Firstly, here is an excerpt from the report over at
Deadline explaining the latest development in the planned
Terminator movie from Justin Lin.
Things are starting to move on The Terminator franchise, but a plan by rights owner Megan Ellison and Arnold Schwarzenegger to put the first of two pictures in production for fourth quarter of 2012 has forced director Justin Lin to drop out. But borrowing the film’s signature phrase "I’ll be back," Lin has left the door open to a return if Ellison and Schwarzenegger will wait until he completes the sixth installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise.
The site goes on to reveal that Lin has been working closely with Schwarzenegger and Ellison in order come up with a story for what would be a conclusion to the battle between the human race and Skynet. However, with no script or screenwriter even attached, and the current lack of studio involvement, the movie may be on hold for a good while yet. However, there's another complication...
One of the caveats involved in the rights deal with Pacificor (which spent $29.5 million to win the rights in bankruptcy court) is that certain rights revert back to Cameron due to a stipulation in copyright law that if you assign your rights, you get them back in 35 years. Cameron assigned his rights to Hemdale, and the North American rights will revert back to him in 2018. Even that part of the story has gotten intriguing: while Cameron washed his hands of the Terminator franchise years ago, his close friend Schwarzenegger has dragged him into a brainstorming meeting or two, even though he is not officially involved.
Well, that's very interesting! While it's far more likely that they'll rush out
something before 2018, would you like to see the franchise back in the hands of James Cameron? And should they wait for Justin Lin to direct another
Fast and Furious movie, or hire somebody else? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!
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