The Terminator franchise has a bad go of it as of late. Some will see it stretches back to when he decided to wash his hands of the whole thing following Terminator 2. The following three movies, especially 2015’s reboot Terminator: Genisys, left fans quite cold. The latest instalment brought in $440 million worldwide (off the back of a $155 million budget), but performed very poorly in the U.S., a perfect indication of audience apathy to the whole thing. Even an endorsement from Cameron, his first involvement with the franchise since 1991, didn’t help matters any, and while Skydance Productions and star Arnold Schwarzenegger have maintained that a sequel was in development (even if it was removed from the company’s release schedule), things didn’t look good for the future of the series.
Which brings us to today’s rather interesting news. According to Deadline, James Cameron, who sold the rights to the project for $1 with the stipulation that he wouldn’t be fired as director of the first movie, is set to ‘godfather’ a new Terminator movie, which the publication calls “a reboot and a conclusion of one of cinema’s great science fiction tales”, when the rights revert back to him in 2019. I think it’s safe to assume this will mean any further installments will abandon the storyline began with Genisys. Skydance’s David Ellison, who co-financed Genisys, is still involved and working with top science fiction authors to find the ‘movie creatively’. I don’t know exactly what this means, but it does suggest maybe a writer’s room overseen by Cameron. While the mind behind the franchise won’t be stepping behind the camera, Deadpool’s Tim Miller is said to be in early talks for the role. Already a pro in the world of VFX, Miller proved to be quite the director with his debut film and the prospect of him tackling the Terminator franchise is one I think we’re all looking forward to. More news on theses developments when we hear it.
Which brings us to today’s rather interesting news. According to Deadline, James Cameron, who sold the rights to the project for $1 with the stipulation that he wouldn’t be fired as director of the first movie, is set to ‘godfather’ a new Terminator movie, which the publication calls “a reboot and a conclusion of one of cinema’s great science fiction tales”, when the rights revert back to him in 2019. I think it’s safe to assume this will mean any further installments will abandon the storyline began with Genisys. Skydance’s David Ellison, who co-financed Genisys, is still involved and working with top science fiction authors to find the ‘movie creatively’. I don’t know exactly what this means, but it does suggest maybe a writer’s room overseen by Cameron. While the mind behind the franchise won’t be stepping behind the camera, Deadpool’s Tim Miller is said to be in early talks for the role. Already a pro in the world of VFX, Miller proved to be quite the director with his debut film and the prospect of him tackling the Terminator franchise is one I think we’re all looking forward to. More news on theses developments when we hear it.
