The Terminator Was Almost Played By OJ Simpson

Todayinjokesthatwritethemselves,JamesCameronsaysthatifitweren’tforJamesCameron,aproducerwould’vecastOJSimpsoninJamesCameron’s1984classic‘TheTerminator.’Arolehedidn’tendupplayinguntil1994.(Look,Ionlysaiditsonooneelsewould).In EW'soralhistoryofthe1984sci-ficlassic,directorJamesCameronrecallshisreactionwhenOrionPicturesproposedtheretiredNFLsuperstarasthelethalkillingmachinefromthefuture.