Female Lead Cast For 'Terminator 3'

Kristanna Loken Will Play Cyborg T-X

POSTED: 1:57 p.m. EST February 21, 2002
UPDATED: 2:10 p.m. EST February 21, 2002

Arnold Schwarzenegger finally has a nemesis for the second "Terminator" sequel "T3: The Rise of the Machines."

Kristanna LokenAccording to the Hollywood Reporter online, Kristanna Loken will star as T-X, the latest, and most indestructible, model of "terminator" cyborgs.

Loken has appeared on such television shows as "Mortal Kombat: Conquest," "Pensacola: Wings of Gold," and most recently, "Philly."

Schwarzenegger will be reprising his role as the T-800 cyborg from "T2: Judgment Day."

The film series other star, Linda Hamilton, will be back in a limited capacity as Sarah Connor for "T3." Schwarzenegger told Sci-Fi online last month that the character is presumed dead, according the plot, but appears in flashback scenes.

Actor Edward Furlong, who played Connor's son in "T2," will not return.

"T3" will begin shooting April 15 in Los Angeles. Jonathan Mostow ("U-571") is taking the director's reigns for the film from James Cameron, who helmed the first two "Terminator" movies.

"T3" will blast its way into theaters July 4, 2003.