"Terminator: Genesis" the first new film in a stand-alone trilogy, has finalized its main cast and will reportedly acknowledge the films of director James Cameron, creator of the 'Terminator' universe with a linking story arc:
According to new reports, "Terminator: Genesis" will see characters time-traveling and finding themselves moving through the events of "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". There will also reportedly be a third time period outside of those films, set in the future and constituting a 'home base' for some of the characters.
"We start filming in April (2014) and it will be a four-and-a-half month long shoot,", said 'Terminator' actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Most of it will be done in New Orleans, with some filming in San Francisco and maybe a little in LA. The last 'Terminator' was when I was Governor. So I couldn't be in that movie, but now I'm back again and they are very excited about having me in the film.
"David Ellison has plenty of money to do it well, in partnership with Paramount Pictures who are going to release the movie through their distribution. It’s going to come out on the July 4th weekend in 2015. The preparation is going well and the script is fantastic, so I’m really looking forward to it!..."
Schwarzenegger will reprise his role as a futuristic, weaponized 'cyborg' alongside "Game Of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke as freedom fighter 'Sarah Connor' and Jason Clarke ("Zero Dark Thirty") as 'John Connor', for director Alan Taylor ("Thor: The Dark World").
"The Terminator" released in 1984, was inspired by themes and premises by science fiction author Harlan Ellison, then scripted by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, with direction by Cameron.
In the first film, The 'Terminator' is sent back in time from the year 2029 to 1984 to kill 'Sarah Connor' (Linda Hamilton).
'Kyle Reese' (Michael Biehn), a soldier from the future, is sent back in time to protect Sarah, so that her unborn son can lead the future resistance forces.
Three sequels were produced including "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003), and "Terminator Salvation" (2009).
The TV series spin-off, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" aired in 2008.
In 2008, "The Terminator" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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