Gainsbourg was originally set to play Kate Connor, the wife of human resistance hero John Connor, played by Christian Bale. The actress had to bow out because of scheduling conflicts with another film, a French comedy....says THIS ARTICLE, which goes on to say that Bryce Dallas Howard (LADY IN THE WATER, Gwen Stacy in SPIDER-MAN 3) is likely to to step into the role. SALVATION is currently filming, but production could be tripped up for a while by the possible/impending SAG strike.