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MoviesOnline sat down with Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood and Common to talk about “Terminator Salvation,” the highly anticipated new installment of the Terminator franchise set in post-apocalyptic 2018. Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.

The film also stars Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese, who will eventually travel backwards through time to save Sarah Connor, but at this point is still a teenager, struggling to survive himself; Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor, John’s wife, a physician and partner in the ongoing fight; Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams, a resistance fighter pilot and survivalist who really knows how to maneuver, destroy machines and stay alive; and Common as Barnes who serves as John Connor's eyes and ears and his second-in-command.

Anton: It's very different. They're both kind of really incredible to be a part of and experience and to be on the sets is just insane. They're both iconic franchises but two totally different moods and philosophies, really. So, it was pretty wonderful to go from one universe into a totally different universe. Even though they're both science fiction, the two of these couldn't be more different in tone, in understanding of the world they describe. Common: I was a fan. I wasn't a fanatic to the point where I knew everything in and out about the Terminator. I thought they were good movies.