Bale is John Connor?

AICN the McG directed TERMINATOR reboot, going by the clunking great title TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS, has snagged a mighty impressive leading man. The previous two movies in the series had Edward Furlong and Nick Stahl in the role of John Connor, the leader of the human resistance against Skynet. Now, according to Harry Knowles, the franchise has none other than Christian Bale as Connor! If true it€™s a huge coup for McG and Warner Bros, and probably a smart move for Bale, too. The BATMAN franchise has allowed him to take on lower-budgeted, higher-risk projects such as RESCUE DAWN and 3:10 TO YUMA. This is definitely an odd one, Bale is a Geek God while McG is nerd kryptonite. Will they cancel each other out and make something startlingly mediocre or will this be a killer post-apocalyptic sci-fi actioner? I think McG is capable of more than he's shown so far but if he wants to be taken more seriously he can start by using his real bloody name. With the WGA beginning negotiations to end the strike next week, the studio may wait until any outcome of those talks before announcing this casting. source €“ ain€™t it cool