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Written by David Morgan

Producer Moritz Borman recently sat down with The Sun to drop some vague hints about the plot of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the fourth installment (not counting the new TV series) in the sci-fi action series. Borman had the following to say:

We’re keeping the script under very tight security. And one of the reasons is that we have a huge twist at the end, which we’re being careful not to reveal. Like with the last Terminator — we kept that under tight wraps so not even the crew got the last six or seven pages. I can tell you this much — this is the story everybody has been waiting for. Namely, we’re in the future. The part of it where Arnold’s character has not yet been built but is on the drawing board. And in the next two episodes we’ll get to the point where time-travel is more in the foreground. It’s the war against the machines, the start of Skynet taking over the world.

More on the subject of Arnold: 

It’s convenient that [the Arnold model] hasn’t been built at this point of the story, as Arnold has more important things to do right now, but that doesn’t mean he might not re-appear later in the trilogy. He knows the material and is very supportive of what we’re doing. There might even be hints of his character in this one.

When asked if Christian Bale will be playing John Connor: 

No comment. You can draw your own conclusions from that. Everyone is assuming there is a John Connor and a Terminator in the script. Connor is in there along with another figure, but who is that figure

On miscellaneous other casting rumors: 

I’ve heard everything from Sylvester Stallone to Vin Diesel, and other ones. I can tell you that Vin Diesel is not somebody we’re currently talking to.

The Sun interprets those first two paragraphs as "Arnie will NOT be back" but personally I get the impression this is a semi-confirmation of a cameo appearance. What else could the big reveal in the last six pages I'm thinking (though this is not based on any fact) Arnold will appear at the end as the creator of the terminator units that bear his likeness, not unlike Lance Henriksen's role in Aliens and Alien 3.

The "Bale may or may not be John Connor" stuff is somewhat annoying since Borman and his fellow producers have already confirmed that Bale will play Connor. And that last paragraph was clearly a ruse to drum up rumors that they might be talking to Stallone by only denying Diesel. Clever internet publicity, Mr. Borman. Well, at least he was straightforward with the start date of April 15th, and the release date set in summer 2009.