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He’s Back! James Cameron To Godfather ‘Terminator’ With ‘Deadpool’ Helmer Tim Miller

He’ll be back! James Cameron, who regains certain rights to his prized creation The Terminator in 2019, is godfathering a new iteration of the film that might finally get it right in drawing a close in the battle between humans and Skynet. Sources said that Cameron, whose copyright reversion happens 35 years after the release of the 1984 classic, is in early talks with Deadpool director and VFX wiz Tim Miller to direct a reboot and conclusion of one of cinema’s great science fiction tales.

David Ellison, whose Skydance co-financed Terminator Genisys, is bankrolling an exploratory effort that includes engaging some top-flight science fiction authors to find the movie creatively. Ellison still holds many Terminator rights, after his 2013 acquisition from sister and Annapurna principal Megan Ellison. She bought them in 2011 at Cannes for $20 million.

This is the latest development in an ongoing saga. Indeed, The Terminator might have endured the craziest road of any billion-dollar movie franchise, going back to when Cameron — who only had Piranha 2 under his belt as director — sold rights to his scripted project for $1 to producer Gale Anne Hurd, with the stipulation he could not be fired as director. The result was a 1984 sci-fi classic that launched his star and that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cameron came back and topped himself to write and direct he blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but he washed his hands of the property after that. He mentioned to producers Mario Kassar and Andy Vajna his plans to buy the rights back from Carolco bankruptcy. They beat him to the punch, figuring he would still participate, but Cameron responded by walking away. He didn’t participate in the three films that followed, or the TV show The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The rights ended up with Pacificor, which paid $29.5 million, and Megan Ellison bought them after that company floundered.

Cameron has had zero involvement since then, and has largely been silent. The exception was on the last picture, Terminator Genisys. Perhaps because his old buddy and True Lies star Schwarzenegger had returned as the title character, Cameron was generous in his assessment, reportedly saying that the Alan Taylor-directed film had reinvigorated and created a renaissance for the franchise.

Audiences disagreed and the franchise seemed out of gas when the $155 million film grossed $440 million worldwide, but didn’t do nearly well enough in the U.S. Perhaps Cameron was foreshadowing his own future return to the franchise. Much the way that Sony used to rush Spider-Man movies to stay ahead of a rights-reversion ticking clock, it was always known that Cameron would regain clout eventually. It didn’t seem that Skydance or Paramount had much interest continuing the creative track of the last film, but real creative involvement by Cameron, even if he doesn’t direct, changes the whole ballgame. One only has to look at Aliens, True Lies, Titanic or Avatar to see what he is capable of creatively when he puts his mind to something.

I don’t know anything more than I’ve disclosed here, including whether they reboot the whole thing or pick up from where Cameron left off after the second film. I’ve heard the hope is for Miller to direct whatever they come up with. Cameron is booked for four Avatar sequels, to shoot two at a time. No comment from any of the involved parties.
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Terminator is the single biggest wasted IP in Hollywood history... The first 2 are certified classics... And every thing since has been god awful and hurts my soul...

With that being said...

Meh...

X-Files season 10 has ruined a lot of hope I have for the continuation of my childhood nostalgia...
 
Kinda seems like this franchise ran out of gas.

Glad Cameron got the rights back but would think ti'd be smart to give the public a break from Terminator before rebooting again
 
CelticsPride34 said:
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T3 really wasn't bad. I enjoyed it for what it was - a summer popcorn tentpole. I loved the idea of female Terminators, but I think more could and should have been done with the budget they had on that movie. Especially with the scenes when the missiles finally got fired in the third act. T2's nuclear destruction scenes put T3's to shame.

I couldn't stand Salvation, other than the CGI Arnold cameo. My girl literally fell asleep watching it.

Genisys was kind of meh, but not because of the visual effects; they were great. The problem with Genisys is that they left too many gaps in the story which they presumably would have filled in the two planned sequels. But ain't it a B when you plan SO MUCH for two future sequels, and the studio cancels them because your first film underperforms (though the China box office eventually saved Genisys). Oh yeah, and I found the casting of Kyle Reese TERRIBLE, and John Connor not much better. Oh well. Let's see if Cameron actually ever does anything else besides Avatars 2 through 16.
 
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Glad Cameron got the rights back but would think ti'd be smart to give the public a break from Terminator before rebooting again
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He doesn't get the rights back til 2019 and it's been 2 years since Genisys so the memory of that movie will be long gone ( :frown: )
 
Ehhh want Cameron to direct. Miller is cool, but it needs the gritty feel from James. He just makes magic happen
 
amel223 said:
Kinda seems like this franchise ran out of gas.

Glad Cameron got the rights back but would think ti'd be smart to give the public a break from Terminator before rebooting again
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Well, the last film came out in 2015. Cameron gets the rights back in 2019. That being said, it'll probably be over 6 years, in total, between the last film and the next film. That's a suitable amount of time in my opinion. I'd just like to see one last great Terminator story on the big screen. Throughout the years of subpar releases/trash, i've at least had the books to keep me going, but those seem to have been finished as well.
 
‘Terminator 2’ Will Be Back In 3D On The Big Screen


More than 26 years after its theatrical release, James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day is returning to cinemas in 3D on August 25 via Distrib Films US. This marks the first time the Arnold Schwarzenegger sequel has been converted into the format.


Of the five titles in the Terminator franchise, the 1991 sequel by Cameron is the highest-grossing one at $519.8 million worldwide.

Last month, Deadline reported exclusively that Cameron was returning to oversee the next Terminator movie with Tim Miller directing. Cameron will regain certain rights to Terminator in 2019.

David Ellison, whose Skydance co-financed Terminator Genisys, is bankrolling an exploratory effort that includes engaging top-flight science fiction authors to find the movie creatively.
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Music will forever get me hyped
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I'd be more interested if it weren't in 3D. Still cool to be able to watch classic films in modern cinemas though.
 
Easily in and TBH hard to ever knock off a top 5 GOAT films....that joint is TIMELESS.
 
I've never seen T2 on the big screen as I was only five years old when T2 was in theaters so I might check this out.

I read that it was remastered in 4K, so that's another reason for me to see it theaters.
 
Will be watching. This is a theatrical experience that I missed out on as a child, glad I'll have the opportunity to see it on the big screen.
 
In theaters eh? Man I've probably seen this movie 50 times in my life already. I don't think I can watch it a 51st time anytime soon.
 
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