May 22, 2008
Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, producers of the new
Terminator movies were in Cannes this week and let slip some info on the sci-fi franchise to The Guardian.
When asked about the rumours that Arnold Schwarzenegger would return to the series, the duo said they couldn't say anything, but that: "At the moment we're keeping everything under lock and key, we want the fans to be really excited and surprised."
This, coupled with what Arnie himself said a few months back, means we think its a sure thing the "governator" will be making an appearance.
Speaking about the series in general, Kubicek said: "We were both big Terminator fans which is why we acquired the franchise. We're approaching it as real fans -- what would make us really happy to see in the next
Terminator movie."
They said there was still a lot of mileage in the man-versus-machine story, saying: "If you think of where
Terminator 3 left off, there's still a lot of potential story to be told," said Anderson. "Being huge fans, we wanted to know the rest of the story."
Also, Christian Bale isn't just starring in the upcoming
Terminator franchise reboot. The
Dark Knight star is signed for an entire trilogy of flicks in which he'll play resistance leader John Connor.
The producers of
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, which has already begun filming, revealed the scoop to BBC News.
Producer Victor Kubicek said, "Christian was our first choice and he's a big fan of
The Terminator, so we're very lucky. But with
Batman he's already done the whole franchise thing, so we weren't sure he'd respond."
"Luckily," said The Halcyon Company's Derek Anderson, "he read the script and he loved it, so he's signed on for all three."
There's no word on whether the other
Terminator Salvation stars -- Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Common, Moon Bloodgood -- will be reprising their roles in subsequent flicks.
The first McG-directed instalment,
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, started filming last week and will will make its bow worldwide on May 22, 2009.
In the highly anticipated new installment of
The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
The film also stars Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Kate Connor, Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams, Common as Barnes, and Jadagrace as Star.
Here is a peek at the concept art :-
In case the image link above doesn't work :-
http://rss.warnerbros.com/terminatorsalvation/