It’s not secret that there’s going to be a sequel to TERMINATOR: SALVATION. Actually there’s going to be a third film as well. This was the deal signed last year when production was just getting started on our return to Skynet. Well SALVATION’s determined director McG was recently on hand at Wondercon and FearNET have a nice little wrapup on what he had to say… about TERMINATOR 5!
What exactly is there to take note of about the upcoming sequel? Well according to McG he’s actively talking to both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Patrick about their potential involvement in TERMINATOR 5. Wait… Robert Patrick? You mean the T f*ckin 1000?! Awesome. Now you’re obviously asking yourself… ‘But wait Jared, isn’t Robert Patrick a bit to old to reprise one of the greatest villainous roles in modern cinema?’ The answer is Yes. And no. Here’s how McG puts it:
“I talk to Robert Patrick with great regularity. It’s interesting – I was [thinking of] a through line. I’ll bounce it off of you guys: I like the idea in a prospective next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he’s a scientist that’s working on improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure juvenile diabetes and all these things that once again sound like good ideas — and once again live as an idealized expression of ourselves. So imagine seeing a sixty-year-old Robert Patrick and knowing, ‘Holy shit! That’s gonna be the T-1000 – who comes back perfect, lean and the whole thing.’ I haven’t concluded that, but Robert and I had dinner the other night and talked about it. I made two movies with Robert Patrick, so I like him very much. And now he’s very heavily into motorcycle riding. He’s a really serious guy.”
Nice, a T-1000 origins story? I’m definitely up for that! Head right over here to check out the rest of the article and don’t forget to check out our own TERMINATOR @ Wondercon coverage!
And in some other, minor TERMINATOR news GamePro dropped a bunch of info on the upcoming TERMINATOR video game, which serves as a prequel to SALVATION. The biggest points of interest? Well Christian Bale will not be lending his likeness to the game but Rose McGowan will! That’s right. The main character of the film doesn’t want anything to do with the video game and we’re going to be introduced to a new character via the game. Interesting. So why doesn’t Bale want to take part in this? No reasoning yet… but one can only assume. To read up a bit more on what we can expect from TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE VIDEO GAME head right over here.