Could someone please cast Christian Bale in a cheerful role? Bale has always been a fine actor, but most of the roles he plays tend to accentuate his brooding intensity, especially since he donned the Bat-cowl. And Terminator: Salvation continues the trend, placing Bale in a future as downbeat as his persona. But then, I’m not really looking forward to the movie itself either, since I think they’ve already gone to the Terminator well one too many times even without this upcoming installment (haven’t seen the series yet). Honestly, what’s left for the Terminator franchise? Wholesale man-vs.-giant machine warfare a la Transformers? The sight of Connor sending one of his men back in time to shtup his mom? I’m not sure there’s much of a movie here, and the presence of McG in the director’s chair doesn’t give me much hope.