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Arnie Not The Lead In ‘Terminator 5′

In April word filtered through that the Terminator series was going to be rebooted. Yes, again. This time director Justin Lin would be bringing the original cast back for a movie which kicks off where T2 ended. In other words, the awful Terminator 3 and only-OK Terminator 4 would be written out of history and...
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Judgment Day Arrives!!!

Today (April 21) is Judgment Day, at least according to the Terminator franchise. Which, if you believe what John and Sarah Connor have been warning us about all these years, is the day Skynet becomes self-aware. This can’t end well. The ultimate fate of the human race is determined today when the machines take over...
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‘Terminator’ Resurrected With Arnie?

I recently asked whether Hollywood needs Arnie to return to the fold. The answer to that question seems to be a resounding Yes, with rumors that he is eyeing up various films in which to make his comeback. One of which could be a new Terminator movie. This is according to Deadline, which reports how...
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‘Terminator’ Rights Sold To… Pacificor?!?

Wait, who? The race to acquire the rights to the Terminator franchise is finally over, with Deadline Hollywood reporting that Pacificor, a Santa Barbara-based hedge fund, winning the auction with a bid of $29.5 million. Pacificor hasn’t come from nowhere to win the rights, although this is the first time I’ve seen the name mentioned....
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Sony & Lionsgate Fight For ‘Terminator’ – And Humanity, I Guess

With the Halcyon Holding Group facing bankruptcy, the rights to Terminator were put out to auction late last year. It took a while for anyone to show their hand but now both Lionsgate and Sony Pictures are fighting for the future of the series. And mankind, supposedly. Lionsgate made its move last month, offering $15...
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Lionsgate Wants ‘Terminator’ Rights

Poor, homeless Terminator. No one seems to want to hold on to this long-running series for more than a few years, even though the movies always do good business. To be fair to the Terminator franchise, the current rights holders aren’t exactly in a prime position to be choosing to hold on to them. The...
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‘Terminator’ Rights Up For Auction

What is it about the Terminator series that means no one seems able to hold on to the rights (or want to hold on to the rights) for more than a few years? After having changed hands several times already, the rights are now all set to move again, with an auction taking place for...
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‘Terminator’ Rights Up For Grabs

The Terminator series has had a somewhat tumultuous life, with four movies having been released, some critically acclaimed, some critically panned. And the rights to the series have also changed several times. The last of these hand changes saw the rights to the Terminator series bought by Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek under the halcyon...
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McG: ‘Terminator 5’ Will Be Better

Is it just me that’s getting a little bit bored of the terminator movies? The first two were fantastic, although they look very dated watching back now, particularly the original. Terminator 3 was rubbish, and Terminator 4, released earlier this year, directed by McG, and starring Christian “foul-mouthed” Bale as John Connor was somewhere in...
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When Drugs Go Bad: Naked Terminator

This story isn’t strictly movie news, although it does concern an iconic movie image. I just couldn’t resist passing this on to a larger audience because it’s a funny incident which also shows why drugs can be bad for you. Yes kids, taking drugs can make you think you’re a Terminator from the future, sent...
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Christian Bale Unsure On ‘Batman’ and ‘Terminator’ Sequels

Christian Bale is making a name for himself as some truly big characters, most notably Bruce Wayne aka Batman and John Connor, the man destined to lead humanity to salvation in the dystopian future we surely face. So it’s just a shame that Bale seems to be an uncooperative soul, rarely speaking about upcoming projects,...
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McG Talks Possible ‘Terminator Salvation’ Sequels – Bale Is On Board

We’re just a month away from finding out if the future foretold in the original Terminator trilogy ends up coming true or not. We’ll also find out if McG has managed to bring the franchise up-to-date, and whether Christian Bale’s foul-mouthed rant had any bearing on his performance as John Connor. That’s a lot of...
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Robert Patrick Back For ‘Terminator 5’?

Of the three Terminator movies that have been released so far, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the only one I really like. The first is OK but hasn’t aged too well, and the third was a bit rubbish to be honest. Terminator 2 though still stands up to scrutiny today, and that’s the film that...
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‘Transformers’ and ‘Terminator’ Showdown Hots Up

This summer sees the clash of two huge franchises, both of which have huge robots in them. Terminator Salvation is hitting U.S. theaters on May. 21, with Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen arriving just a month later on June. 24. And the showdown has already begun in earnest. Michael Bay, director of the Transformers movies,...
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Cameron Refuses To Endorse ‘Terminator Salvation’

James Cameron is the man behind two classic, but diametrically opposed pieces of cinema: Titanic, and Terminator movies. But he’s also a hard man to please, by all accounts, and fittingly, is also unwilling to put his name or endorsement to something just because he’s linked in some way or another. So it is with...
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