Title: THE TERMINATOR gets a new home
Description: Kassar & co. sell the rights
William S. Wilson - May 10, 2007 01:46 PM (GMT)
Just be thankful they didn't announce TERMINATOR VS. PREDATOR.
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There won't be a role for Arnold Schwarzenegger. James Cameron will not be the director.
But at least one new Terminator (the fourth) seems destined to hit screens now that its feuding fathers, Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar, have been bought out.
The cyborg saga belongs to the Halcyon Co., which has purchased all rights to the franchise from Kassar and Vajna for an undisclosed amount.
Halcyon, a privately funded company hatched recently by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson, acquired the right to produce "Terminator" films, future merchandising and licensing ventures.
The beachhead of the venture is "Terminator 4," which has a script by "T3" writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris. Moritz Borman, the former CEO of Intermedia Films and exec producer of "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," 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.
Though no director or cast has yet been secured, "Terminator 4" is being earmarked for a summer 2009 release. No deals have been made for distribution or financing, but there are pre-existing negotiating positions for MGM and Japanese distributor Toho Towa, each of whom was involved in "T3," a film that grossed more $430 million worldwide.
"The Terminator franchise represents by far the most popular and successful franchise not owned by a major studio," Kubicek said. "We see this global franchise as a cornerstone of Halcyon's future business plans."
The new backers see "T4" as an attempt to reinvent the franchise with new cast and plotlines, ploys that worked for Batman and James Bond, and is being attempted with "The Incredible Hulk," which has Edward Norton as its new star.
The "T4" 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. |
William D'Annucci - May 10, 2007 02:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (William S. Wilson @ May 10 2007, 08:46 AM) |
| Just be thankful they didn't announce TERMINATOR VS. PREDATOR. |
Terminator Goes Bananas
Terminator Goes To Monte Carlo
Terminator Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla
Terminator Vs The Smog Monster
Terminators In A Haunted House
The start of a new quintilogy! :lol:
Tom Kessler - May 10, 2007 02:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (William S. Wilson @ May 10 2007, 01:46 PM) |
| Just be thankful they didn't announce TERMINATOR VS. PREDATOR. |
Actually, that wouldn't be half bad.
Marty McKee - May 10, 2007 02:39 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Tom Kessler @ May 10 2007, 09:32 AM) |
| Actually, that wouldn't be half bad. |
Which half? :lol:
David Austin - May 10, 2007 02:41 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Tom Kessler @ May 10 2007, 08:32 AM) |
| Actually, that wouldn't be half bad. |
Dark Horse did a pretty nifty Terminator vs. Robocop many years ago, if I remember correctly (I don't know whether it's stood the test of time).
William S. Wilson - May 10, 2007 03:31 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (David Austin @ May 10 2007, 08:41 AM) |
| Dark Horse did a pretty nifty Terminator vs. Robocop many years ago, if I remember correctly (I don't know whether it's stood the test of time). |
Someone made TERMINATOR VS. ROBOCOP via editing that is pretty good (with a surprise cameo by someone mentioned earlier in this thread):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ltDTU1R8A William S. Wilson - December 21, 2007 05:04 PM (GMT)
So plot details have leaked for McG's TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS and the direction they are going sounds really dumb IMO and MATRIX-y. Mega-spoilers at the link below:
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=12999 Bob Gutowski - December 21, 2007 07:16 PM (GMT)
May I say what so many of us are thinking? OH, SH*T.
JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL - December 21, 2007 07:44 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Bob Gutowski @ Dec 21 2007, 02:16 PM) |
| May I say what so many of us are thinking? OH, SH*T. |
Do any of us really have much emotionally invested in this series at this point? They can RIDDICK it up for all I care. *shrugs*
Domenick Fraumeni - December 21, 2007 07:58 PM (GMT)
I liked the ROBOCOP VS. TERMINATOR video game that was made for arcades and the Sega Genesis. Pretty violent, for it's time.
I thought that Christian Bale was already set to star as Conner and McG to direct? has this all been changed now? And does this affect the not very interesting looking SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES that's set to debut on FOX this Jan. ?
William S. Wilson - December 21, 2007 08:34 PM (GMT)
No, McG and Bale are still attached. The article linked above mentions that John Conner is a small role that continues through the new trilogy.
JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL - December 22, 2007 01:19 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL @ Dec 21 2007, 02:44 PM) |
| Do any of us really have much emotionally invested in this series at this point? They can RIDDICK it up for all I care. *shrugs* |
Not that anyone seems to have taken offense, but the above sounds a bit more harsh than intended. I'm really not even dismissive of a new TERMINATOR, just completely unmoved by the idea.
If it looks good, I'll certainly check it out. *shrugs again*
Craig Blamer - December 22, 2007 01:38 AM (GMT)
Hell, even if it looks bad I'll check it out.
I'm not a big fan of the franchise (well, I did really dig the first one), but I doubt there'll be much at the multiplex more interesting that weekend.
Whenever that weekend is.
Vincent Pereira - December 22, 2007 02:44 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (William S. Wilson @ Dec 21 2007, 11:04 AM) |
So plot details have leaked for McG's TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS and the direction they are going sounds really dumb IMO and MATRIX-y. Mega-spoilers at the link below:
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=12999 |
Not for nothing, but I always found THE MATRIX to be very Terminator-y.
I like all the TERMINATOR films. In fact, I thought TERMINATOR 3 was a hell of a lot better than it had any right to be. While I'm not huge on McG, this could still be a lot of fun.
Vincent
William S. Wilson - July 17, 2008 12:47 AM (GMT)
The first teaser for the fourth film has now appeared. Looks pretty epic.
http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/terminatorsalvation/ JEFFREY ALLEN RYDELL - July 17, 2008 01:13 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (William S. Wilson @ Jul 16 2008, 08:47 PM) |
| Looks pretty epic. |
Not that there was anything wrong with what was there, but how could you tell? It's all 'future transmission' static.