Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith has signed up for a “major role” in the new Terminator trilogy, which is currently in production from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, according to a report at Deadline.
Smith will appear in Terminator: Genesis, directed by Alan Taylor, and his part will be more important in the second and third films. He will be joining Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, Jason Clarke as John Connor, Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese, and Day Okeniyi as Danny Dyson, the son of the Skynet creator seen in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, as well as Arnold Schwarzengger as the Terminator.
Terminator: Genesis opens on 1 July 2015.
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Whether it’s Tom Baker contributing his voice to an animated Star Wars role or rumors that David Tennant would play the Riddler in a Batman project, it’s a sure sign of how popular Doctor Who actors can easily become when they extend their sci-fi-acting gifts to other iconic franchises like the Terminator universe.