No, screw Kristanna Loken. Your go-to gal should be none other than Summer Glau, of course. After handily dispatching legions of deadly, cannibalistic Reavers as mysterious telepath River Tam in Joss Whedon’s “Serenity,” Glau could play a cyborg killing machine in her sleep…which, for all we know, she probably does.
Glau has been cast as one of two Terminators in the upcoming Fox TV series “The Sarah Connor Chronicles;” the other cyborg will be played by “The Nine’s” redemption-seeking gunman Owain Yeoman. “300’s” Lena Heady will take on the role made famous by Linda Hamilton, and a current “Heroes” cast member (don’t click the link if you don’t want to know) will portray future savior of mankind John Connor.
Heady reports that, just as in the second and third “Terminator” installments, one cyborg will fight for the side of the humans, and one for the side of the machines. No word yet on whether Summer gets to play the good guy or the bad guy…but given that Owain’s got a little bit of a Robert Patrick vibe, and given that making the female cyborg the “bad guy” would simply reprise the T-3 setup, my money says Summer’s on the side of the Connors. Of course, that could also open up the potential for some awkward human-cyborg crush action between Summer and young John, which could be interesting to watch as well.
Stay tuned; this one is certain to make the Fox lineup next fall.
