Terminator 4...5....6...

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=41436&type=0

Halcyon, a privately funded company, has bought the rights to the Terminator franchise from Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar, with plans to produce a fourth film, Variety reported. The first three Terminator films all featured Arnold Schwarzenegger; it's unlikely the current governor of California would be involved in the fourth film.

Terminator 4 would be based on a script by writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris, who penned Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The script, which has been kept under tight wraps, picks up with John Connor in his 30s, leading what's left of the human race against the machines. It is being seen as the start of a new trilogy and an attempt to reinvent the franchise with new cast and plotlines, a la Batman Begins and Casino Royale.

Moritz Borman, the former CEO of Intermedia Films and executive producer of T3, will produce. Kubicek and Anderson will co-produce, and former PolyGram Films marketing president Peter D. Graves will be executive producer and oversee marketing of the picture.

Halcyon was created by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. It acquired the right to produce Terminator films, future merchandising and licensing ventures.

No director or cast has yet been secured for Terminator 4, which is being earmarked for a summer 2009 release.

Meanwhile, the trade paper reported that the Fox broadcast network is said to be impressed with The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a Warner Brothers TV-produced hourlong drama pilot based on the Terminator characters and mythology. It could be ordered to series as early as this week.

Raph's Girl note: Weee!!....:sleep:

[Ecto Jedi]

Hmm. Good news or bad news?

...I'm at a loss for words.

[OA]

Definately good news....sux that Arnold won't be in it but hopefully they can cast it right...though it will be really, really hard to see a T film with no Arnold in it....

[LogicDonny]

vin diesel!! He should be the terminator.

I think the next 3 should be about the war then at the last movie do the one where they send a terminator back in time and do the circle once again.

that would be an endless cycle.

[VaughnMichael]

vin diesel!! He should be the terminator.

I think the next 3 should be about the war then at the last movie do the one where they send a terminator back in time and do the circle once again.

that would be an endless cycle.
Vin's a good lookin' dude but I'm not so sure as to his acting skills I'm also not sure how I feel about these movies being made it'd be nice if some one came up with some thing new for once.:ohwell:

[gobo]

Vin Diesel would be great as a Terminator, if only for the fact that he always reminded me of a robot. :D

[Deathknight]

First I hear that they're making Terminator 4 with the Rock as the Terminator, then I hear that Arnold will in fact be playing the Terminator again and now this... Rumors are really starting to get annoying.

[gobo]

I never heard anything about Arnold being in T4. Where'd that come from?

[GK Punk]

If John Cena could learn to act, I think he'd be great in that role. He already kind of looks like the terminator.

[VaughnMichael]

If John Cena could learn to act, I think he'd be great in that role. He already kind of looks like the terminator.
ahah I'm so gonna get flamed for this but I really liked John Cena in his movie cause I rented it and was like wow he's not half bad! Cause when you see wrestlers in movies I expect it to be utter crap like most of those 90's movies with wcw wrestlers. But I quite enjoy Cena's movie I was going to say I'd like to see him play the Terminator but I didn't because I know most people here hate him.

[GK Punk]

I don't hate Cena actually. I've been a fan of his since he was called Prototype, he trained around this area and did a lot of indie shows locally. I haven't seen his movie yet, but I heard he wasn't that good... If he's better than Ive been told then I am all for it.

[VaughnMichael]

I don't hate Cena actually. I've been a fan of his since he was called Prototype, he trained around this area and did a lot of indie shows locally. I haven't seen his movie yet, but I heard he wasn't that good... If he's better than Ive been told then I am all for it.
Yeah I was told it sucks I rented it and enjoyed it allot but I do have odd tastes I never listen to other peoples opinions and see things anyways because people told me the last x-men movie sucked and I really enjoyed it as much as the others it was just so jam packed with action and emotion.

[Raph's Girl]

I never heard anything about Arnold being in T4. Where'd that come from?

Rumor has been circulating for a couple years that Arnold would be in T4.

ATM it looks like he won't be in T4 - T6, nor will he be in the tv series.

