Back in February of 2011 we reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger indicated he might be in FAST FIVE director Justin Lin’s new entry in THE TERMINATOR franchise. Since then The Governator has been linked with many other projects, and over the weekend made his return to a headlining role with THE LAST STAND. He’s already talked openly about sequels on his slate, such as a CONAN THE BARBARIAN sequel and TRIPLETS (the sequel to TWINS). According to Bleeding Cool, who talked to Arnie at a press conference in London for THE LAST STAND, he’s now telling folks he’s in TERMINATOR 5. This comes on the heels of Laeta Kalogridis (SHUTTER ISLAND, she was also an executive producer on AVATAR and has a history with James Cameron) and Patrick Lussier (DRIVE ANGRY) being hired to write a treatment for the fifth installment. Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures along with brother David Ellison are now actively developing the new installment, however Justin Lin is no longer involved. David Ellison is the one who tapped Kalogridis and Lussier after enjoying their work on another project – it should also be noted that Kalogridis and Lussier are currently developing a reboot of The Rifleman for CBS. With a writing team on board and Arnold saying it’s happening, this may very well be the best chance a fifth film has got. And with Kalogridis knowing Cameron so well, is there a chance he’d get involved? What are your thoughts? Would you pay to see Schwarzenegger in a new TERMINATOR film? Would you pay NOT to see it? Tell us in the comments!
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s in TERMINATOR 5 – writers confirmed
By Mark WaltersPublished: January 23, 2013Posted in: News
With 50% of the current storyline deep-sixed into the fail side of the equation, now is the time to reboot the story with a new Sarah (hated seeing her story get such short shrift because they were afraid to kill her off ‘heroically’) and a new technology base as much as Terminator character so that we can get fresh visuals and a more modern storyline (Carnivore/Echelon rather than SDI Skynet = more believable Ontological Intelligence for instance).
I don’t think that the old story can be saved but another runthru with A-List salary actors could easily destroy whatever chance the -universe- of Terminator might have of providing a better (more rapid, less lag between sequels) retelling.
Arnold is too big a cult figure for him to be part of this.
I also feel we were massively cheated out of the Cameronesque style ‘Stay down by day’ night war and I am not alone in this. If they did what Time Travel films normally do (endgame first, beginning second, changed middle last) to provide suspense, they could easily -start- in the wartime environment that McG cheated us of.
Remember, this is amateur hour folks. No U.S. Military remain after Skynet depressed-trajectory drops our own ICBMs back on us. There is literally not enough warning time to evacuate. Anybody.
That should be the startpoint. Survival against all odds (environment as much as machines) should be the next. And I’d rather see the money spent on cinematics than on an aging Schwarzenegger.