BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Universal Gearing Up For "The Terminator"

According to reports, Universal, home of the most famous monsters in filmland, is looking to acquire motion picture rights to "The Terminator", for director Justin Lin ("The Fast And The Furious").

"The Terminator", released in 1984, was directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. Lensed in Los Angeles, the film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures.

Schwarzenegger played the 'Terminator', a cyborg assassin sent back in time from the year 2029 to 1984 to kill 'Sarah Connor' (Hamilton). Biehn played 'Kyle Reese', a soldier from the future sent back in time to protect Sarah.

In 2008, "The Terminator" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant".

Original "Terminator" co-writer Wisher Jr. has a treatment for the next installment in the franchise, focusing on time travel.

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