Bale 'to make three Terminators'

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2008-05-26 04:26pm

FireNexus wrote:T3 was boring.

The enemy terminator didn't scare the shit out of me like Ahnuld and the T1000 did. The Ahnuld terminator in T3 wasn't as cool as the T2 version, and it almost seems like they were trying to make him the same character. There was little suspense, and the moronic twist ending was fucking stupid.

T3 was a horrible movie. Not because it wasn't as good as T2, but because it just wasn't very good. I was ashamed that I paid 8 dollars to see that movie.

What twist ending?

Maxentius · Post by **Maxentius** » 2008-05-26 04:45pm

Schuyler Colfax wrote:
FireNexus wrote:T3 was boring.

The enemy terminator didn't scare the shit out of me like Ahnuld and the T1000 did. The Ahnuld terminator in T3 wasn't as cool as the T2 version, and it almost seems like they were trying to make him the same character. There was little suspense, and the moronic twist ending was fucking stupid.

T3 was a horrible movie. Not because it wasn't as good as T2, but because it just wasn't very good. I was ashamed that I paid 8 dollars to see that movie.
What twist ending?

Presumably that where Arnold sent John Connor and Claire Danes (I honestly can't remember her character's name) was not Skynet's mainframe or whatever, but a nuclear shelter.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2008-05-26 04:47pm

Schuyler Colfax wrote:What twist ending?

That the underground facility Lieutenant General Brewster directed John and Kate to wasn't where Skynet was and that he had simply sent to an old Cold War era bunker so that they would survive the nukes.

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2008-05-27 12:06am

It's going to fucking suck so badly. They want to make it "child-friendly" action, not unlike the Star Wars PT.

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'Terminator' guns for kid-friendly rating
Halcyon aims to deliver PG-13 movie
By ANNE THOMPSON

The "Terminator" will indeed be back -- but this time with a more kid-friendly rating.

As production starts today on "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," the next installment in the action franchise, producers at the Halcyon Co. say they aim to deliver a PG-13 movie to Warner Bros. for release on May 22, 2009.

The "Terminator" series is one of the highest-grossing R-rated franchises of all time, with the first three films having grossed more than $1.03 billion worldwide. But Halcyon producers thought it was time to broaden the upcoming fourth film's audience base, and they believe the PG-13 won't compromise the series' gritty vision.

"The ratings have changed," said Halcyon co-founder and co-CEO Victor Kubicek, a broker-turned-writer-producer. "The PG-13 has increased in intensity."

Move follows last year's "Die Hard" film, "Live Free or Die Hard," which went out with a PG-13 after three prior R-rated installments. That pic went on to gross $382.1 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing in the series.

A family-friendly rating opens many doors, including a "Terminator Salvation" licensing deal for action figures with Playmates Toys.

"Our merchandising program will be the largest to date for 'The Terminator,' " said Halcyon co-founder and co-CEO Derek Anderson, ex-owner of ad agency In the Mix, who adds that he had not discussed the possibility of an R-rating with Warners. "We won't force it. We are carrying on in the tradition of the mythology, with an exciting approach to the action. If we can make a compelling film to reach the widest audience, why wouldn't we do it?"

Halcyon has already launched Halcyon Games to create a "Terminator" game for release at the same time as the movie. "The first three games were all bad," Anderson said. "The core fans are screaming for something fresh; they won't be just playing the movie."

Anderson and Kubicek founded the Halcyon Co. in 2006 with funding from Wall Street hedge funds and private investors. They scooped up rights to the "Terminator" franchise from Carolco's Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar for an undisclosed sum as that company was closing down in May 2007.

Warners acquired rights to domestic theatrical and TV distribution on "Terminator: Salvation," while Sony obtained international distrib rights, less some territories. Halcyon brought in Moritz Borman to exec produce, Jeffrey Silver to produce and hired "Terminator 3" scripters John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris to script. Paul Haggis did a polish. McG directs.

Set in post-apocalyptic 2029, an adult John Connor, played by Christian Bale, leads the war to save humanity from the killing machines.

Signing Bale, who also stars in the current "Batman" series, was a huge coup. Sam Worthington, who fronts franchise creator James Cameron's upcoming "Avatar," also stars. The Terminator role is still under wraps; speculation centers on Josh Brolin.

The fucktards from T3 are writing. This has CASH COW written all over it in giant metallic font.

Ohma · Post by **Ohma** » 2008-05-27 12:50am

How the shit do people think that "child friendly" and FUCKING TERMINATOR go together?! It's a series about KILLER robots getting sent back through time to KILL people who eventually grow up to lead the few surviving humans against the KILLER robots who NUKED the planet to ashes and then started KILLING any survivors.

That is why T-3 failed, without some sense that the KILLER robots from the future are actually dangerous heartless KILLING machines, you just have a generic action/sci-fi movie with evil robots from the future and main characters with adamantium character shields.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2008-05-27 02:18am

TithonusSyndrome wrote:The fucktards from T3 are writing. This has CASH COW written all over it in giant metallic font.

I'm having nightmares of 'The Terminator' franchise following 'Star Trek' into hell, with the fucktards in question repeating Berman & Braga's mistakes.

Resinence · Post by **Resinence** » 2008-05-27 03:55am

Plot Synopsis:

In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

It's going to suck, badly. Sigh.

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2008-05-27 04:20am

Dammit. I was looking forward to this.

Oh, well, at least there's SCC, which seems to have a decent writing and directing crew.

Anguirus · Post by **Anguirus** » 2008-05-27 12:03pm

Wow, going for a PG-13 when even the reprehensible T3 didn't...talk about BAD SIGN.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2008-05-27 12:31pm

What is wrong with those people?!

Goddamn.... I don't even have a word for that! Motherfucking Libertopians!

Ohma · Post by **Ohma** » 2008-05-27 12:35pm

Anguirus wrote:Wow, going for a PG-13 when even the reprehensible T3 didn't...talk about BAD SIGN.

Particularly since these are supposed to be set after the world has been tuned into a vast nuclear wasteland populated by a few desperate humans and a bunch of robots out to kill them.