Published on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 9:48am
If There's A Sequel To TERMINATOR SALVATION, Here's What It's Probably Gonna Be About...
Merrick here...McG is already looking ahead to the next chapter in what the studio hopes will be another trilogy. "I strongly suspect the next movie is going to take place in a [pre-Judgment Day] 2011," McG reveals. "John Connor is going to travel back in time and he's going to have to galvanize the militaries of the world for an impending Skynet invasion. They've figured out time travel to the degree where they can send more than one naked entity. So you're going to have hunter killers and transports and harvesters and everything arriving in our time and Connor fighting back with conventional military warfare, which I think is going to be fucking awesome. I also think he's going to meet a scientist that's going to look a lot like present-day Robert Patrick [who famously played the T-1000 in Terminator 2], talking about stem-cell research and how we can all live as idealized, younger versions of ourselves."
..says McG in THIS INTERVIEW with Film Journal International.
I guess we're getting into alternate timelines and what not, as I sure don't recall this kind of idea being mentioned in previous TERMINATOR mythology (or did I miss something?)
Still, if approached like a GODZILLA movie...with future tech invading our time a la giant monsters...and modern tanks/jets rolling out to get crushed by it as our cities crumble? The Geek in me wouldn't mind at least a little of that...
Reader Talkback
first? May 5th, 2009 First... Let Me See.. May 5th, 2009 I'm Excited for Terminator:
Salvation May 5th, 2009 I thought T3 was well before
2011... May 5th, 2009 Yay McG! Wank it dry, fella! May 5th, 2009 But yeah, excited for T:
Salvation also. May 5th, 2009 Umm.....no May 5th, 2009 I can't wait for
Terminator:Salvation... May 5th, 2009 Ho hum... May 5th, 2009 McG desperately wants his
film... May 5th, 2009 Any chance of getting some
Summer in the sequel? May 5th, 2009 Mythology May 5th, 2009 Word is T SALVATION is better
than TRANSFORMERS 2... May 5th, 2009 R.I.P Dom Delouise May 5th, 2009 Dom DeLuise should have teamed
up with McG May 5th, 2009 Officially kills all hope I
had. May 5th, 2009 Haters on AICN? No. Really? May 5th, 2009 STUPID! STUPID! STUPID! May 5th, 2009 Whoa there veebeeyes... May 5th, 2009 Retarded May 5th, 2009 So... May 5th, 2009 Could be pretty cool. May 5th, 2009 Reagarding SCC and mythology May 5th, 2009 Why not have John Connor fight
time-traveling Romulans? May 5th, 2009 ENOUGH WITH THE FUCKING TIME
TRAVEL May 5th, 2009 Sounds a bit dull? May 5th, 2009 in a similar article.... May 5th, 2009 I may have been a bit too
harsh on T2... May 5th, 2009 Bill Brasky May 5th, 2009 Baron... May 5th, 2009 So basically the BEST thing
about Terminator Salvation May 5th, 2009 Remember when the Terminator
timeline was nice and simple? May 5th, 2009 sounds lame May 5th, 2009 Nice and simple? May 5th, 2009 ATTENTION: McG May 5th, 2009 Here's the path the trilogy
should've taken May 5th, 2009 The dark highway at night May 5th, 2009 Not saying it's a bad idea .
. . May 5th, 2009 Why not just go back to the
same time Kyle Reese went back May 5th, 2009 Hmmm... May 5th, 2009 What he's saying May 5th, 2009 Also, I would much rather
see... May 5th, 2009 Terminator v Predator May 5th, 2009 Sounds cool, maybe you can
review a draft & kill it May 5th, 2009 Robo729... May 5th, 2009 It's all about how you handle
the material. May 5th, 2009 I think McG should... May 5th, 2009 It's not a bad idea May 5th, 2009 I have zero interest in
Transformers 2 May 5th, 2009 I hear Dom DeLouise died last
night... May 5th, 2009 "Remember when the Terminator
timeline was nice and simple?" May 5th, 2009 Huh? May 5th, 2009 Holy fucking bullshit May 5th, 2009 My head hurts May 5th, 2009 and then May 5th, 2009 So what happens to the John
Connor that lives in 2011? May 5th, 2009 Hopefully john connor May 5th, 2009 Good Point, David. May 5th, 2009 RIP Dom Delouise....You were
Fucking Professional May 5th, 2009 Contrived? May 5th, 2009 will the sequel be about
robots ? May 5th, 2009 Harry you gotta post this for
the Dom Deloiuise tribute. May 5th, 2009 What purpose would it serve
for Skynet to invade the past? May 5th, 2009 Wow. Sounds like poorly
thought out bullshit. May 5th, 2009 @ TheLastCleric May 5th, 2009 Any ideas for sequels before
the next film has released... May 5th, 2009 veebeeyes May 5th, 2009 The smart thing wouldve been May 5th, 2009 I guess Pizza the Hutt won't
be sending out for anyone now May 5th, 2009 T:TSCC Solves the dilema of
time paradox May 5th, 2009 Shitty idea... May 5th, 2009 McG really doesn't fucking
"get" the Terminator
franchise. May 5th, 2009 In his wet fanboy dreams May 5th, 2009 Darkartist - Skynet is losing May 5th, 2009 Who would we prefer take this
over May 5th, 2009 Wouldn't this negate
Salvation? I mean it would.... May 5th, 2009 By the way, Dom DeLuise is
still dead. May 5th, 2009 dammit May 5th, 2009 Well my optimism for Salvation
just plummeted May 5th, 2009 An interesting way to fix the
paradox May 5th, 2009 Trilogy? May 5th, 2009 "Comedic Actor and Cookbook
Author Dom Deluise Dies at 75" May 5th, 2009 Time travel: A wimps way out! May 5th, 2009 So if McG makes that movie
he's planning to make May 5th, 2009 Timelines May 5th, 2009 Sounds cheap to me May 5th, 2009 Fuck this bullshit.
