Caffeinated Clint
And will Schwarzenegger cameo?
The trades announced today the title for the next “Terminator” movie.
“Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins”, shooting early next year, will be the first of three new movies fixing on a new story inside the Terminator universe. In other words, no Arnold, no Biehn, No Hamilton, No Danes, No Cameron, No Mostow, and No “I’ll be Back”.
The WB has snapped up the rights to the film, leaving MGM rather saddened. The studio had hoped to convince the powers-that-be to let them release the latest instalment but some recent kafuffles prevented such a deal from coming off (though Sony looks set to release the film in overseas territories, including Australia).
The Lion planned to pepper its slate with tentpoles such as “The Hobbit” and “Terminator,” but neither project has worked out for the distributor. Halcyon sued MGM in July in Los Angeles Superior Court, claming the distrib was interfering with its distribution plans on the fourth “Terminator” film on the basis of an MGM claim that it had acquired an exclusive 30-day negotiating window.
Halycon CEO Derek Anderson tells Variety that they deliberately didn’t want to include a number in the title because its an all-new story.
“This is set in the future, in a full-scale war between Skynet and humankind,” he says.
Exec Producer Moritz Borman added: “The third film was really the conclusion of what happened in the ‘now.’ You will find the most-loved characters, but the intention here is to present a fresh new world and have this be the first of a trilogy.”
Interesting to note that Borman said it’ll still feature ‘the most loved-characters’. Assuming that means John Connor will be back – but played by a new character.
And good news for AB King, Schwarzenegger “may” make a cameo. (Though it sounds like your typical ‘don’t burn any bridges’ response to being asked whether Arnold may make an appearance in the film)
“We’ve left it open for him to maybe do a cameo,” Borman said. “He has an important job, as we know, and the final decision will be based on his desire and availability, along with what the director wants.”
