Hey, remember that crazy spoiler concerning the ending to “Salvation” that was leaked last year? The one where no one could believe it was true, because frankly, it’s like spitting in the face of the longtime Terminator fans if it was true? Yeah, that one. Apparently it was true, and when the ending was revealed online, WB rushed to change it, and changed it they did, so that the Third Act of the finished movie is now completely different from when the spoiler was leaked.

The news comes from Moviehole, who says this:

Was chatting to a friend from Warner Bros today – originally on a totally different topic (“The Green Lantern” – scouting in Australia) – who confirmed he’d seen the film and that there’s been big changes to the film over the past few months.

Yep, don’t expect to see any Hannibal Lecter-style action from the mysterious Marcus (Sam Worthington’s silver-blooded character from the film) in the film when you catch it in May.

The third act of the film has been completely changed “because of the internet leak. The ending doesn’t resemble the previous one in any shape or form”. And more so, the new ending has tested quite well; it’s gotten a much better reaction than the ‘big reveal’ in the script did.

Thank God for the Internet. I think I would have been pissed off so much if I went into the theater and they delivered that Marcus-as-John Connor ending to me. I might have screamed and trashed the theater. Seriously, who the HELL came up with that?

Anyways, I’m glad whoever leaked the ending did it, because he helped changed the ending. But the fact that McG and company actually thought their crazy ending was the way to go has me worried. Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to screw with the Terminator mythology like that? God help them, they’re dumber than rock.