James Cameron Confirms Edward Furlong Will Appear In 'Terminator: Dark Fate'

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If you’re a big ‘Terminator’ fan, you probably watched the recent trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate” and noticed the absence of someone pretty vital to the story — John Connor. Of course, in the subsequent sequels to James Cameron’s “T2,” the character has appeared quite often. But in ‘Dark Fate,’ which is said to erase the other sequels and pick up right from ‘T2,’ the fact that John Connor isn’t seen is a bit strange, right?

Well, according to Cameron himself, Edward Furlong, who played John in “T2,” will show up in ‘Dark Fate.’ Of course, he doesn’t explain when or in what capacity Furlong appears, but the film will acknowledge John Connor in some way.

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Taking a step back and thinking about what that means, there are really only two options that exist for how Furlong might appear in ‘Dark Fate.’ Of course, these might be spoilers, but I’m basing this on common sense and no idea how the actual plot of the film is going to go.

First, there’s the obvious — Furlong just shows up as an adult John Connor and continues his story. Blah blah blah. However, wouldn’t that be something that would have been announced previously? If Furlong is returning as an adult, that is almost as big of news as Linda Hamilton returning as Sarah Connor. Not only that, he would have surely shown up in the trailer.

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So that leaves the second option, which is likely the truth — John Connor is dead. As mentioned, the trailer is sans John Connor, and there has yet to be any talk of the character’s involvement in the story. Plus, just recently, Hamilton said Sarah Connor “has a thirst for vengeance” in ‘Dark Fate.’ Putting 2 and 2 together, and you’re left with the fact that it’s likely that sometime between “T2” and ‘Dark Fate,’ John Connor met his premature demise.

This leaves the appearance of Furlong as a flashback. And honestly, it wouldn’t be too difficult to find some previously unused footage from “T2” and insert it into ‘Dark Fate’ as a “new appearance.”

We’ll have to wait until November 1, when ‘Dark Fate’ opens in theaters, to know the truth. Actually, what will likely happen first is that the studio will spoil the reveal in a trailer for the upcoming ‘Terminator’ sequel.