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At Comic-Con last week, MoviesOnline caught up with Sam Worthington. The actor takes on the role of Marus Wright in Terminator Salvation, a stranger who shows up and causes a dilemma for John Connor in the movie.

Here are excerpts of the interview...

On director McG: First thing McG ever said to me was I don’t want to make a McG movie. I want to make a Terminator movie and that’s where we are.

On his mindset for the movie: In this movie, I’ve been blown up, shot at, mined, napalmed. You name it, I’ve fuckin’ had it. How do you prepare for that? You just get in there and do your job. It’s as simple as that.

On his character: I look at this movie as what makes Kyle Reese Kyle Reese and what makes John Connor John Connor and my character’s almost like a bridge between them. I look at my character as a bridge to how they connect and how they grow. He’s a drifter.

Sam Worthington plays Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation.

Sam Worthington will star alongside Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

The Australian actor recently portrayed the lead in the James Cameron-directed Avatar, as that famous director reportedly recommended Worthington to Terminator Salvation director McG.

Worthington will play the role of Marcus, a central figure in a three-picture arc that begins after Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust. A group of survivors led by John Connor (Bale) struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.

Various rumors have linked Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney as the lead for the hugely-hyped big screen adaption of G.I. Joe.

But reports are now coming in that Sam Worthington has actually landed the role.

This actor may not be well-known right now, but everyone will get to know him much better after he stars in the upcoming James Cameron movie, Avatar.

Stephen Sommers is directing the G.I. Joe flick, based on a script by Stuart Beattie, with Paramount looking at a summer 2009 release date.