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New "Terminator" Trilogy Planned

Posted by kdawson on from the but-Arnold-has-a-day-job dept.

Ant writes "Dark Horizons reports after much talk and posturing over the future of "The Terminator" franchise/series in recent years, something surprising has happened: The Halcyon Company has acquired the franchise rights to the popular movie series and intends to make a new trilogy that would anchor their movie company..."

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  1. Enough by escay · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Enough with the trilogies already. why can't we have a single good movie and just let that be?

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    1. Re:Enough by solios · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Because trilogies make more money, duh.

      Hollywood only cares about quality product to the extent that they need the occasional quality product in order to keep the cash pouring in.

    2. Re:Enough by radarsat1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Books are the one thing I have not seen the phenomenon in however. The reason may be that there is already so much variety, and that the major book readers don't purchase such worthless media.


      Hm.. I'm sorry, maybe it's because I just rolled out of bed and I'm a bit tired, but I can't tell if you're trying to be sarcastic or not... *books* don't have trilogies??? When was the last time you went to a book store my friend?
  2. That would anchor their company... by solios · · Score: 4, Insightful

    .... in POO.

    After repeated viewings, I'm of the opinion that Cameron's what makes the franchise. We didn't need a third movie (what the hell was up with that, anyway?) - much like we didn't need a Highlander 2 (or 3, etc).

    If they're good, that's one thing - but Terminator without Cameron is like, say... The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen without Allen Moore. Or Watchmen if it were written by Rob Liefeld.

    The only upcoming "sequel" sci-fi I'm looking forward to is Babylon 5 : The Lost Tales. It's more B5, and most importantly, it's still under the control of Straczynski.

    I trust in creators, not franchises.

  3. Re:Who needs Arnold? by Intron · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Neither creator James Cameron or original star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be involved in the project"

    I can predict the future on this one without time travel.

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  4. Where is the new SciFi? by bhima · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Fuck, this is dreary. Even if it isn't that good can we have some new Sci-Fi?

    Something that isn't a "franchise". Some that is not Star Wars? Or Star Trek

    Or whatever it is Hollywood has already made dozens of movies of?

    Fuck ANY thing without a number at the end!

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  5. Re:OMG is the George Lucas Effect! by Architect_sasyr · · Score: 3, Insightful

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  6. Re:Great by drsquare · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Hollywood trend is to secure money by rehashing proven hits of the past
    The trend of any business is to make the most of your successful products. After all, you never know when you'll need the money, your next product might bomb and cost you millions.

    I don't see how film franchises are any worse than TV shows that drag on for years and years, or comics that go on for decades. Just because a film uses old characters and an old premise doesn't mean it can't be entertaining.
  7. Re:Great by Coryoth · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't see how film franchises are any worse than TV shows that drag on for years and years, or comics that go on for decades. Just because a film uses old characters and an old premise doesn't mean it can't be entertaining. I agree. Some great films have been sequels. On the other hand TV shows that drag on for years and years (hell, many get tired after only a season or two) are indeed just as bad as many sequels. Think of how many TV shows are ruined as they run on: the characters become caricatures of their original selves, and everything has to become "more" and "better" season after season till things are bordering on the truly absurd. The same is often true for movies -- just consider the previews for the new Die Hard movie. Fresh ideas an fresh starts have a lot to offer.
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  8. Re:Great by Drooling+Iguana · · Score: 3, Insightful

    On the plus side, the Terminator franchise wrapped itself up pretty cleanly with T2, so if you don't like the new movies you can just ignore them. It's not like, say, the X-Men movie series, in which the first two movies set left a lot of plot threads unresolved only to be completely shit on with the third movie.

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