A Common Terminator

UPDATE: Streethop.com claims that Common is playing a character we (and John Connor) have already met in T2, namely the grown-up version of Daniel Dyson. You’ll recall that his dad Miles (played by Joe Morton) accidentally contributed to the creation of SkyNet, and then helped stop it, except not really. So, y’know, whoops. Thanks to ‘Rukas’ for the tip!

Considering he’s one of the few hip-hop artists with any kind of positive message, it’s strange to see Common’s acting career find him surrounded by so many firearms. Or in this case, phase plasma rifles in the 40-watt range.

The rhymer less known as Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. has joined the growing cast of the new TERMINATOR movie, which is apparently still utilizing that awful mouthful TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS. Common will play one of John Connor’s inner circle of freedom fighters battling the mechanized forces of SkyNet in the scorched future.

Christian Bale is the hero in McG’s PG-13 man-versus-metal opus, with Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin and Sam Worthington as survivors or (maybe) cyborgs. Common will next be seen with pistol in fist as the Gunsmith in WANTED.