[Spitfire]

T 3 was a bad remake of T 2. T 2 is one of the greatest action movies ever made and honestly I don't see anything toping it anytime soon with the rate things are going.

Do you really want to see a big CGI Terminator fest? I sure don't. They used CGI sparingly in T 2 and it was amazing. It's still some of the best CGI to date because it's mixed with real life.

New movies CGI everything. The person, the place, and the thing their holding. Movies are soulless now. We live in a time where a live action movie is nothing more then a fancy cartoon and all the actors are just voice actors.

[Warhorse]

T 3 was a bad remake of T 2. T 2 is one of the greatest action movies ever made and honestly I don't see anything toping it anytime soon with the rate things are going.

Do you really want to see a big CGI Terminator fest? I sure don't. They used CGI sparingly in T 2 and it was amazing. It's still some of the best CGI to date because it's mixed with real life.

New movies CGI everything. The person, the place, and the thing their holding. Movies are soulless now. We live in a time where a live action movie is nothing more then a fancy cartoon and all the actors are just voice actors.

Maybe all this has something to do with insurance. If they use harmless computers to initiate actions scenes, well, nothing for the insurance guy to be sweating about. But when you have stunt doubles and popular actors involved in a compex action sequences, I'm pretty sure the insurance rates go through the roof, as well as the threat of a massive law suit if something terrible goes wrong (like what happened with Brandon Lee in the Crow)

But T3, completely sh!t on everything good about T2. To have Sarah Connor die of Cancer, and at such a young age? BS! It would have been better if at the end, when the machines finally rise, she sacrificed herself for her son to protect him.

But then again, Linda Hamilton probably had no interest in T3, and I really say I dont blame her.

[LogicDonny]

it says she was born in 1965 and died in 1997 but she was supposed to be a legend among members of the resistance how to fight and survive in the war in the future.. If you remembe the alternate ending of T2, Sarah Connor was a grandmother in the future but they removed it instead.

[Mecha Cow]

Wait, why are you guys saying the new Terminator should be able to act? I love Arnie but let's not pretend he's a good actor.

Personally I think this is one of the few roles the Rock would be good for.

[LogicDonny]

the rock is ok but I don't think he's suitable for this kind of role. the terminator needs someone that fits the role.

Problem with movies and show slike this is replacing a famous person from a movie/show can cause consequences on the show leads to cancel or the movie to fail in the sequal.

[Spike Spiegel]

Why do we need anymore of these, anyway?? They didn't need to make Terminator 3. 2 was a gleaming treasure chest of awesome but now the series sux IMO.

[gobo]

I really don't understand why some people think T3 was that horrible. As far as I can tell, the only thing they negated was the 'Future Coda' ending that was never officially tacked on to the second movie. Of course, I may never understand. I was never a fan of The Terminator mythos. I actually just saw them for the first time within the past year. :sweatdro: I know that if I had seen them in my childhood, back when I had significantly less tolerance for anything that didn't impress the living daylights out of me, I would have called it sensationalistic garbage wrapped in an uninspired story. What an extremist I was, huh? :embarass: But, IMHO, the worst Terminator EVER was and, god-willing, will ever be was "THE TURTLE TERMINATOR". Uninspired parodies are the worst...

[KROW]

the rock is ok but I don't think he's suitable for this kind of role. the terminator needs someone that fits the role.
I think he fits Terminator better than Captain Marvel, but that's just me.

If they really wanted a good Terminator story, they'd introduce Doc Brown to help explain the time paradox material for us. Wouldn't that be precious? Christopher Lloyd as our last hope to prevent human extinction. "Great Scott!"

[Barkworm]

Wait, why are you guys saying the new Terminator should be able to act? I love Arnie but let's not pretend he's a good actor.
Heresy!!! Haven't you seen "Hercules in New York"?

[Warhorse]

Well. What do you all think about this Chronicles of Sarah Connor that has been mentioned in the TV Fall Line Up thread? Think it will be good?

[ZariusTwo]

http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/32722

Full presentation reel and scenes from the pilot.

