone knows it. of course Norton would rule, but its useless anyway cuz he aint that stupid. end of story.

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  • Dec 07, 2001 9:32:35 PM CST

    Purple Toup: The ever-elusive source to Beer Cheeting...

    by llghtst0rmer

    Actually, people have been asking about this for the entire week. "What the hell is this cheet crap?" Well, it all started here: >> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=9819 << If you just want the Cliff Notes version, though, it came from this fanboy review of a draft of one of the new Batman films. The guy reviewing the script apparently had no grasp whatsoever of the English language, nor any clue how to run a spell-check. He repeatedly referred to recurring scenes in the screenplay where Commissioner Gordon "HAS A BEER AND CHEETS [sic] ON HIS WIFE." He either found it so repetetive or so blasphemous that he made a point to write it all in caps (with the same bad spelling) every time. When the Talkbackers pounced on the review, they showed no love for the script, the writers, nor, least of all, the reviewer. And thus it was started. And now it seems to be AICN's very own "All your base..." mantra. Personally, I'd like to see the phrase "Go away, bird teacher; I've had enough" spread like wildfire, but it's a big site and I'm but a small voice.

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  • Dec 07, 2001 9:35:01 PM CST

    This just in... according to the Guardian, "Attack of the Clones

    by llghtst0rmer

    Now why the hell didn't they ever mention THAT little detail on StarWars.com???

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  • Dec 08, 2001 12:47:30 AM CST

    not long ago, harry's sources said:

    by punkystar

    that *seth green* was being considered for the role of john connor.
    http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=9990
    not that i don't like seth green or edward norton, but come on. they're both ridiculous choices for one reason (or ten) or another. when's he gonna get a lackey who's job it is to check these things out first?

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  • Dec 08, 2001 5:15:43 AM CST

    That would be awesome

    by dragonfire

    Ed Norton is without a doubt one of the best actors around.

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  • Dec 08, 2001 7:53:46 AM CST

    Go away, bird teacher; I've had enough

    by regicidal_maniac

    If it aint Cameron it aint Terminator. "Sentient Frequency Matter"... Anyone ever notice how much radical R&D old SkyNet did in its final days? "Female Terminators"? On the one hand it makes sense that there would be some, but then again the only T-800s we've seen so far have looked like ripped bodybuilers. This makes sense from the SkyNet aesthesic point of view, it sees humans as inferior to itself and if IT MUST go around dressed as one it might as well go dressed as a perfect example of the best the species has to offer in terms of rugged lastability. If the Terminator is again to be sent back in time why not send him back to 1857 and have him either lie in wait or start building steampunk tech? OR Just give us the FBI chase for the Conners and the Dysons; no way are their records untarnished after T2. They could attempt to break into Cheyenne mountain military complex just as in the future SkyNet emails a copy of itself down the timestream awakening with full knowledge of the future to be. A Terminator could send itself back a few times to destroy SkyNet each time it fails its mission creating a "Groundhog Day"-like repeat, repeat, repeat scenario where it just waits until walks into SkyNet to be refleshed and resent through time to start again. I see Terminator dogs being sent back, fleshbags filled with phased plasma rifles, huge fights using many of the T-70 Terminators and the liquid metal T-Meg etc, etc, etc. All cool stuff for sure but do we really need another Terminator movie? How long before they set one in space? That's usually left for number 4 in a series. They could turn it into a TV series combining the concepts of TimeCop with The Terminator: SkyNet keeps sending back armies of 'naters which Conner's troops have to go back in time, to different eras and countries, to stop before they cause to many ripples in the timefield or something. Boy I just read back over this and it sure sounds like I'm typing with one hand, I should be a Hollywood producer. I think I oughta do a scene-for-scene colour remake of "The Third Man" I'll have to drop the "The" (too wordy) and call it "Th3rdMan" it'll star Guy Pearce as Holly Martins and Denzel Washington as Harry Lime. I'll have to update the story from post World War II Vienna to post Third World/2nd American Civil War South Central. That way we can get a lot of hip'n'cool funky R&B rap and techno tunes on the CD. Oh just think of the action figure and T-shirt sales alone. Ah FuckIt I'll probably go and see "Terminator 3" even if it stars Eric Roberts, Frank Stallone, Don Swayze, Chad Lowe, Joey Travolta, Clint Howard and Roger Clinton.


    Harry Lime: Using the internet as it was originally intended to be used - for the further research of pornography and pipebombs.

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  • Dec 09, 2001 6:58:53 AM CST

    Sweet! Thanks, Reg!

    by llghtst0rmer

    It only takes a spark to get a fire going....

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  • Dec 09, 2001 7:01:53 AM CST

    Incidentally, if anyone wants to learn the source of the "Bird T

    by llghtst0rmer

    ... you can find it here: -- http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=10961 -- Enjoy! (Better learn it now before everyone else runs with it and you're left scratching your head.)

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  • Dec 09, 2001 7:05:26 AM CST

    Oops! Let me make that link a little more specific...

    by llghtst0rmer

    Try: http://www.aintitcool.com/tb_display.cgi?id=10961#376563 --That'll do the trick.

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  • Dec 09, 2001 11:13:10 AM CST

    NORTON! isn't he like 30

    by djb7000

    Excuse me but isn't this movie set 10yrs after t2 ,when john conner was 11.ed norton sure a damn fine actor but isn't he like 30yrs old!!!

