Terminator 4, aka Terminator Salvation, is set to be released first in Australia on 4 June 2009. With Christian Bale cast as John Connor, this is definitely one movie that has shot to the top of my must sees of 2009. Here’s the plot summary:

Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

In addition to Christian Bale, who I probably don’t really need to mention played Batman in the recent blockbaster The Dark Knight, the character of Marcus Wright will be played by Australian actor Sam Worthington. Worthington’s most recent movie is Rogue, a cool little scare flick about a monster crocodile that is stalking a group of stranded tourists in outback Australia. We’re told Worthingtons character is a Terminator. The script is pretty much under wraps, but right now I’m thinking Worthington is a good casting choice. Though not a behemoth of a muscle man like Arnold Schwarzenegger, he does have a cool squarish face suitable for the role. Here’s hoping he’s liquid metal, but that might be hoping for too much. Read the rest of this entry »