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The Terminator Movies: Terminator Salvation, The Future Begins |
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The rumors are trickling in--reports of a whole new Terminator movie trilogy set in the future are coming in! Share information that you've heard about the new trilogy right here, click EasyEdit to contribute to this page!
Also Check out the Rumors and Facts page for Terminator 4
Also Check out the Rumors and Facts page for Terminator 4
Release Date: May 22, 2009Production Dates: Shooting is expected to start on May 5. 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and surrounding Areas, also CGI (Computer Generated Images) work will be done Albuquerque Studios.
Production Budget: $185,000,000 (Source: Screen International, 9/7/2007)
Franchises: Terminator
Distributed by: Warner Bros. (USA), Sony Corp (everywhere else)
Source: Not a sequel to T3; set in the year 2019
Major Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: United States
Rumored Movie Titles : "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" followed by"Terminator : the Return of the Terminator". For the sake of this writeup we will just refer to it as"T4".
Production Method: Live Action
Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol ("McG" for short)
Writers: John Brancato (T3), Michael Ferris (T3), David Campbell Wilson (Supernova), and Paul Haggis (CRASH) will "polish" the screenplay
Special Effects: Stan Winston (T1, T2, Aliens, Edward Scissorhands, Predator, Predator 2, Alien Nation, Iron Man, and more)
T4 CAST
Christian Bale ... John Connor (confirmed)
Sam Worthington ... Marcus (confirmed)
Josh Brolin ... Terminator (unconfirmed)
Anton Yelchin ... Kyle Reese (confirmed)
Moon Bloodgood ... unknown role (in negotiations as of 4/21/08)
T4 BACKGROUND
T4is the upcoming fourth installment to the Terminator film series, scheduled to be released on May 22, 2009. It will be written by David Campbell Wilson, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Paul Haggis, and directed by Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol. Sam Worthington was personally recommended to McG by Terminator creator James Cameron. Josh Brolin has been rumored to play the new Terminator. Moon Bloodgood will play a hardened resistance fighter, and will be the female lead.
T4 SHOOTING
Shooting of the film is expected to start on May 5, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stan Winston will supervise the visual effects.
T4 PRIMARY PLOT
The plot and storyline of the film takes place after the events of T3 around 2019 and focuses mainly on the war between humanity and Skynet in the post-apocalyptic world set in the year 2019. John Connor (Christian Bale) will continue to be the central character along with a new character named Marcus (Sam Worthington), who will have "equal presence." However, other sources confirmed that Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) would be the central character and that he'll have a huge part in not just this movie, but in future Terminator movies as well (this would be highly debatable since Bale is an "A" list star). James Middleton, the associate producer of the film, stated that "It's really about the birth of a new hero," and McG said that it will also be about the development of the Model 101 Terminator. Paul Haggis (CRASH fame) will tweak/rewrite the script.
T4 LEGAL STUFF
On May 9, 2007, it was announced that rights to the Terminator series had passed hands from producers Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar to The Halcyon Company and Derek Anderson. In the Variety article detailing the purchase, it states the fourth film will focus on a 30-year old John Connor in what the producers hope will be a new trilogy. Series creator James Cameron is currently not involved with the project; however, he did encourage McG on the project.
On July 19, 2007, the T4 project was in legal limbo due to a lawsuit between MGM and Halcyon subsidiary T Asset. According to the article, MGM has an exclusive window of 30 days to negotiate for distribution of the Terminator films. When negotiating for Terminator 4, Halcyon rejected their initial proposal, and MGM suspended negotiations. After the 30 days were over, MGM claimed that the period during which negotiations were suspended did not count and their exclusive period is still open. Halcyon was asking a court for an injunction allowing them to approach other distributors.However, Warner Bros. Pictures will be handling the North American distribution, while Sony Pictures Entertainment will distribute the film overseas.
Due to transferred rights to Halcyon company, Terminator 4 was in a state of limbo for several months because of litigation between MGM and Halcyon. Not even a month, which is what the court ordered, was enough for the two film studios to agree on the film`s distribution in the USA and abroad.The court passed in favor ofHalcyon, giving it the right to seek other distributors when an agreement with MGM could not be made after the deadline. Warner Bros. was given the distribution rights in the USA, and Sony Picturesabroad. In the end, Halcyon and MGM have agreed on a compensation charge, while preparations for the filming is underway.
T4 UNCONFIRMED PLOT
The concept for the new Terminator films will be the relationship between Kyle and John, who are really father and son, but with the moral dilemma with John knowing what has to be done in order for him to be born. According to a number of web sites, the first movie will focus on the Kyle and Marcus relationship.
We can also expect an "evolution" of the terminator models (presumably including Sam Worthington; supposedly the lead Terminator character of the trilogy). Not to mention, McG & Co. might even go as far as to connect this new trilogy to the currently running Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles television series. This is evident in Halcyon's purchase of the entire Terminator franchise that included T:SCC.
T4 BUDGET AND SOURCE
http://nmfilm.com/in-production.php?id=1321&title=Terminator+Salvation%3A+The+Future+Begins http://www.krqe.com/Global/SearchResults.asp?vendor=wss&qu=terminator
The Rumor Mill
Confirmed, but so you've heard? Add the latest Terminator rumours here and see what other fans have to say!
 Christian Bale as John Connor |  Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese |
 Sam Worthington as Marcus. |  Moon Bloodgood as ???. As of 4/23/08, in negotiations.Bloodgood will play a no-nonsense and battle-hardened member of the resistance who is carrying a lot of guilt over surviving the nuclear holocaust. (Trivia: former cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers) |
 Josh Brolin as "The Terminator" (rumored) |  Vin Diesel as "The Terminator"(rumored) |
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