Speaking to MTV news Linda Hamilton recently revealed that she is in talks to do some voice over work for the upcoming film Terminator Salvation. Linda goes on to say “We are talking, “I haven't read it yet. I don’t know what direction they will go in.” My contribution would be voiceover,” she said. “I would probably be very happy to loan my voice depending on what the material is. Wait and see. They're already writing it. We've been negotiating it.”
This would be the link that the studio needs to recreate the success of T2. Not only would this create a sense of nostalgia from the fans of the first 2 Terminator films but it also bridges the gap between the old and now new franchise. If fans get the jest that certain creative aspects have changed the feeling of a new film in a current franchise be it Terminator, LOTR, or The Batman, then studios brace themselves and hope that the fans approve of the change. If not, then the film is not successful ex T3. Their acting like that one never happened.
In fact when I heard that they were doing another Terminator, my initial reaction was "meh, but then add that the story will be set in the future (Sweet, we have been waiting for that since the opening scene in T2), and then add Bale as John Conner (great casting pick). Now put Linda Hamilton's voice in the beginning and hopefully end of the movie to tie all the loose ends up, and make it feel like a continuation of the successful arm of the franchise (I have to say perfect choice of actions), that move has just bumped up Terminator Salvation on my must see list of 2009 instead of waiting to see what some washed up critic has to say about the film.