Discussion: Casting Discussion

"So I'm on board with most of the casting but I'm not sure about Thomas Dekker. I'm not familiar with his work (if he has any). Anyone have input?"

"I agree w/ others. Dekker did well with his small part on Heroes, and there were many people hoping that they would pull him back into the story somehow. I liked his character because he was, as they say, sexually ambiguous. When Claire asked him if he was into her, he said something along the lines of "that's not possible". He pulled that off well.

I just watched T2, and at the end of it John is doing just great, so it's somewhat mysterious how he became a moody whiny wimp in the pilot, but that's the script, not the actor. I think they've set the story up this way because the show is going to partly be a coming-of-age story about John, so they needed him to come from some place interesting. If he started out well adjusted, self-confident and outgoing there wouldn't be much of a story to tell."

"Another example of Hollywood screw-ups!! ... casting Thomas Dekker as John. According to Fox's descrip., John's age in the show is 15. Yet, they cast a 20 yr old????? I know there's never been a requirement for the actor to be age specific to the role. 21 Jump Street pretty much cemented that fact. However, it's rediculous to me to cast someone who clearly looks older than the character's supposed to be. Why couldn't the cast someone like Haley-Joel Osment, who's clearly within that age group?"

"John connor is supposed to be Rough and tough not some Girly , pretty boy ooking surfer wimp. Looks like the machines are going to win the war.
Sarah connor could break John in half.
Atleast Sarah provides great beauty and toughness."