The real winner of the summer movie sweepstakes may well be motorcycle manufacturer Ducati, which managed to have their sleek cycles appear in two of the box office behemoths: Terminator Salvation and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. In the latter, the Hypermotard merged with two other cycles to create the female Autobot Arcee. In Terminator,…
We just got an alert from our friends at Warner Bros. that on Saturday, at 6 p.m. PST, Terminator Salvation director McG will particiate in a discussion with fans via BD-Live. Here’s the official release: Experience the first-ever audio-enabled Live Community Screening (LCS) exclusive to owners of the Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Disc and hear director…
There’s no doubt that when James Cameron made the first [[[Terminator]]]movie in 1984 he figured on telling his story and moving on. Little did he know that 25 years later, it would remain a cultural touchstone spawning sequels, a television series, books, comics, and stuff. Wisely, Cameron also knew when it was time to move…
Nikki Finke points to a piece by Financial Times‘ Matthew Garrahan which tells us the Terminator franchise is going to be auctioned off this month. All the big studios, with Sony leading the way, as well as Summit Entertainment and Media Rights Capital, are interested in bidding. The rights auction is for new Terminator films,…
Pity Skynet. They rule the world of the future but can’t seem to get it right in the present. Rights to the Terminator franchise have been handed from one company to another and now Halcyon Holding Group is undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization which will affect plans for the Terminator. Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood reports…
Every year, the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry names 25 films for historic preservation. This year’s list was announced yesterday and we applaud the inclusion of several genre offerings including The Invisible Man and the first Terminator film. The Perils of Pauline, the first movie serial, makes the list and is seminal for the…
McG showed off some footage from May’s Terminator Salvation to a gaggle of reporters then discussed the project. “The easy thing for us is that our movie happens after the bombs go off, so it’s a totally new beginning,’ he said of the film’s relationship to the timeline of the first three in the franchise….
McG has committed to working with Halcyon Co. on a fifth feature film in the Terminator series. He’s in post-production on Terminator: Salvation, due out in May 2009 and Variety says he’s already planning the next installment with the production firm’s Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek. Halcyon obtained the film rights from C2, formerly Carolco,…
McG spoke to Total Film to address and dispel the four major rumors surrounding his forthcoming Terminator Salvation. In clear language, he said that Ain’t It Cool News’ rumored ending was a fake. “That is not the ending. John Connor is not the machine. We did discuss that idea, but that is not the ending,…
Halcyon Games has won the license to develop a third-person shooter videogame based on Terminator Salvation. A release states that “the game offers players the chance to assume the role of John Connor, a soldier in the resistance, battling for survival against the far superior forces of SkyNet. Terminator Salvation – The Videogame is a…
Arnold Schwarzenegger may well have shot a cameo for McG’s Terminator Salvation film according to Total FIlm. “We’re trying to synthesize a human character with a CGI character and that may or may not have something to do with the T800,” McG told the site. “At the moment it’s not good enough,” he said. “And…
Filmonic somehow got their hands on concept artwork from next Spring’s Terminator: Salvation. Below are some of the images that have been circulating from McG’s take on the Terminator’s universe.
