How come Kristanna Loken didn't have a bigger career following Terminator 3?
Not that she didn't completely go away, but it seemed like she couldn't book more high profile film work after her big breakthrough in Terminator 3.
This article seems to suggest that Kristanna made the dire mistake of hitching herself on Uwe Boll's wagon:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/what-happened-to-terminator-3-star-kristanna-105533165.html
While she got decent reviews for her performance, T3 was panned by the critics and Loken’s career didn’t soar in the way she might have expected it to. Part of that might have had to do with her decision-making, ill-advisedly signing up to two movies directed by notorious hack Uwe Boll.
BloodRayne and In the Name of the King may have seen her act alongside Ben Kingsley and Jason Statham respectively, but both were mega-flops.
Instead she turned to TV, starring in sci-fi action series Painkiller Jane where she also met future husband Noah Danby.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/KristannaLoken
Star-Derailing Role: Ever since BloodRayne, she's appeared overwhelmingly in low-budget Direct-to-DVD and independent movies that you've probably never heard of. It's unfortunate that it came less than three years on the heels of Terminator 3...
https://screenrant.com/kristanna-loken-movie-tv-roles-after-terminator-3/
https://tvovermind.com/kristanna-loken/
https://www.filmboards.com/board/t/How-come-her-career-NOSED-DIVED-since-T3%3F-2451764/
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/554958-what-actor-you-surpised-isnt-bigger-star.html#post12344569 share