Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith is joining the new Terminator movie in a "major role."
In case you were wondering how Matt Smith would spend his time now that he's done with Doctor Who, that appears to have been solved. According to Deadline, the Eleventh Doctor is joining the new Terminatortrilogy that Deadline are describing as "a major role that will grow in the second and third films." In other words, he won't be cannon fodder.
The fifth Terminator film, alternately referred to as Terminator: Genesisand simply, Terminator, already includes Emilia Clarke (as Sarah Connor), Jason Clarke (as John Connor), Jai Courtney (as Kyle Reese), Day Okeniyi (as Danny Dyson) and an unknown gentleman named Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's an awful lot of potentially heroic types in this movie. Could Matt Smith be making the leap to villainy to distinguish himself from his time on Doctor Who?
Skydance productions confirmed the news via Twitter:
We don't have a TARDIS, but we do have a Time Lord: we're pleased to welcome Matt Smith to the cast of #Terminator.
— Skydance Productions (@Skydance) May 2, 2014
The first film of the new Terminatortrilogy is schedules for July 1st, 2015.
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It's like all creativity in Hollywood has been flushed down the drain. Most big movies are from an established franchise, with like a 4 or 5 after them. I wish they'd take a chance on something creative and original instead of cranking out Terminator 6 or Spiderman 11.
It's not Hollywood's fault, It's the audience's. If creative and original still made money @ the box office, more would be made.....
I'm confused. Is this a continuation of the old movies, or a re-boot?
Excellent news!More timey wimey shenanigans for Matt Smith then.Alan Taylor just finished working with Eccleston on his last movie,he'll be after Tennant for a role next then.Congratulations,Matt.Can't be far away from principal photography now,i would think.
I hope that add a dalek or two just for fun
Yes.
They are traveling back through time during the events of the first two movies.
Please please please don't make him a bad guy! I love Matt Smith too much!