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  • Dec 09, 2001 2:01:41 PM CST

    I Am Jack's Jizz On The Face Of Joline Balock

    by tall_boy

    They should keep Furlong, he was good in T2. But if Norton gets it, does that mean he gets to bang T'Pol now too?

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  • Dec 10, 2001 8:10:06 AM CST

    Terminator 3 - The Future Guy is a terminator!

    by durhay

    Finally, I have created one theory to combine Terminator with Star Trek. Do I get a No-Prize now?

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  • Dec 10, 2001 11:01:32 AM CST

    perfect sense...

    by coytuck

    Think about this. Furlong is John Connor at 20, right? But Norton is Connor at 30, coming to assist himself because Arnold and Vin Diesel are two terminators joining forces to finish this kid off once and for all. And since Reece is done, and Sarah, well badass or no, she's still a little stressed and tends to freak in overwhelming situations. Put Furlong on a weightlifting program and pump him full of Androstenedione, and Norton (after seeing Am. His. X) can obviously rise to the physical occassion. I know. Arnold is the hero now. He can't go back to being a bad guy. Sure he can. Just program the new one to kill John Connor... or not

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  • Dec 10, 2001 1:42:58 PM CST

    Norton to replace Furlong?

    by fat_n__ugly

    This seems a little strange; recently as 1998, Norton played Furlongs older brother in American History X. Now he will replace him? Strange. I am a huge fan of Nortons and somewhat of a fan of T2 so I would love this movie if Norton did pick up the role... but it seems very doubtful.

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  • Dec 10, 2001 2:26:51 PM CST

    highly doubtful...

    by westrum

    OK, the first terminator takes place in 1984. The second one takes place in 1991. Yet John Connor is about 12 in Terminator 2. This is fucking weird, and it's been bothering the hell out of me for a long time. For a little bit, I tried pretending that T2 takes place in the future...but the beginning of T2 says the machines get smart in 1997, and at one point in the movie Ah-nuld talks about how the machines become self aware "in six years."

    All this said, is it really so unthinkable that there would be more time consistencies later? However, this Ed Norton rumor is shit. I seriously doubt it. The first two were damn good movies, but i have no desire to see this.

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  • Dec 10, 2001 3:41:52 PM CST

    selectd

    by hiplingo

    'Some movies you just do for the poster' - Ed Norton.

    'Edward Norton made Keeping The Faith as a tribute to his mother who died of a brain tumour, was feeling bereaved and it turned out to be a two hour priest and rabbi joke with no punchline and no joke' - Me.

    De Niro got into real estate and signed to 'We're No Angels', Pacino got bored and did 'Sea Of Love' and Brando got depressed and did 'Don Juan De Marco'.

    Ed Norton is just another 'intense' white middle class actor waiting for a white middle class reason to piss any talent he may actually possess down the Hollywood latrine.

    Sign him to Terminator 3 immediately.

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  • Dec 10, 2001 5:47:23 PM CST

    If the rumors are true, and Norton IS in T3...

    by coytuck

    would this be considered as JUMPING THE SHARK?

    HEY NORTON!

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  • Dec 11, 2001 2:32:36 AM CST

    Lessons

    by squarepusher

    1. You can't predict nor presently proclaim shark jumpage. To accurately identify the location of a shark jump, you need to see every film/album/whatever spanning a full, complete, (dead or retired) career. It pisses me off when I hear "Yeah, when Ben Stiller made that face in Zoolander he jumped..." So I guess you're not allowed to ever see any of his movies ever again, since you know they all suck and you wouldn't dare endanger your Talkback cred!!!

    (This is the longest lesson. Skip it if you never have or will snottily proclaim that a badly edited ten second spot proves that Joel, the announcer for Late Night, has jumped the shark.)

    Proper:
    "I love Black Sabbath, but they jumped the shark big time when they kicked out Ozzy."

    Improper:
    "I saw one bad episode of the Simpons, and although it is the greatest show ever, this one episode (which was a rerun from the third season) was a shark jump and a half."

    NB: The Simpsons did in fact jump the shark in the "Springfield Gorge" episode. Actually, the stuntman jumped great white sharks, electric eels, alligators, pirahna, and a lion.

    One more...

    Proper:
    "MST3K jumped the shark when Dr. Forrester jumped ship. They should have junked Crow and built a new bot."

    Improper:
    "Although Beck hasn't released an album in a few years, his appearance on Futurama counts as two shark jumps! Two!!

    2. Female Terminators make sense. In the original film Reese describes the concept of terminators as robots who are designed to INFILTRATE and therefore should BLEND. A handful of Arnies wouldn't. Sure, it reeks of
    exploitation, but shouldn't HAL, er, Cyberdyne improve its designs?

    3. I agree, it's a typo or something similar.

    4. I liked Keeping the Faith. Call me a putrid slop-swilling philistine, I don't care. What did you expect, anyway?? If you don't THINK you're going to like a movie, DON'T SEE IT. We could have prevented a "Kiss the Girls" sequel, people!!

    5. New flash: Trey Anastasio of Phish is taking over all the voices on South Park. Call Rolling Stone!!!

    6. All your beer are belong to us.

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  • Dec 11, 2001 4:55:19 AM CST

    Re: The Guardian

    by conrad25

    Don't flame me, but I just wanted to point out that The Guardian is a broadsheet newspaper, not a tabloid.

    Of course, they could still be wrong, but they're not the gutter press.

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