James Cameron may have spent the last few years of his career holed up developing those Avatar sequels he keeps promising are happening, but it looks like he’ll soon be going back to his roots. According to Deadline, Cameron will help shepherd in a reboot of The Terminator in 2019, with the help of Deadpool director Tim Miller. The project is being called […]
Jason Clarke reveals plot details for scrapped Terminator Genisys sequel
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 […]
Diego Boneta joins new Terminator movie in key role
Scream Queens and Pretty Little Liars actor Diego Boneta has become the latest addition to the cast of Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator sequel/reboot. THR reports that Boneta has signed on for a key role, although details are being kept under wraps (it is said however that he’ll be portraying a human character). Boneta […]
Terminator reboot pushed back to November 2019
THR is reporting that Paramount Pictures has pushed back the release of the upcoming Terminator reboot, with the film now set to open on November 22nd 2019 as opposed to its original date of July 26th. That will put it in competition with an as-yet-unrevealed Marvel superhero project from 20th Century Fox. The film, the […]
Mackenzie Davis in talks for key role in Terminator reboot
It looks like we may have our first new addition to the cast of director Tim Miller and producer James Cameron’s Terminator reboot, with Variety reporting that Halt and Catch Fire and Blade Runner 2049 actress Mackenzie Davis is in talks to join the film. According to the site, Davis would be “one of the […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger confirms Terminator 6 production dates
Last month it was reported that filming on the sixth instalment of the Terminator franchise is gearing up to go into production in the next few months, and that has now been confirmed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is set to reunite with his Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day co-star Linda Hamilton on the film. […]
Terminator 6 casting breakdown reveals character details for new female lead
Earlier this week it was reported that production on director Tim Miller and producer James Cameron’s Terminator reboot – a.k.a. Terminator 6 – is scheduled to get underway in May, and now we have a casting breakdown for the new lead character. Despite bringing back Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, Cameron has previously revealed that […]
Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?
George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]
Christian Bale took Terminator Salvation role out of spite after being told not to do so
Christian Bale has revealed his thought process behind taking the role of John Conner in Terminator Salvation, saying he did so partly out of spite. 2009’s Terminator Salvation was perhaps best known for Christian Bale’s infamous on set rant and for not performing particularly well with audiences. Bale has now revealed on the Happy Sad […]
Artificial Intelligence: The Never-Ending Cycle
George Chrysostomou on artificial intelligence in TV and film… It has to be said, we are seeing a lot of artificial intelligence and robotics within films and TV at present, and this certainly isn’t a new trend. There is a never-ending list of properties based around robotics and their competition with humanity to be a […]
