Following on from Arnold Schwarzenegger saying he would be back for Terminator 5, Paramount Pictures have sent over the following press release, confirming the sequels release date for June 26th 2015, as well as dropping some new information on the flick. First up, even though Arnie is still on board, this new film is being heralded as a reboot, and the first in a stand alone trilogy. Sure, reboots are all the rage (Robocop, Total Recall, and even Friday the 13th have all fallen foul to them), but I always assumed a franchise as iconic and long running as The Terminator would be exempt from this practice. I can understand they would want an entirely clean slate after Salvation proved to be less than popular, but with the time travel mechanics in play, a hard reboot, going back to the start and rebuilding everything, isn't even necessary. It wouldn't take up too much of the script writers time to write a scene that would erase Salvation from existance (much like X-Men: First Class pretty much rendered X-Men: Origins Wolverine null and void). It's only early stages yet, and with production slated for January, we will no doubt here more in the coming months. Here is the full press release:
HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 27, 2013) – Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have jointly announced they will partner on a rebooted “TERMINATOR” movie, to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 26, 2015.
The first in a stand-alone trilogy, “TERMINATOR” will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison of Skydance. Dana Goldberg and Paul Schwake of Skydance will serve as executive producers. Laeta Kalorgridis (“Avatar,” “Shutter Island”) and Patrick Lussier (“Drive Angry”) are attached to write the screenplay.
Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, “TERMINATOR” spanned 3 subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
David Ellison most recently executive produced, along with his partners at Paramount, “World War Z,” “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” and “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”. A 5th installment of in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is in active development, along with a 3rd film in the “G.I. Joe” franchise, among other films.
Megan Ellison most recently produced the Academy Award®-nominated “Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Master” and executive produced “Spring Breakers” via her Annapurna Pictures banner and has David O. Russell’s “American Hustle,” Spike Jonze’s “Her,” and Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” set for release later this year.
