Terminator 5: Is Jason Clarke John Connor?

Deadline reports that Australian actor Jason Clarke ("Zero Dark Thirty," "White House Down") is in early talks to play the role of John Connor in the upcoming Terminator 5 recently named Terminator: Genesis at Paramount Annapura Pictures and Skydance.

Garrett Hedlund Tom Hardy and Boyd Holbrook ("The Host") were said to be up for John as well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is due to return while cohorts Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn have been rumored to be involved as well.

No story details have been offered but we do know that the new pic is the chapter of a stand alone trilogy. Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier wrote the script from which "Thor: The Dark World" director Alan Taylor  is all but set to call action

Emilia Clarke is said to currently be the front runner to play a young Sarah Connor, and has had experience working with Taylor on the cable drama "Game of Thrones".  Brie Larson is hovering over the role too.

Both casting potentials for young Sara have a six degrees connection to the franchise: Clarke's Thrones co-star Lena Headey played Sarah Connor in the TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", while Hardy's "The Dark Knight Rises" co-star Christian Bale played John Connor in "Terminator Salvation.

Megan Ellison's going to produce the film with her brother David Ellison

Production aims to begin next year for a July 1st 2015 release.

A new TV series is also in the works to coincide with the new film