So we all know Justin Lin’s TERMINATOR flick will be coming at us sooner or later… but what if someone else was coming up with a TERMINATOR reboot? Imagine the infinite possibilities!
Wired Magazine had the very same thought and recruited filmmakers Paul W.S. Anderson and Damon Lindelof to help come up with a couple new TERMINATOR reboots you might find enjoyable. Wait until you see these ideas! Personally I dig Lindelof’s version.
Paul W.S. Anderson: “I would pick up after Judgment Day and combine the epic battle for the future with a story set in present day. … You’ll have to guess who’s a robot and who’s a human being. … Imagine a field of tens of thousands of Terminators—not giant Transformer-type robots but human-sized Terminator endoskeletons—getting ready for an all-out epic fight against humanity on the scale of The Lord of the Rings.”
Damon Lindelof: “..why not combine Terminator with Schwarzenegger’s greatest comedic work? Kindergarten frigging Cop. … And so our story begins as a gruff, futuristic badass with great comedic chops (we’re screwed if the Rock says no) representing the hopes of all humanity travels back to 2012 to identify the half-Terminator 5-year-old by substituting as a kindergarten teacher. And then, after a series of comedic misunderstandings? Kill the little bastard.”
See what I mean? Lindelof has the right idea! To check out the duo’s complete rundowns on their TERMINATOR ideas you can click right on through to Wired. In the meantime we’ll keep our eyes open for more on Lin’s TERMINATOR, which is unfortunately the only one we’ll be seeing anytime soon.