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Speaking at a preview for the film at the DGA building in Hollywood, the filmmaker said that his first approach to Bale was met with a terse refusal.
"He told me to f*** off," McG said. "Christian wasn't interested in pyrotechnics."
A script overhaul from The Dark Knight's Jonathan Nolan convinced Bale to take on the role of John Connor, a freedom fighter leading a resistance against the malevolent Skynet.
The director also confirmed that he is trying to persuade Arnold Schwarzenegger to lend his voice to the summer blockbuster and asked those in attendance if they would like to hear Linda Hamilton provide voiceover narration through tape recordings left behind by her Terminator character Sarah Connor.
Terminator Salvation opens in the UK on June 5.
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