Terminator (franchise)

The Terminator series is a series of science fiction films and ancillary media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network and John Connor's Tech-Com forces and the rest of the human race.

Films

• The Terminator (1984)
  • directed by James Cameron
  • starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  • directed by James Cameron
  • starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
  • directed by Jonathan Mostow
  • starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken and David Andrews
• Terminator 4, expected in 2008.
  • There were conflicting reports as to whether Arnold Schwarzenegger (who is currently the governor of California) would return. Some sources said he would return for the next installment[1], while others said he would not.[2] On 24th Oct 2006, Andy Vajna hinted in an interview [3] that the role of the character portrayed by Schwarzenegger would be terminated, and "a new and more interesting character will take its place."
  • Edward Furlong said that he feels he let many fans down by not being in Terminator 3. He is currently talking to producers and hopes to return as John Connor in Terminator 4.

Television series

A television series titled The Sarah Connor Chronicles is currently in production for the FOX network. It is confirmed that Linda Hamilton will not be reprising her role as Sarah Connor. The part of Sarah Connor will instead be played by Lena Headey. The pilot will be written and directed by David Nutter, and the plot will center on Sarah and her son John, played by Thomas Dekker (actor) between Terminator 2 and Terminator 3, as they try to "live under the radar" after the explosion at Cyberdyne.

Appearances in printed media

There have been several book series and graphic novels associated with the Terminator series. The films have been novellized as well.

Books

• The Terminator (novel) by Randall Frakes (novelization)
• The Terminator by Sean French (novelization)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (novel) By Randall Frakes (novelization)
• Terminator 2: Hour of the Wolf by Mark W. Tiedemann

• T2: Infiltrator by S.M. Stirling
• T2: Rising Storm by S.M. Stirling
• T2: Future War by S.M. Stirling

• Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles: Dark Futures by Russell Blackford
• Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles: An Evil Hour by Russell Blackford
• Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles: Times of Trouble by Russell Blackford

• Terminator 3 by David Hagberg (novelization)

• T3: Terminator Dreams by Aaron Allston
• T3: Terminator Hunt by Aaron Allston

Comics and graphic novels

• The Terminator: End Game (Dark Horse Comics)
• Terminator: Rewired graphic novel (Alan Grant)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day graphic novel
• Terminator: The Burning Earth graphic novel (Alex Ross)
• Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator (Dark Horse Comics)
• RoboCop vs. The Terminator (Dark Horse Comics)
• Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future (Dark Horse Comics)

Games

The franchise has been expanded with many computer and video games, which are concerned mainly with the future war, rather than the time travel.

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, NES, Sega Master System, SNES, ZX Spectrum)
• The Terminator (1991/1992/1993, Sega CD, SNES, Game Boy, Genesis, Game Gear, NES)
• T2: The Arcade Game (1992, Arcade, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Sega Master System, SNES)
• Terminator 2029 (1992, DOS)
• Robocop versus The Terminator (1993, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Sega Master System, SNES)
• The Terminator: Rampage (1993, DOS)
• Terminator: Future Shock (1995, DOS)
• Terminator: SkyNET (1996, DOS)
• The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (2002, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
• Terminator 3: War of the Machines (2003, Windows)
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance)
• Terminator 3: The Redemption (2004, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

Attraction

There is a theme park attraction, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time, which was co-written by James Cameron.

External links

• Screenplays to the films