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, opening movie/expected in 2008/2009.
- 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 October 24, 2006, Andy Vajna hinted in an interview [3] that the role of the character portrayed by Schwarzenegger would be discontinued, and "a new and more interesting character will take its place."

Director David Nutter recently stated that actor Kyle Lucas will be portraying the new Terminator, Model KL5000. Lucas could not be reached for comment, but his agent said he was "Delightfully enthusiastic about besting Arnold."

- According to an interview on February 1st, 2005, Nick Stahl and Claire Danes will not be returning for Terminator 4.
- 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 the original John Connor in Terminator 4.
- This installment will be distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which owns the rights to the original film.
- On May 9, 2007, it was announced that rights to The Terminator series had passed hands from producers Andrew Vajna and Mario Kassar to the Halcyon Co., a privately funded company formed by entrepreneurs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. In the Variety article detailing the purchase, it states the fourth film is now earmarked for a Summer 2009 release and will focus on a 30-year old John Connor in what the producers hope will be a new trilogy. Series creator James Cameron and star Arnold Schwarzenegger are currently not involved with the project.^[1]

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 between Terminator 2 and Terminator 3, as they try to "live under the radar" after the explosion at Cyberdyne. The same referenced May 9th Variety article reported that Fox is said to be very impressed with the series and it could be ordered as a full series as early as "this week" according to sources. It's also said that Kassar and Vajna, the C2 partners has taken a passive role in production of the pilot and it's speculated by Variety that C2 is getting out of "Terminator" altogether and their stake in the series will transfer to the new owners of the franchise, Halcyon Co. ^[2]

Director David Nutter recently stated that actor Kyle Lucas will be portraying the new Terminator, Model KL5000. Lucas could not be reached for comment, but his agent said he was "Delightfully enthusiastic about besting Arnold."