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Rapper Common Cast for 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins'!

by Gabrielle DiPietro, Tue., May. 6, 2008 10:25 AM PDT

It seems like Terminator 4 news is on a slippery slope, folks. Just yesterday, news broke that the Schwarzenegger-less Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will hold an unexpected and sissy PG-13 rating like so many other recent genre films (read more about this PG-13 genre film trend in our recent article). And today, according to Variety.com, rapper Common has signed on to co-star as a freedom fighting member of John Connor?s (Christian Bale) inner circle, as Connor leads the remaining members of the human race in a battle against the machines. But rest assured?despite Common?s comparatively little acting experience, he?s well versed in robotics. Before joining Terminator 4 and the upcoming comic book adaptation, Wanted, Common starred in the recent box-office failure Street Kings with the always-robotic Keanu Reeves!

For more, check out our Wanted coverage!