Movies: Terminator 4

[wideawakewesley]

Halcyon, a privately funded company, has bought the rights to the Terminator franchise from Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar, with plans to produce a fourth film, Variety reported. The first three Terminator films all featured Arnold Schwarzenegger; it's unlikely the current governor of California would be involved in the fourth film.

Terminator 4 would be based on a script by writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris, who penned Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The script, which has been kept under tight wraps, picks up with John Connor in his 30s, leading what's left of the human race against the machines. It is being seen as the start of a new trilogy and an attempt to reinvent the franchise with new cast and plotlines, a la Batman Begins and Casino Royale.

Moritz Borman, the former CEO of Intermedia Films and executive producer of T3, will produce. Kubicek and Anderson will co-produce, and former PolyGram Films marketing president Peter D. Graves will be executive producer and oversee marketing of the picture.

Halcyon was created by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. It acquired the right to produce Terminator films, future merchandising and licensing ventures.

No director or cast has yet been secured for Terminator 4, which is being earmarked for a summer 2009 release.

Meanwhile, the trade paper reported that the Fox broadcast network is said to be impressed with The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a Warner Brothers TV-produced hourlong drama pilot based on the Terminator characters and mythology. It could be ordered to series as early as this week.

Let the milking of the franchise begin!

Actually I'm quite interested in the Sarah Conner Chronicles, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one.

Wes

[pissedgodzilla]

In all honesty, I love the idea of finally see the future war. It get's me ultra psyched. I went out and bought some HSX stock on it today.

[olpol]

Yeah it would be cool to finally see this future war and I think they really could do a good job of revitalising the story with a new trilogy. Lets hope they do a good job of it.

[endoftheline]

I wasn't too sure about the Sarah Connor Chronicles at first. Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 was my childhood role model....

but after seeing Lena Headey in 300. I'm very curious to see how she'd do as Sarah Connor.

[dmt]

Lord of the Rings + BSG = T4?


I approve.

[satori]

Did anyone see Starship Troopers 2?

[sparks]

Originally Posted by satori

Did anyone see Starship Troopers 2?

"Come on you Apes, you wanna live forever?"

after seeing that movie no.... no I don't

[wideawakewesley]

Originally Posted by satori

Did anyone see Starship Troopers 2?

Yep, saw it and enjoyed it for what it was. Shame we didn't get a proper epic sequel.

Wes

[olpol]

Originally Posted by endoftheline

I wasn't too sure about the Sarah Connor Chronicles at first. Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 was my childhood role model....

but after seeing Lena Headey in 300. I'm very curious to see how she'd do as Sarah Connor.

She was the queen, right? She sucked arse. All of her scenes were so annoying.

[wideawakewesley]

Originally Posted by Olpol

She was the queen, right? She sucked arse. All of her scenes were so annoying.

Did her parts get in the way of all the bits with the semi-naked men?



Personally I thought she did fine with the part, considering it was just filler.

Wes