Seriously. May 5th, 2009 McGenius! May 5th, 2009 The thing is, nor Salvation May 5th, 2009 Christian Bale must have
whiplash May 5th, 2009 I Hate to say it May 5th, 2009 I'm starting to believe Skynet
is no more intelligent than a
sel May 5th, 2009 SO FUCKING OLD! May 5th, 2009 No fate... May 5th, 2009 you guys sure Dom Deluise is
dead? May 5th, 2009 Is is just me? May 5th, 2009 That sounds fucking stupid. May 5th, 2009 This smells like AVP. May 5th, 2009 Kyle Reese was ALWAYS John
Connor's father. May 5th, 2009 Anyone remember Highlander,,, May 5th, 2009 Dom DeLuise was still ALIVE?! May 5th, 2009 No you retard!!!! May 5th, 2009 Darkartist May 5th, 2009 Um....no thanks. May 5th, 2009 Yes I've seen the news that
DeLouise is dead reported May 5th, 2009 Time Travel & Terminators May 5th, 2009 This is a stupid idea May 5th, 2009 Yea the original timeline
ALWAYS had massive plotholes May 5th, 2009 In all fairness... May 5th, 2009 Captain Chaos is dead???!! May 5th, 2009 David Cloverfield May 5th, 2009 veebeeyes May 5th, 2009 Judge Briggs May 5th, 2009 WTF?!? This is a TERRIBLE idea May 5th, 2009 Edward Furlong should go back
in time May 5th, 2009 Kyle Reese WASN'T always John
Connor's father May 5th, 2009 Darkartist May 5th, 2009 RE: No fate... May 5th, 2009 What would be the point of
sending a hunter killer
back... May 5th, 2009 It's not really a plothole... May 5th, 2009 re: last post ... It's =
Isn't (doh!) May 5th, 2009 Precognitive bitching May 5th, 2009 Veebeyes May 5th, 2009 veebeeyes May 5th, 2009 Robo729... May 5th, 2009 Darkartist May 5th, 2009 That's funny, David May 5th, 2009 Cameron Contended There Were
No Plotholes May 5th, 2009 Once long ago, I had it all
figured out... May 5th, 2009 And there's always an inherent
trouble with time travel May 5th, 2009 Shia LaBeouf wants to fuck his
mom. May 5th, 2009 Cheers, Retroactive May 5th, 2009 Professional Timetrvl May 5th, 2009 No no no no you dumb fucks. May 5th, 2009 The thing about the alternate
timelines thing... May 5th, 2009 He's truly jumping the gun
isn't he ? May 5th, 2009 ugh, I share your concerns. May 5th, 2009 Don't care for this approach May 5th, 2009 Is John Connor Jesus Christ? May 5th, 2009 BALE does not exist in this
dojo May 5th, 2009 Here's another big logic hole
in the franchise: May 5th, 2009 That would make Bale May 5th, 2009 The 6th movie will have a HK
clip the wing of Flight 815... May 5th, 2009 Darkartist - about Full
Throttle May 5th, 2009 Last Cleric May 5th, 2009 Organic material going through
time... May 5th, 2009 Better Idea for Terminator
Salvation May 5th, 2009 I like to think May 5th, 2009 Where's the Dom Deluise Obit? May 5th, 2009 Naked Killer is the kickass
chick flick, David May 5th, 2009 Naked Killer is the kickass
chick flick, David May 5th, 2009 oops sorry about the double
post May 5th, 2009 What's really stupid.. May 5th, 2009 Fareal...In that
Interview...Shita also
claims.. May 5th, 2009 Back to the point, David May 5th, 2009 I think I'll reserve judgement
on a sequal after I watch T:S. May 5th, 2009 and yes... I did write,
"Cybernetic cock full of
awesome" May 5th, 2009 Best description of McG... May 5th, 2009 Bale doesn't make a bad flick? May 5th, 2009 I am open minded about
Salvation but... May 5th, 2009 Wow, McG needs removed from
this after Salvation May 5th, 2009 Cellar Door May 5th, 2009 McG HAS STOLEN from Abrams
"FANTASTIC" Star Trek! May 5th, 2009 An Open Letter To McG May 5th, 2009 I like how McG just ASSumes