I don't give this three weeks. Looks like "Smallvinator" or "Termaville"

[Warhorse]

http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/32722

Full presentation reel and scenes from the pilot.

I don't give this three weeks. Looks like "Smallvinator" or "Termaville"

Good God. The acting absolutely sucks! You're right, the series is gonna bomb.

[LogicDonny]

http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/32722

Full presentation reel and scenes from the pilot.

I don't give this three weeks. Looks like "Smallvinator" or "Termaville"


Oh man haha what the heck this is what low budget will get you.

I'll give this series a shot but I think there's a chance the show won't last a full season.

[Warhorse]

The actress that is portaying Sarah Connor does not fit the bill at all. Sarah should look hard edged, tired, with age and dark circles creeping up on her from the constant worry and threat of what is to come, not only to her immediate family, but to the whole world. While the story of The Terminator is riveting, it's selling point is the characters. If the new cast cant portray the characters right, then what's the point?

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like Terminator 4 has an official release date!! Man... May 09 is gonna be a busy month for movies!! We got X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek and now Terminator 4!

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=3ad250e0-0b6b-4179-bc62-1211fe3c9809&entry=index&sid=rss_topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories


So much for Judgment Day. The Terminator has been assigned a new target: May 22, 2009.

That's the date Warner Bros. has scheduled to unspool its heavily anticipated Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, per the trades.

The sequel, which will also serve as the first installment of another planned trilogy in the fabled man vs. machine sci-fi tale, picks up shortly after the first Terminator trilogy left off. Christian Bale plays the adult John Connor, leading a rebellion against the sentient computer network known as Skynet that seeks to wipe out all of humanity.

The studio will distribute Terminator Salvation in North America after securing a pact with Halcyon Co., which owns the franchise rights. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group will control international distribution.

Warner Bros.' summer tent pole will bow the same day Twentieth Century Fox plans to roll out Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian, the follow-up to its 2006 comedy hit Night at the Museum, in which Ben Stiller will reprise his part as the hapless security guard of a museum whose exhibits come to life after dark.

The original fantasy grossed $250 million in domestic ticket sales and the second Night is sure to give Bale and company a run for their money at the box office.

Despite its overwhelming popularity with the ComiCon crowd, the billion-dollar Terminator series has seen its blockbuster status slip in recent years. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the indestructible robot role that made him famous, grossed $150 million domestically when it opened in 2003, but cost an estimated $200 million to make. However, the film more than made up for it internationally, raking in $283 million in foreign ticket sales to bring its global haul to $433 million.

By contrast, 1984's The Terminator cost $6 million and tallied $38 million in the U.S., and eventually finished with $78 million worldwide. The biggest of them all was 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which generated a whopping $204 million in U.S. ticket sales before going on to earn $516 million internationally.

The first two films were written and directed by James Cameron and the third by Jonathan Mostow.

Taking the reigns on the fourth chapter will be McG, a Hollywood director who started out in music videos but found big-screen success helming the feature film version of Charlie's Angels and its subsequent sequel.

But whether or not the director, whose real name is Joseph McGinty Nichol, has the chops to deliver the high-octane action goods of his predecessors remains to be seen.

The filmmakers have been tight-lipped about T4's plot, but one thing's for sure: it will not feature Schwarzenegger, who's busy finishing out his term as California's governor.

The story, penned by T3 writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris, is said to be set in the postapocalyptic nightmare briefly alluded to in the first three movies after Skynet fomented a nuclear holocaust hoping to destroy its human makers.

Aside from Bale—who's pulling double hero duty as the Caped Crusader in this summer's Batman sequel, Dark Knight—actor Sam Worthington is also in talks to come aboard. As it happens, Worthington is in the midst of wrapping a key role in Cameron's sci-fi action-adventure epic Avatar, the self-anointed king of the world's first Hollywood film since 1997's Oscar-winning Titanic.

Shooting on Terminator Salvation is scheduled to kick off in New Mexico on May 5 and continue there for two months before moving on to other locales.