The other day, we announced that the new Terminator film had started principal photography. It seems that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are keeping the Terminator name, but dropping the ‘Genesis.’ Below, we have the official press release from the film and it makes no mention of subtitle, only calling the ‘Terminator Reboot.’
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND SKYDANCE PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE “TERMINATOR” REBOOT
HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 23, 2014) – Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announced today that principal photography is officially underway on the “TERMINATOR” reboot, directed by Alan Taylor (“THOR: THE DARK WORLD,” “Game of Thrones”). The film is shooting in New Orleans.
The new film is written by Laeta Kalogridis (“AVATAR,” “SHUTTER ISLAND”) and Patrick Lussier (“DRIVE ANGRY”). David Ellison and Dana Goldberg (“WORLD WAR Z,” “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS”) of Skydance Productions are producing. Executive producers are Skydance’s Paul Schwake (“WORLD WAR Z,” “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS”), Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison (“AMERICAN HUSTLE,” “HER”), Kalogridis and Lussier.
“TERMINATOR” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (“THE EXPENDABLES 1 & 2,” “TERMINATOR 1, 2 & 3”), Jason Clarke (“THE GREAT GATSBY,” “ZERO DARK THIRTY”), Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Jai Courtney (“DIVERGENT,” “JACK REACHER”), J.K. Simmons (“MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN,” “UP IN THE AIR”), Dayo Okeniyi (“THE HUNGER GAMES,” “THE SPECTACULAR NOW”), and Byung Hun Lee (“RED 2,” “G.I. JOE: RETALIATION”).
The “TERMINATOR” franchise launched in 1984 with Schwarzenegger as the title character and spanned three subsequent films, which have earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
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While details are sparse on the film, we do have a bit of an idea that we may see two versions of the T-800 that Arnold Schwarzenegger famously brought to life. Arnie tweeted a picture of him in the classic leather jacket and sunglasses from T2, as well as an updated look of himself that could possibly be his future version.
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Bad to the Bone! Badass to the endoskeleton bone! @Skydance @ParamountPics #TerminatorGenesis #T5
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Terminator will be directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) and written by Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry). The film stars: Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator. The film is due out July 1st, 2015.
~Chaz
