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From THR:

After waving hasta la vista, baby, more than 25 years ago, Linda Hamilton is returning to the world of Terminator, reuniting with James Cameron, the creator of the sci-fi franchise, for the new installment being made by Skydance and Paramount.

Cameron made the announcement at a private event celebrating the storied franchise, saying, "As meaningful as she was to gender and action stars everywhere back then, it’s going to make a huge statement to have that seasoned warrior that she’s become return."

With Hamilton’s return, Cameron hopes to once again make a statement on gender roles in action movies.

"There are 50-year-old, 60-year-old guys out there killing bad guys,” he said, referring to aging male actors still anchoring movies, “but there isn’t an example of that for women.”

Tim Miller, the filmmaker who made his breakout feature debut with Deadpool, is directing the sequel, which is returning to its roots by having the involvement of Cameron for the first time since 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Cameron is producing along with Skydance. And the new film, which will be distributed by Paramount, is based on a story crafted by Cameron. Cameron and Miller created a writers room to hammer out what is planned to be a trilogy that can stand as single movies or form an overarching story. David Goyer, whose credits include the Blade and Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, Charles Eglee, who created Dark Angel with Cameron, and Josh Friedman, who created the Terminator TV spinoff, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, were part of that room.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

 

[Slayven]

Good, but we won't probably get a sequel to

 

[sarcastor]

i hope this isn't a clusterfuck like the other terminator movies I keep trying to pretend doesn't exist

 

[Count Dookkake]

Huh.

First Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, now this.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Holy shit...for real?

 

[Brian_FETO]

This movie better be fucking perfect

 

[Haines]

Its

This feels like the sonic cycle

Im not biting. See if this even gets made.

 

[NoRéN]

Good, but we won't probably get a sequel to

Bermuda Tentacles sounds like a multi fetish porno.

 

[FyreWulff]

must have a good script if his ex-wife wants to work with him again

Its

This feels like the sonic cycle

Im not biting. See if this even gets made.

Well, she technically turned down showing up in any of the other ones. Just did tape re-records.

 

[border]

So are they just going to ignore the events of Terminator Genisys? I never saw it, but I had heard it just royally fucked the continuity/story.

How are they going to work aging Arnold into this as well?

 

[Trouble]

i hope this isn't a clusterfuck like the other terminator movies I keep trying to pretend doesn't exist

You know it will be.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Good, but we won't probably get a sequel to

Is this porn?

 

[FyreWulff]

So are they just going to ignore the events of Terminator Genisys? I never saw it, but I had heard it just royally fucked the continuity/story.

How are they going to work aging Arnold into this as well?

Cameron's Terminator is almost guaranteed to ignore everything after T2.

 

[Blader]

Is this the third or fourth planned Terminator trilogy?

Huh.

First Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, now this.

And almost Sigourney for that Blomkamp Alien movie.

 

[Sulik2]

Hummm. Older Sarah Connor fighting in the resistance future war under John please.

 

[DeathPeak]

 

[norm9]

Not convinced

 

[ryutaro's mama]

So are they just going to ignore the events of Terminator Genisys?

And Terminator 3 where she was dead and presumably, Salvation where she was still dead.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

The only way any thing of value comes of this is if Cameron is heavily involved. Bringing back Arnold is a fucking mistake. Letting anyone involved with the piece of shit TV series be involved in this is a mistake.

Just let the fucking series die.

 

[Merc_]

let it die

 

[richiek]

 

[gabbo]

Get Arnold and Furlong for the trifecta

 

[Snaku]

Sarah Connor?

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Just let the fucking series die.

You don't have to watch it.

I skipped Salvation and Genisysysysysysys but if Jaime is involved, I am in.

 

[Timu]

So are they just going to ignore the events of Terminator Genisys?

Yep, in fact I believe Terminator 3 is ignored as well.

 

[snap]

Is this the third or fourth planned Terminator trilogy?



And almost Sigourney for that Blomkamp Alien movie.

1st: T, T2, T3
2nd: Salvation + 2 other war with machines movies (canned)
3rd: Genisys + 2 other movies starring Arnie (canned?)

So fourth I guess?

 

[Robot Pants]

Or you know, STOP MAKING TERMINATOR MOVIES

 

[Prince of Space]

Huh.

First Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, now this.

Space Cowgirls incoming

 

[Violence Jack]

Awesome. Now all I need is for Ripley to come back in an Alien movie, and I'll be set.

 

[itwasTuesday]

Oh
I
See

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Get Arnold and Furlong for the trifecta

May want to rethink the latter:

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Or you know, STOP MAKING TERMINATOR MOVIES

You don't have to watch it either.

May want to rethink the latter:

Out of shape Mark Hamil Prior to TFA says hi.

 

[Boke1879]

Only way this works is if they follow Terminator 2. Anything after that can't be referenced.

 

[DeathPeak]

Honestly, while it wasn't amazing nor necessary, I was content with 3's ending.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

The rights to the franchise were going to revert back to Cameron in 2019 either way, right? Probably gave him some leverage with whatever this is going to be.

 

[C4Lukins]

That would be cool, but unless Cameron or Bigelow is directing this thing, not sure if interested. I do realize that Bigelow directing Hamilton would be super awkward.

 

[FyreWulff]

Ed can get into shape with a paycheck and a trainer. See also: the og Star Wars crew before and after Force Awakens

 

[Dead]

Only way this works is if they follow Terminator 2. Anything after that can't be referenced.

I would assume that is the idea

 

[Prompto]

"We’re starting a search for an 18-something woman to be the new centerpiece of the new story," Cameron said. "We still fold time. We will have characters from the future and the present. There will be mostly new characters but we'll have Arnold and Linda’s characters to anchor it."

So I guess Arnold is coming back as well. Was that known?

 

[Stinkles]

Sarah Connor?

Arnie prosthetic face looks like Scott Glenn in The Keep.

 

[itwasTuesday]

May want to rethink the latter:

Eh, Hollywood trainer and dietitian can whip pretty much any celeb person into shape given 4 months.

 

[Boke1879]

May want to rethink the latter:

You know. I always wondered what people like him do now? Like how does he make money?

 

[chromhound]

Now Put The Rock as T-800 (Antagonist)

 

[PHOTOSHOP]

May want to rethink the latter:

lol when you know the future cant be changed so you said fuck it

 

[norm9]

Honestly, while it wasn't amazing nor necessary, I was content with 3's ending.

Yeah, 3 put a neat bow on the whole thing. And then they had to keep digging for more.

 

[Chojin]

Scullibundo. Let me know if you're okay.

Scullibundo?

Scullibundo!?

Sculliiibundooooo!!!!!

You know. I always wondered what people like him do now? Like how does he make money?

Didn't he make a video of himself eating a pizza for money recently?

Also he was in that shitty Night of the Demons remake.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

So I guess Arnold is coming back as well. Was that known?

Bigger story is James Cameron is likely looking to show up Patty Jenkins by casting TWO strong female characters in the SAME movie!

 

[Stinkles]

May want to rethink the latter:

I like how his gut is hidden behind a null color pane to make it 3d.

 

[CDX]

Cautiously optimistic. The Terminator movies without Cameron's involvement were crap IMO.


So Cameron is not directing these new Terminator movies. But how involved is Cameron personally in the writing process for these new movies?

Are all the movies after Terminator 2 going to be ignored? ...or which movies exactly are going to be cannon now?