Considering it was one of the biggest roles for a former bodybuilder turned actor, this is a great foot in the door for Roland Kickinger. He is playing the T-800 in next May’s Terminator Salvation.
Coming Soonquotes Kickinger (this is the part that isn’t spoilery)
“It’s Arnold’s character in the first Terminator. That’s basically my role, but 20 years before, so it establishes how the Terminator [came] about.”
I am actually looking forward to this movie. I have always been a big fan of the original (and even the TV Series – which I consider separate), and now there have been enough sequels to bring about the timeline so that a sequel, is actually a prequel. Oh, isn’t time travel fun!
See, in Terminator, thats where the real story began. Skynet is launched and the machines turn on man. I always wanted to see that part of the story and see it fleshed it proper. And by proper, I mean not like the last Terminator movie that was simply made to have another Terminator Movie.
Usually I am against non-actors getting roles, but in this case the terminator is a role that requires someone with a strong physical presence and no personality. It is a machine, and I think getting a bodybuilder is suitable (worked the first time) as their stage presence is key in their competitions, and thats about all we need for a terminator. Presence.
ronald’s physique is identical to arnolds so kudos there,but,I agree w/ Mattiac his face looks to much like a guess jeans model.I cant wait to se how it pans out.
I think that they should have chose Mariusz Pudzianowski, because he has the Arnold Scwarzenneger like accent and the movie would look much better.
And he even has good grammar.
yeah dead on on the whole “they dont need a real actor to play a machine and he doesnt really need to ‘act'” that would just be a waste of money, although i kinda liked the idea of deisel being the terminator
but i see there being 3 more of these at the very most
J SON, yeah I have the dvds. Great show.
You know that Timothy Stack now writes and acts on the NBC show , “My Name is Earl”. He’s a great guy !
Rolands a total Arnold Clone, in a good way… ;-)
That third terminator was crapola but judging by the trailers and also because Christian Bale is in this one, it looks like it’s going to be really good! This Kickinger guy looks like a good terminator.
The guy has acted. Anyone remember Son of the Beach?
LOL!
That’s some bad casting! :( His face doesn’t look scary like Arnold’s! Ronald’s face look like a gentle person. He is in great shape but isn’t good enough to be a terminator. Arnold is T-800 and Ronald can only be some other model. T-900 or something like that. I will still see this movie.
Lol Gordon….. ;-)
perfect arnold successor, even down to the ridiculous name.
woah…that’s the guy from son of the beach..perfect cast for this movie..
Best casting in the film so far.
I hope they don’t waste his screen time, the guy is a perfect subsitute for Arnold!!
This guy is really nice. I met him at con in L.A….he let my wife feel him up while I got it on tape. Yes I’m serious.
He even has an Arnold accent.
oops, I mean ENDOskeleton lol. Sometimes I wish we can edit our own posts and save ourselves from embarrassment.
Still want to see metal exoskeletons doing some major damage, and maybe see some of those ‘rubber skinned’ Terminators that Reese mentioned in the first film.
I’d rather have Gerard Butler play it.
YA MAN ITS PERFECT CAST……i have gathered that most bodybuilders have actually dreamt of this role so im sure he is fully prepared to stfu and look badass buff!