TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Star Linda Hamilton Reveals Whether She Regrets Starring In The Movie

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Star Linda Hamilton Reveals Whether She Regrets Starring In The Movie

Linda Hamilton has reflected on the experience of shooting Terminator: Dark Fate, revealing whether she regrets reprising her most famous role and the chances of her ever returning to the franchise...

By JoshWilding - Apr 16, 2024 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Terminator
Source: THR (via SFFGazette.com)

After helming Deadpool, Tim Miller soon found himself in high demand. When creative differences with Ryan Reynolds resulted in the filmmaker walking away from the Merc with the Mouth's sequel, he set about rebooting the Terminator franchise alongside James Cameron.

Cameron had given Terminator Genisys his seal of approval in a featurette, sharing praise he's since admitted regretting due to what a colossal disappointment it ended up being.

While Dark Fate received positive reviews from fans and critics, it didn't make an overly impressive impact at the box office. Earning $62 million in North America and $261 million worldwide, the blockbuster was deemed a flop and the iconic franchise was put back on the shelf for what felt like the umpteenth time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton have made it clear they'll never return to the Terminator franchise (even with Cameron now mulling over a reboot of his own), and the latter doubled down on that in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter (via SFFGazette.com). 

Asked what she thinks is likelier, her returning as Sarah Connor or AI writing the next movie, Hamilton stated, "AI writing the next Terminator movie. And they kill me off before we start. That’s the best scenario."

"Shoot me. Shoot me! I’m very glad I did [Terminator: Dark Fate], but…I don’t do a lot of regret. I think in the end, it holds true that we regret what we didn’t do, not what we did. I’m very glad I went back. I loved [director Tim Miller], I love my ladies [Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes], and while I can’t say I love the film, that’s because I was so attached to it. I only saw it once."

"I felt like it was too fast," the actress continued. "But we did so much good work, and it was the greatest time of my life, and the worst time of my life, all rolled into one film. I was 63 or whatever I was, and it was the hardest shoot. Every day it was like a triathlon: 'Now we’re going to swim for two hours and then we’re going to run for two hours.'"

It's a shame to hear this because it received far more positive reviews than previous reboots, Terminator Salvation and Terminator Genisys. However, its 70% score put it on par with Terminator: Rise of the Machines (in contrast, The Terminator has 100% and Terminator 2: Judgement Day sits at 91%).

Hamilton first played Connor in 1984's Terminator and reprised the role in T2: Judgement Day seven years later. She then bid "Hasta la vista" to the franchise before agreeing to return alongside Schwarzenegger in 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate.

What comes next for the franchise remains to be seen, but a move to TV might not be the worst idea.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/16/2024, 4:36 AM
She is so stronk , Disney should rehire her
LSHF
LSHF - 4/16/2024, 4:37 AM
Well, it wasn't what she thought it was giving to be and after working really hard at it, it makes sense she doesn't want to do it again.

Good for her.

I liked lot of the scenes in it, and was glad I saw it.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 4/16/2024, 4:43 AM
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They're going to make the Terminator a kid. It's going to be a disturbing, sci-fi thriller, that goes back to the yellow light contrast cgi instead of green screen.

The film will be a return to mega-blockbuster in theaters, being argued as the greatest villan since Ledger's Joker... arguably better.


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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/16/2024, 5:06 AM
@KennKathleen - just like they've made that little vampire b1tch a kid in Abigail.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 4/16/2024, 5:23 AM
@lazlodaytona - User Comment Image
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/16/2024, 4:52 AM
Genyshit is the worst Terminator film but I think I still hate Dark Fate more for having so much potential and then making every bad decision possible.
mountainman
mountainman - 4/16/2024, 10:45 AM
@HashTagSwagg - Agreed Genysis is the worst. But Dark Fate is the 2nd worst one for that matter.

Even though Salvation was just ok, they should have just kept going with telling the human/machine war vs the nonsense of the two movies that followed.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/16/2024, 5:10 AM
I'm the odd-ball of Terminator fans because T-3 is my favorite, The Terminator is 2nd, T-2 and Dark Fate are tied for 3rd, and I hated Salvation with a passion. Genesis was utter garbage too but I give it the edge over Salvation because I like how they went back to '84 (I believe) and recreated the beginning of the first film. The actor's where all bad choices though...
RedFury
RedFury - 4/16/2024, 6:12 AM
I thought it was actually a decent film, not amazing by any means; but good-ish. The biggest issue was killing John off. Why undermine the giant plot thread that strung through all of the films? It seemed like a slap in the face to the entire franchise. Everything else was enjoyable, minus maybe the new John Connor girl, I think she was the weakest link of all of it. I certainly enjoyed everyone else in it though.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/16/2024, 6:25 AM
"AI writing the next Terminator movie. And they kill me off before we start."

That's [frick]ing clever, I love that.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 4/16/2024, 6:36 AM
It was a decent flick, but the franchise should have ended after T2, the king of sequels. To this day that movie looks amazing.

I liked the look at theme of Salvation and it isn't as bad as people make it out to be but yeah it wasn't great! still better than Genisys though! T3? eh, at least kristanna loken was hot and it was a female (looking) villian for once.

All that said, i know Netflix has the anime series coming out soon, but the news on that is scarc...anyone know what going on with it?
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 4/16/2024, 7:10 AM
It was probably better than the one before it but that doesn’t mean much. Whilst Salvation wasn’t the best, at least it tried to do something with the franchise instead of just doing T2 again
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 4/16/2024, 8:08 AM
Not going to say all the Terminator films are great. But they’re all entertaining enough to watch. Each one has something I enjoyed. 1 and 2 are still the best. Judgement Day being my favorite.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 4/16/2024, 8:40 AM
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marvel72
marvel72 - 4/16/2024, 8:57 AM
Of course she doesn't regret it, the only way she'll get work is if they make another Terminator movie.

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