Edward Furlong Almost Wasn't Cast in TERMINATOR 2 and He Shares The Story in a Documentary Clip

Edward Furlong is best known for his role of John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgement Day. After that, he did a few other films but unfortunately, his career didn't end up going anywhere. The fact that he got messed up on drugs didn't help.

Turns out, James Cameron almost didn't cast him in the movie. In a clip from an upcoming documentary, T2: Reprogramming the Terminator, Cameron and Furlong talk about the casting process for the character. Cameron explains:

“Eddie was found by [T2 casting director] Mali Finn. He didn’t come in through an agency, he’d never been in anything, she literally just went out to find raw untried talent.”

Furlong also shares his story of how he was almost cut, but that Cameron gave him one more chance. 

“I was in a place called the Pasadena Boys Club,” recalls Furlong. “She says, ‘Can I have you come and audition for a movie? I can’t tell you what it is, but take my number down, and call me.’ The first time I auditioned I had no script, because I was just supposed to be yelling at Mali, because she was like, my mom… Second audition, not so good. [James Cameron] told me, like, I didn’t do so well on that… She came over to my house and she said, Jim almost wrote you off the list, but you’re gonna get another chance. And I took it very seriously and I just went b—s to the wall. After I did my last audition, Jim, he was like, ‘Don’t tell anybody this, but you got the movie’ — and that was awesome.”

It's weird to see Furlong after all these years talking about his casting experience for the film. He looks like he's had one hell of a hard life. He ended up doing a decent job in the film. When I saw the movie as a kid, it was fun to see another kid like him on this crazy adventure. I wish he would have kept it together. He might have had a decent career as an actor.

T2: Reprogramming the Terminator is a bonus extra included on a new Blu-ray and digital HD release of the film. Check out the clip below.

Via: EW