Terminator 2: 13 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie

Rock Star Billy Idol Almost Played T-1000 In Terminator 2

It is hard to imagine anyone better than Robert Patrick as as the T-1000, which he hilariously reprised in Wayne’s World a year later, but it is even harder to imagine someone like, say, Billy Idol in the role. Yet, as Patrick revealed to The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, the musician known for ’80s hits like “Rebel Yell” and his The Wedding Singer cameo was originally cast as the Terminator 2 villain, but was forced to give it up after he injured his leg in a motorcycle accident. Idol would not have been able to perform the T-1000’s signature sprint, which, as it turns out, Patrick proved to be quite good at.

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