Terminator 5: Kyle Reese Potentials

Variety reports that Jai Courtney, Boyd Holbrook, Sam Reid, Wilson Bethel, and newcomer, Thomas Cocquerel are contenders for the role of a young Kyle Reese in the upcoming Terminator 5 aka Terminator: Genesis at Paramount Annapura Pictures and Skydance All 5 actors are set to test for the role early next week. Seemingly, both Nicholas Hoult and Garrett Hedlund were studio favorites but have declined to enter negotiations for the role.

Australian actor Jason Clarke ("Zero Dark Thirty," "White House Down") is in early talks to play the role of John Connor in the upcoming reboot. Garrett Hedlund Tom Hardy and ironically Holbrook ("The Host") were said to be up for John as well. Emilia Clarke is set to play a young Sarah Connor in the film. She beat out Brie Larson for the role.

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. Clarke has experience working with Taylor on the cable drama "Game of Thrones". She also has 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".

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

Production aims to begin soon to meet a July 1st 2015 release.

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