his movie will be a hit May 5th, 2009 OY, my aching scrotum with the
time travel!... May 5th, 2009 So John will be treated like a
crazy guy? May 5th, 2009 Day the Earth Stood Still May 5th, 2009 Inter-Chrono H1N1 May 5th, 2009 Sounds like a cluster fuck... May 5th, 2009 Reign of Fire May 5th, 2009 Fuck him, fuck PG-13 and leave
the series THE FUCK alone! May 5th, 2009 T4 is the only summer movie I
care about right now... May 5th, 2009 TODAY IN THE SKYNET
CAFETERIA... May 5th, 2009 Russel Mulcahy still
awaits.... May 5th, 2009 Well written, Pissed off and
Bitter. May 5th, 2009 I saw this on nuke the fridge
yesterday May 5th, 2009 Terrible, terrible Idea. Makes
no sense. May 5th, 2009 Ugh why?! May 5th, 2009 Time Travel May 5th, 2009 Unless, hopefully, this bombs
worse than "Speed Racer". May 5th, 2009 Does Skynet have the brain of
a Amstrad CPC? May 5th, 2009 I think both this and TSCC are
going for the same thing... May 5th, 2009 BALE OWNS THE DOJO, WE EXIST
AS LONG AS HE WILLS IT May 5th, 2009 No more time travel! May 5th, 2009 throw in some GI Joe
Accelerator suits May 5th, 2009 Brigon May 5th, 2009 It's not THAT bad of an idea May 5th, 2009 It's not THAT bad of an idea May 5th, 2009 Energy requirements for Time
Travel May 5th, 2009 NOT On Board With This!!! May 5th, 2009 Best plot device in the
Terminator series... May 5th, 2009 Sounds iffy May 5th, 2009 Stop pushing LCD, people.... May 5th, 2009 May 5th, 2009 May 5th, 2009 Cellar Door, RE: Reign of Fire May 5th, 2009 BRING BACK THE T-800s and
T-1000s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!! May 5th, 2009 Why not... May 5th, 2009 Actually, a Terminator flick
without Arnold May 5th, 2009 BALE WILL HAVE SCRIPT APPROVAL May 5th, 2009 Where are the reviews for this
thing? May 5th, 2009 Hoping Mike and the others are
right... May 5th, 2009 He's joking May 5th, 2009 Cellar Door May 5th, 2009 Fuck McG and Fuck the McRib
sandwich May 5th, 2009 Don't let McG determine the
fate of Terminator movies May 5th, 2009 Re: Alternate Timelines May 5th, 2009 This kind of sounds like
fanboy fiction. May 5th, 2009 Robert Patrick was a cop May 5th, 2009 Trilogy is a bad idea. Here's
why: May 5th, 2009 THIS JUST IN!! ROCKY DENNIS
TERMINATOR IN T5!!! May 5th, 2009 Agent Cross May 5th, 2009 After John Connor saves the
world May 5th, 2009 The ENTIRE PREMISE of
Terminator is FUCKED May 5th, 2009 Blest May 5th, 2009 Mini Review May 5th, 2009 I'm looking forward to T:S May 5th, 2009 Reboot? May 5th, 2009 Time travel, the lazy writers
get out of jail card May 5th, 2009 May 5th, 2009 Eh? May 5th, 2009 Sounds like that scene in the
base from T3... May 5th, 2009 May 5th, 2009 Agent Cross May 5th, 2009 Agent Cross May 5th, 2009 opening shot.. slightly
spoilering... May 5th, 2009 BLEST May 5th, 2009 ThePilgrim May 5th, 2009 MORE FUCKING GIANT ROBOTS!! May 5th, 2009 Alternative Timeline... May 5th, 2009 Terminator Timeline May 5th, 2009 Meh May 5th, 2009 What is he retarded? May 5th, 2009 Spoilers? Where to post? May 5th, 2009 Spoilers May 5th, 2009 This is some sort of joke. May 5th, 2009 is he fucking retarded or
something? May 5th, 2009 Thanks Agent Cross May 5th, 2009 BLEST May 5th, 2009 What's at the end? May 5th, 2009 To quote Bill Murray from
SCROOGED: May 5th, 2009 Mc fucking G May 5th, 2009 Mc fucking G May 5th, 2009 Mc fucking G May 5th, 2009 This sucks May 5th, 2009 This sucks May 5th, 2009 Sorry about the double post. May 5th, 2009 wehat the hell is wrong with
my login May 5th, 2009 *sigh* May 5th, 2009 Wow. May 5th, 2009 Seaquest May 5th, 2009 I thought that it all made
