It looks like Terminator: Genesis has added another name to its expanding cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Spider-Man star J.K. Simmons is in negotiations with Skydance and Paramount about joining the upcoming reboot, with the site stating that he’s “play a weary and alcoholic detective who has followed a bizarre case involving Sarah Connor and robots for more than three decade.”
Terminator: Genesis is set to be directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) and will reportedly blend together elements from James Cameron’s original two movies, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) will portray Sarah Connor, with Jason Clarke (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as John Connor, the leader of the Resistance, and Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard) as Kyle Reese, the man sent back to protect Sarah from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cybernetic killing machine.
Terminator: Genesis is set for release on July 1st, 2015.
Originally published March 14, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
