Christian Bale and Seth Rogen. Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty
This rather ropey shot (don't blame us, blame MTV) of the first poster for the forthcoming Terminator IV got us asking for the umpteenth time why exactly Christian Bale has signed on to play John Connor in the forthcoming McG flick.
We're guessing that Bale has swallowed the line that the new Termy is a sort of reboot, in the vein of Batman Begins and JJ Abrams' forthcoming Star Trek. But, y'know ... Batman had Memento director Christopher Nolan at the helm, and was ... well ... Batman, while Abrams, whether you dig his procrastination-as-art schtick or not, is pretty damn hot right now. McG made Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Moreover, Bale already has the successful Batman franchise to keep him in rubber body armour while he spends the rest of his time eating nothing but cress to prepare for his more leftfield projects. Why take on another one? Perhaps Bale is simply a workaholic, an actor who doesn't like turning anything down.
Seth Rogen is another actor who's becoming ubiquitous at the moment. Both Zack and Miri Make a Porno (with Kevin Smith) and Pineapple Express look great, and the just-greenlit Knocked-Up-meets-28-Days-Later project Jay And Seth Vs The Apocalypse should also be worth a look.
Who else seems to be in everything right now? And is it possible to maintain quality standards when you're filming five movies a year?
