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'Terminator Salvation' star Sam Worthington's deadly weapons: F-bombs



It was difficult for our Red Carpet Guerrilla to get a video clip of Sam Worthington at Friday night's Australians in Film event without a major f-bomb.

Here's one in which the no-nonsense Aussie superstar-in-the-making talks about being Australian, doing your job, "no mucking about," his sister laughing at his billboard on Sunset Boulevard, his role in "Terminator Salvation" and working with his dedicated and passionate co-star Christian Bale.

The dude reminds us of a young Russell Crowe. And no, we didn't ask if he was on set on the day of Bale's recorded rant against the wandering DP, Shane Hurlbut. No need to upset this outspoken guy.

Read more on Sam in "Terminator" and his admiration for Bale after the jump. Caution: f-bomb alerts!

"It's Terminator," it's not [expletive] Pride and Prejudice, is it?" Worthington told reporters during a Friday news conference. "You know what you're stepping into. You take a few hits, you take a few knocks. We all tried to do as much as we could before the insurance company caught on."

On his co-star Bale, Worthington added: "I find Christian extremely passionate and dedicated. People call him intense. I hate that [expletive] word, man, hate it. Christian turns up, does his job - it's all about the story and the character. To work with a guy like that is actually a privilege."

Gosh, Sam. Tell us how you really feel.

Tough guy Sam Worthington muscles in to Hollywood
Michele Manelis
June 04, 2009


HARD work ... Australian actor Sam Worthington is not unalike Russell Crowe or a young Mel Gibson.

HE MAY be the latest Aussie on Hollywood's impenetrable block, but according to Sam Worthington, 32, a couple of years ago it couldn't have been more different.
"I couldn't get a job in this country because Orlando Bloom and all those pretty boys had the roles.

"I couldn't get a job in this country because Orlando Bloom and all those pretty boys had the roles. But (director) McG said he was looking for a guy who you could hit in the head with a shovel and wouldn't go down," Worthington says.

"I just happen to be lucky that the trend at this moment is for guys who are physical and who can bring emotional complexity inside a hard nut case."

Arguably, his cinematic appeal and straight-forward personality is reminiscent of Russell Crowe or a young Mel Gibson.

"I've asked both Russell and Mel for advice. Why wouldn't you go and talk to the people at the top of their game?" he says. "Russell called me up when I was doing MacBeth a few years ago. I went to his house, hung out, and shot the s--t."

Driving to the Beverly Hills Hilton to interview Worthington, it's impossible not to notice his face promoting the much-anticipated Terminator Salvation on giant billboards along Sunset and Hollywood boulevards. The Perth-born actor flew over 20 of his family and friends to witness him receive the Australians In Film Breakthrough Award, and seems a little defensive about the scale of the hype that surrounds him.

"Oh, my mates are sick of it, to be honest," he says. "And my sister wants one of the posters to throw darts at, so that kind of keeps me very grounded."

But it must serve as some form of validation, especially for an actor who couldn't find work a couple of years ago?

He pauses. "Yeah, it's kind of nice. It's funny sitting in the car and there's your head next to you on a bus. It's bizarre."

Wearing a black hoodie emblazoned with the logo of heavy metal band Motorhead, jeans and the Terminator boots he wore in the movie, he seems determined not to be taken in by the glamour of stardom. Making it explicitly clear he is not in pursuit of fame, he says, "If I was doing this to get famous I would have gone on Big Brother or Australian Idol and sung like a cat."

The fourth instalment of the blockbuster franchise, Terminator Salvation (with an estimated budget of $A248 million) takes place in 2018, 14 years after its 2003 predecessor, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In the aftermath of Judgment Day in a world run by machines in this bomb-blasted post-apocalyptic America, Christian Bale takes on the iconic role of John Connor. As leader of The Resistance, he takes his rage against the machines to a new level in the hope of saving the human race from extinction. For nostalgic value, Arnold Schwarzenegger makes an appearance. Well, sort of.

Says McG, "Arnold was in Terminator 25 years ago. We took pictures of him from that period, and developed a new visual effects code to create a synthetic character to look exactly the same as he did then."

Although Bale is, as always, an authentic performer, this is Worthington's movie.

