Merrick here...
A few days ago, we learned that Schwarzenegger is working with FAST franchise's Justin Lin to put more TERMINATOR films on the screen (details HERE). After that, rumors arose that previous cast members from TERMINATOR movie adventures may be returning (details HERE).
Now comes word that, via MTV's discussion with Justin Lin, no particular discussion has been had regarding whether or not cast/characters from previous films would return for a fifth installment in the cinematic franchise. Lin also discusses his approach/perception of TERMINATOR in general (as he sees it at this point in time, at least)...
"No. I don't know where that came from," he said of that particular report. "Everything has just been between me and Arnold, you know? Just us going out and trying to find the right partners. I have certain elements, but it's never been about, 'Hey, let's bring everybody back!' I just don't process that way. To me, thematically, there are certain things that I want to see in a 'Terminator' movie. A lot of that does draw back to creating this timeline that is an extension, closer tonally to the first and second movies. But to me, it's not as mathematical as, 'Hey, let's get everybody back together and we'll shoot the movie.'"
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"There are also a lot of gaps from what we love about all of the 'Terminator' movies, so there's a lot of things we can do and play with. To me, all of that, I don't really want to discuss it now. That's part of the fun of developing. But the bigger questions for me are always the characters and the themes. You want to start there. But obviously, answering your question, ['Terminator'] does have that capability, finding fresh ways of going back without destroying other [movies], because you can tell your own stories."
[EDIT]
"We're talking to different studios, but it has to be the right situation. If it's not right, then I could totally move on and I should move on.
I've loved Lin's work on the more recent three FAST films and think he's an interesting choice for TERMINATOR. Although...admittedly...the FAST franchise is an entirely different animal than the TERMINATORverse, so we'll see...
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