It seems like the most important factor in a movie's success these days is the nostalgia factor. The Disney live-action remakes and even Marvel leaning into their own past, a blast from the past is a good way to make money or at least get some extra attention.
The Terminator movies were always nostalgia heavy and usually leaning on Arnold Schwarzenegger to bring that nostalgia. However, Terminator: Dark Fate is going all the way and it is holding nothing back. First, we find out that Linda Hamilton after all these years is returning as Sarah Connor. And sure that first trailer showed us a female centric trailer with Linda Hamilton protection another young woman, but it looks like John Connor is back in the game and back in the movie. Played by none other than my childhood crush Edward Furlong.
John Connor has also been played by Nick Stahl in T3, Christian Bale in T4 and the worst of the bunch was Jason Clarke in T5. No one did a good of job as Furlong in my opinion and I am totally biased. I hope he went on an extreme diet and makeover for this movie, because he is one of those child actors who went off the rails when they got famous. This is a chance for him to return to the spotlight and give us that super extra nostalgia that we want. Because this is the announcement that really really got me excited about this movie. Too bad that we have no picture of him in the movie and he didn't show up to the comic-con panel.
Maybe it is a super special surprise, or maybe it is what is best for the actor. Either way we are getting the original John Conner and the plot better do him justice and not just give him a cameo.
Are you excited to see Edward Furlong back as John Conner?
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