Sam Worthington: The New Sci-Fi And Action Go To Guy

Sam Worthington is probably not a name you might have been familiar with until last weeks “Terminator: Salvation” hit the theatres and unfortunately, the fan. Sam played a dude, who, on the eve of his execution for something  heinous, signs over his body to CyberDyne for purposes he could not have suspected.

Much later, Sam awakens in a post apocalyptic world where the fate of humanity rests on..blah..blah, you get the idea. Sam was great in Salvation. He’s emotional. He kicks butt and does the action thing in a way that kind of reminds me of Harrison Ford. You get the feeling he is going to get the job done, but that he is human and what he goes through affects him. That is a rare trait in an action star, plus the chicks dig the studly but vulnerable types. Sam Worthington is going to be the action Sci-Fi go to guy for years to come in my opinion. See him soon in James Cameron’s “Avatar” and next year in Clash of the Titans.

Wired has an interview with Mr. Worthington. Sam’s interviews reveal more than most actors interviews do about his personality and quirky state of mind. As I said, Wired has the word.