Has Matt Smith Been Left on the Terminator Genisys Cutting Room Floor?

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A ton of Terminator Genisys photos have been released online, but just where is Matt Smith? Has the former Doctor Who star been cut from the movie?

We’ve had a few Terminator Genisys teasers, trailers and photo leaks so far, but other than the announcement photo of Matt Smith in costume for the film, there has been zero mention of the Eleventh Doctor actor being involved.

Worse still, this recently released collection of stills from the movie (80 in total) doesn’t include Smith once. Of course, Doctors being dropped from big movies is nothing new. We learned last December that Peter Capaldi was cut from the Angelina Jolie film Maleficent, following test screenings that saw the narrative reformed and extensive reshoots as a result.

But, Matt Smith’s role in the new Terminator movies was supposed to be quite considerable, was it not? According to the press release at the time of his announcement:

Smith will play a new character with a strong connection to John Connor…

Furthermore, Smith is supposed to be in all three films. So why can’t we see him in the gallery?

Meanwhile, a recently published interview sees Smith discussing the part, and while this is clearly intended to tie in with the press promotion of the film, the fact that the interview was recorded on the Terminator Genisys set (so clearly several months old) and Matt hasn’t been popping up on interviews alongside Schwarzenegger, Jai Courtney and Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke (not even on the The Graham Norton Show).

However, there is something to hang onto. Matt may only have a small part in the first film, but a more developed role in the second and third installments. Additionally on the movie’s Wikipedia page, he’s listed as follows:

Matt Smith as the T-5000 / Alex (credited as Matthew Smith)

We’ll have to wait and see how this pans out…

(With thanks to Joe)

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