TV and Movies · Posted 10 minutes ago "Terminator" Producer Gale Anne Hurd Clarified Whether O.J. Simpson Was Ever Considered For The Role The producer of "The Terminator" is speaking up after rumors resurfaced that O.
J. Simpson was considered for the leading role in the 1984 James Cameron sci-fi classic. by Mychal Thompson BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail The Terminator producer Gale Anne Hurd responded to a rumor about the legendary sci-fi franchise following O.
J. Simpson's death. Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Gale produced major blockbuster TV shows and movies, including the three earliest Terminator films, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk , and the Walking Dead franchise.
Savoy Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection In the wake of O.J. Simpson 's death on Wednesday, rumors resurfaced that the former NFL football player was cast in the 1984 James Cameron-directed movie.
Pool / Getty Images In a statement issued on his social media account, the Simpson family announced he died on April 10 at age 76 from cancer. In 2019, Arnold Schwarzenegger , who starred as the time-traveling Terminator robot, told The Independent he wasn't initially the first choice for the role. Orion Pictures Corp / ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Collection "It was actually O.
J. Simpson that was the first cast, Terminator," Arnold said. "Then somehow [ James Cameron ] felt that he was not as believable for a killing machine.
So then they hired me. That's .