McG (Charlie's Angels, We Are Marshall) had a difficult time convincing the studio to hire him.

"They wanted a name, of course. But listen, Sam is the breakout star of the year. He is unbelievable. I saw everybody for this role, and I mean all the famous guys in his age group. It was important to have the right physicality. I couldn't have one of those actory, wimpy guys trying to convincingly stand up to Christian Bale. Sam came in and said, 'I'm a bricklayer from Western Australia'. He had two bags with him - a bag of books and a bag of clothes, and that was it. Meanwhile, Russell Crowe emailed me and said, 'You should take a close look at this guy'. And he was right."

Due to his work schedule, Worthington has lived in hotel rooms since the better part of 2006.

"I love living like a gypsy. I get to see the world and meet different people every day. Russell Crowe once said to me, 'Would you take a holiday?' And I said 'No'. He said 'What about when you're about 45 or 50?' And I said, 'Why is that?' And he said 'Because to go on holiday is to go to different places, meet new people, have great experiences. Well, that's your f---ing job. So keep working.' And that's always stuck in my head."

He obviously took Crowe's advice to heart and has four upcoming movies: the much-awaited James Cameron sci-fi epic, Avatar, followed by a movie starring opposite Keira Knightley called Last Night. He's also finished shooting The Debt with Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson, and makes another star turn in Clash of the Titans. If nothing else, Worthington had better get used to the spotlight.

"Of course I've thought about fame but until it happens you don't know how you'll handle it," he says. "Bryan Brown said to me, 'Have you ever gone up to someone and asked for an autograph?' It was Angry Anderson when I was about nine years old.

"Bryan said, 'What happened?' I told him that I got scared and ran off.

"He said, 'That's because it takes a lot of balls for someone to come up and ask you for an autograph. Don't forget that.' So that's how I look at it now, but ask me in a year."

Meantime, his dance card is more than full, the result of luck and hard work. A tough guy so secure in his masculinity, he can quote Oprah Winfrey without a wink of irony. "Oprah says that luck is being in the right place and giving it your all. And that's what I did."

After many years of rejection, he was pursued to audition for the Bond role.

"I couldn't see me in Bond but they kept asking me to audition. So they flew me over (to London) and I gave it my all. But Daniel Craig is perfect. They made the right choice," he says.

"I'm not afraid to fail gloriously. I like that because then you pick yourself up, and keep working. Sometimes you learn more that way," he says.

"I get that work ethic from my parents, my friends, being Australian, being a bloke from Rockingham where you're not given everything.

"So, you strive for it."

Free Tickets Set For 'Avatar' Sneak Peek
By Carl DiOrio
(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)
Hollywood Reporter
Thu Aug 13, 2009

Free tickets will be distributed online starting Monday for special Imax presentations of a 16-minute trailer for the 3D sci-fi action movie "Avatar."

The extended trailer of the 20th Century Fox film, featuring an on-camera intro by director James Cameron, hits 101 Imax venues in the U.S. and Canada on August 21 in a promotional push that was announced at the recent Comic-Con International confab in San Diego. On the same date, theaters worldwide will begin showing 2D and 3D "Avatar" trailers of more conventional length.

Fans will be provided theater information and other "Avatar" tidbits via http://www.avatarmovie.com/. Visitors to the site also will see ticketing instructions and links to individual movie theaters.

"It will be two tickets to a customer to keep people from hoarding," Fox distribution boss Bruce Snyder said Wednesday. "We expect a tremendous amount of interest from the fans who are aware of 'Avatar.' "

The extended "Avatar" trailer will play just before and after separately ticketed screenings of Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." At most of the specialty venues, the trailer will be shown between 6 and 7 p.m., running twice within the hour span.

"I think it's going to be a bit of a stampede," Imax Filmed Entertainment chief Greg Foster said. "But I can't wait for everyone to see the footage."

The extended trailer will contain much of the "Avatar" footage shown at screenings this summer at exhibitor events in Hollywood and Amsterdam, and also at Comic-Con. But at least one unspecified new scene will be included.

"Avatar," Cameron's first dramatic feature since 1997's "Titanic," unspools worldwide December 18.