Last June, photos leaked from the set of the forthcoming Terminator: Dark Fate revealed the possible return of a young John Connor, if only by a casting double.

The photo making the rounds showed young actor, Jude Collie, who is alleged to be playing a young John Connor in the Tim Miller-directed Terminator. When the photo was shared on socials, it declared the actor as a CGI stand-in, which means it’s quite possible that we’ll be seeing Edward Furlong‘s young face in the film.

“I think the best way to think about Terminator: Dark Fate is to think about it as a direct sequel to Terminator 2, the third film in a series, if you will,” producer James Cameron explained in a recently deleted video (transcribed by Cinemablend) before adding, “We’ll be continuing with Sarah’s story, John’s story, and the T-800 returns — a different T-800 with a very different role to play than what we’ve seen before.”

While it’s incredibly disappointing that Furlong wasn’t cast to star in the film alongside Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), it’s a relief to know that he’ll be included in some capacity. Also, if legit, the aforementioned photo all but confirms that Miller will be heading back to 1991 and toying with the events in Cameron’s Judgment Day! Does this also mean we’ll see the return of Robert Patrick‘s T-1000?! Oh God, don’t tease me.

Still, the crux of the film takes place over the course of two consecutive days, says Cameron, who explains that they’re streamlining the action in place of complexity.

“I think, tonally, what makes this a direct sequel to T1 and T2 is as much about the tone as it is about the narrative: It’s R rated, it’s grim, it’s gritty, it’s fast, it’s intense, it’s very linear. The whole story takes place in 36 hours. It’s not this kind of grandiose, complex story. It’s just very focused on the characters, it’s very now, it’s very present and it’s just a fast white-knuckle ride.”

As for Sarah Connor’s role, she’s become an aged machine hunter:

“The principle of our movie is that there’s an inevitable conflict between humans and the intelligent machines that they make. And all [Sarah Connor has] done is kick the can down the road from her future back in the ’80s to our future now in 2019. Judgment Day is right around the corner, yet again. It’s an inevitability. So she’s kicked the can, she’s going to have to try to kick it again and again. The war never ends. So Sarah has become a Terminator hunter. She’s not waiting to be hunted by a Terminator, she hunts them. She’s figured out a way to be there when they pop through time and she just blows their shit away.”

Terminator: Dark Fate opens November 1st.