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 […]
Can we all just admit Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom looks awful?
Anghus Houvouras on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom… I watched the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer, laughing like a loon at how completely bereft of ideas this terrible looking sequel has. The terrible trailer was launched this past week and was the most troubling two minutes of 2017 that didn’t involve the words ‘Donald’, ‘Trump, and […]
Terminator 2 at 25: Revisiting Cinema’s Greatest Sequel
Edward Gardiner revisits Terminator 2: Judgment Day on its 25th anniversary… *Spoilers for the Terminator franchise There was a time, if you remember, when James Cameron wasn’t weirdly obsessed with those funny blue aliens over on Pandora. Back in the early ’90s, when Tarantino was paving his way into Hollywood and Spielberg was bringing dinosaurs back to life, Cameron […]
X-Men: The real Apocalypse is its continuity!
Tony Black attempts to make sense of the continuity of the X-Men franchise… Have you ever attempted to make sense of the X-Men movie continuity? As in pick apart the entire timeline of events across the eight, soon to be nine films in the franchise? Of course not, you all have lives. You have friends […]
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 […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’ll be back for Terminator 6
Last year, Paramount Pictures hoped to revitalise the Terminator franchise with the release of Terminator Genisys, which was envisioned as the first of a new trilogy of movies… until it’s somewhat disappointing box office returns came in. In January, it was reported that the studio had decided to pull the plug on the sixth Terminator […]
Terminator franchise reportedly on hold indefinitely
Despite a wave of negative reviews and a soft box office run Stateside, fans of Terminator Genisys were given a glimmer of hope that the two proposed sequels could become a reality thanks to a strong run in China, which has helped to propel the reboot towards $450 million worldwide. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, producer […]
Terminator franchise “re-adjusting” after Terminator Genisys, says producer
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 […]
Terminator Genisys crosses $400 million worldwide
It may have stumbled at the North American box office with just $89.5 million, but Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator Genisys has pushed its worldwide gross to $409.5 million, topping the international box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to its continued strong performance in China. This weekend saw Genisys adding […]
How To Save The Terminator Franchise – Terminate The T-800
This week in The Callow Way, Neil Calloway looks at where Terminator Genisys went wrong, and suggests a new future for the franchise… With the latest instalment of the Terminator franchise, Terminator Genisys opening to less than stellar reviews and not so great box office – it debuted at third in the box office chart […]