sense... May 5th, 2009 , May 5th, 2009 T1 has no plot holes May 5th, 2009 ballyhoo, nor does T2 May 5th, 2009 "You ARE Trashin' MAH
Scene!!!!" May 5th, 2009 LAME, it sounds like more TIME
TREK. May 5th, 2009 Here's the plot of the final
TERMINATOR sequel May 5th, 2009 Terminator 3 May 5th, 2009 Alientoast May 5th, 2009 MCG needs to understand one
thing May 5th, 2009 Wheeee! May 5th, 2009 Sounds like a cool idea... May 5th, 2009 surprised it took me this long
to post on a Terminator
talkback May 5th, 2009 My guess: May 5th, 2009 Ain't it cool Brothers! just
finished a music vid! May 5th, 2009 Terminator films should be bad
ass cyberpunk/horror May 5th, 2009 oops my mistake. Check this
link out instead. May 5th, 2009 veebeeyes May 5th, 2009 spo by fighting back McG
means.. losing May 5th, 2009 you could do WWII era tech
that would be cool May 5th, 2009 somebody mentioned
idiocracy... May 5th, 2009 Didn't the idea get pitched as
a trilogy? May 5th, 2009 I'm tired of sequels May 5th, 2009 Fuck sending back
Terminators..... May 5th, 2009 wow...The Terminator franchise
is getting as silly as Lost
is!!! May 5th, 2009 lost is great, the smoke
monster rocks!!! May 6th, 2009 Lost is great, but the
Terminator shouldn't be
Lost.... May 6th, 2009 Lets be realistic about the
Terminator Franchise.... May 6th, 2009 I remember reading a Dark
Horse Terminator Comic May 6th, 2009 Sounds awful. Why would McG
spill this now? May 6th, 2009 Robo729 May 6th, 2009 theycallmemrtibbs May 6th, 2009 theycallmemrtibbs May 6th, 2009 besides, lucas screwed up his
own work May 6th, 2009 I love Bale as much as anyone
(who doesn't worship him, of
cours May 6th, 2009 Also May 6th, 2009 The whole point of this was to
delve into the future war May 6th, 2009 Some nice concept art for T:S May 6th, 2009 Ahhh, the halcyon days of the
VCR May 6th, 2009 RUNNING TIME IS 109 MN JUST
LIKE T3 May 6th, 2009 'Masters of the Universe' is
on TV right now. May 6th, 2009 'Masters of the Universe' May 6th, 2009 So in other words Robert
Patrick will be playing Aubrey
DeGrey May 6th, 2009 "This is about as true as
Connor dying at the end of the
film, e May 6th, 2009 what? Reign of Fire - that's
all you got?? May 6th, 2009 loose Bale and I MIGHT watch
it May 6th, 2009 You tools.. Bale is a great
actor and T2 wasn't that good May 6th, 2009 Did any of you read the
interview? What a fuckin
douche May 6th, 2009 Testing May 6th, 2009 108 minutes. May 6th, 2009 Doesn't Sound Very Fucking
Awesome To Me May 6th, 2009 Runtime is 130 minutes May 6th, 2009 Runtime is 108 minutes May 6th, 2009 Hollywood and Time "travel"... May 6th, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=jzJ3tTumSBo May 6th, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=jzJ3tTumSBo May 6th, 2009 double post.. yucky May 6th, 2009 make sure you take out the
spaces in the last link May 6th, 2009 I vote "no". May 6th, 2009 How bout showing the END of
the war with skynet May 6th, 2009 Maniaq May 6th, 2009 Re Youngdog... May 6th, 2009 Time travel /= plot holes May 6th, 2009 I know one thing... May 6th, 2009 Enough with the present day
stuff! May 6th, 2009 108 minutes isn't that short
by today's standards... May 6th, 2009 ok so Equilibrium's got some
fans (so did Reign) May 6th, 2009 Poop Alive Man! May 6th, 2009 Equilibrium May 6th, 2009 Maniaq May 6th, 2009 Exactly! May 7th, 2009 Oh my sweet lord that is
horrible!!! May 7th, 2009 Cellardoor... May 7th, 2009 ryzakR Feb 15th, 2010 CVDwom Feb 15th, 2010
