Can Christian Bale bring Terminator Salvation?

I’ve been hearing rumors for awhile, but it was finally confirmed in the Hollywood Reporter today that Christian Bale will take on the role of John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

Earlier rumors had Vin Diesel attached to the project, while others predicted that T3 star Nick Stahl would return as John Connor, or even T2’s Edward Furlong.

Instead we get a fresh start with Christian Bale. He’s probably the best actor of our generation, and already reinvented Batman– who knows what he can do with John Connor? The only thing he needs now is a director that can bring an exciting new vision to the franchise– someone on par with Batman director Christopher Nolan.

Unfortunately, the fate of the future still seems to be McG‘s hands. The director of Charlie’s Angels and We Are Marshall is still in negotiations to helm T4.