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    Common joins "Terminator" cast

    Tue May 6, 2008 7:25pm EDT
    Rapper Common performs in Hollywood, July 11, 2007. Common will have a starring role in the upcoming fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' series, ''Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.'' REUTERS/Phil McCarten

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Common will have a starring role in the upcoming fourth installment of the "Terminator" series, "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins."

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    The Chicago MC will play a freedom fighter named Barnes who is defending the human race against a machine that aims to destroy it.

    Common will star alongside Christian Bale -- who will play the main character, John Connor -- and Sam Worthington, among others. The Warner Bros. and Sony-distributed film is set to hit theaters in May 2009.

    Common will release his forthcoming eighth album, "Invincible Summer," in mid-July.

    "I created this music for the summer time, it's about feeling good," Common told Billboard.com about the electro-tinged and techno-driven album. "This is the type of music I felt was missing from my body of work."

    Common will also appear in the action thriller "Wanted," which stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman and is scheduled for release in June.

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