Word broke last week that the Terminator franchise was on “indefinite hold” following Terminator Genisys’ somewhat lacklustre gross of $440million. However, it looks like those rumours may have been premature, with producer Dana Goldberg speaking to The Wrap on the series’ future.
Speaking at The Wrap’s Annual Media Leadership Conference, Goldberg discussed the status of the planned sequels and what we can expect from any future entries.
“Do we intend to have a next step of Terminator? Yes, we do,” she said. “I wouldn’t say on hold, so much as re-adjusting.”
What has derailed plans for the Genisys story to be turned into a trilogy was its US gross, which only just managed to scrape above $90 million from a production budget of $155 million. But that hasn’t deterred Skydance, who still believe in the franchise, as well as the possibility of a new TV show.
“We’re ultimately happy with overall worldwide numbers. Do I wish we would have done better domestically? Absolutely…Happily, we live in the world where the domestic number had a level of importance 10 or 15 years ago — I’m not saying it’s not important, it is — but we have to play to a worldwide market….In terms of Terminator, the worldwide market paid attention, but we’re not taking the domestic number lightly.”
So, it sounds like there are definitely plans for the Terminator franchise to return in the next year or so. What do you make of the news? Do you think we need another film? How would you “re-adjust” the franchise? As ever, leave us your comments below!
Terminator Genisys is out on Blu-ray and DVD on November 2nd in the UK and on the 10th November in the US.
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Originally published October 7, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
