In 2015, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions looked to revive the Terminator franchise with Terminator Genisys, the first of a planned trilogy of movies rebooting the classic action sci-fi franchise. Their plans were scuppered however when Genisys failed to hit at the box office (outside of China, at least), prompting Paramount and Skydance Productions to […]
A newbie’s guide to Terminator 2: Judgment Day
As the James Cameron classic returns in 3D this week, Freda Cooper has a guide for the uninitiated….. Every film fan has a gap in their knowledge: it’s nigh-on impossible to see everything, no matter how hard you try. So, ladies and gentlemen, I present a recently filled chasm in my film-going history. Terminator 2: Judgment […]
Why Only James Cameron Can Save The Terminator Movies
Neil Calloway argues that only the series creator can breathe life back into the franchise… This week we got the inevitable news that The Terminator franchise is being lowered into the molten steel one final time, and all but the most ardent member of the resistance against the machines breathed a sigh of relief at […]
East Loves West: The ever growing Chinese interest in Hollywood
Tom Jolliffe on the ever-growing Chinese interest in Hollywood… It used to be that the success or failure of a Hollywood film rested on its domestic box office results. In fact success or failure was often established by the time the opening weekend results had come in, and even further you could say by the […]
Paramount terminates the Terminator franchise
Some disappointing news for the one or two people still holding out hope for a follow-up to Terminator Genisys, as The New York Daily News is reporting that Paramount Pictures has let the options lapse on stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emilia Clarke. “It is over for The Terminator and Arnold,” claims the site’s source. “The studio […]
Emilia Clarke says she won’t be back for more Terminator movies
It’s more bad news for the Terminator sequels. The original plan was for a trilogy of movies, but the producers announced shortly after Terminator: Genisys‘ release that the series was postponed, and then Paramount officially pulled the plug. This came off the back of Terminator: Genisys bombing at the box office, becoming one of the […]
Hot Toys unveils 1/6th scale Endoskeleton Collectible Figure from Terminator Genisys
Hot Toys has released a batch of promotional images for its 1/6th scale Terminator Endoskeleton collectible figure from last year’s Terminator Genisys; check them out here… In Terminator Genisys, the judgment day has arrived and more than 30 billion human lives have been lost in the attacks by Skynet. Survivors were captured and put […]
Matt Smith talks Terminator: Genisys 2
While we’re sure they’d rather no one find out, Paramount very quietly removed the proposed sequel to last year’s disastrous Terminator: Genisys from its line-up following a dismal box office performance and critical bashing. The film did have its fans, but it wasn’t enough for the bigwigs to greenlight the sequel. Though if Matt Smith […]
Arnold won’t be back as Paramount officially pulls the plug on Terminator Genisys sequel
It looks like a decent international performance at the box office hasn’t been enough to convince Paramount Pictures that a sequel to Terminator Genisys is worth the investment, as the studio has now officially pulled the tentatively – and hideously – titled Terminator 2 from its planned May 19th 2017 release date. Terminator Genisys was […]
10 Box Office Flops From 2015
Luke Owen looks at a few box office flops… It has been a very successful year at the box office for most of the major studios (Disney and Universal have done particularly well), but that doesn’t mean we’ve had a few duds along the way. Not just from a critical standpoint, but also from a […]