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Digital Schwarzenegger Set For New 'Terminator'
Hugh Pickens writes "The Governator revealed this week that he may appear in the upcoming 'Terminator Salvation,' but when he said he didn't want to act, he left many fans scratching their heads. Turns out Schwarzenegger has been secretly working with helmer McG and the effects team to reprise his signature role ... without lifting a finger. 'I made it very clear that I don't have the time to do the movie,' says Schwarzenegger. 'I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the technology together, and so they are working on that right now.' A body-cast mold of Schwarzenegger, created when he first appeared as the muscle-ripped cyborg, provided the basis for a digital-effects version of his famous character so the figure can appear in 'Terminator Salvation' as a living, breathing actor. Warner first screens the movie in early May, and opens it May 21. 'I think it's cool to continue on with the franchise ... in case I want to jump over again and get into the acting after I'm through here,' adds Schwarzenegger."
Quick clarification, Universal Studios settled with Crispin the day before it was to go to trial - supposedly because they didn't want to reveal their accounting practices. It hasn't been an issue since as "the Screen Actors Guild later rewrote their rules regarding the derivative use of actors' works in films or TV series, setting terms under which to require the studios and networks to give payment and credit to the actors." Citation: http://www.answers.com/topic/back-to-the-future-part-ii#Replacement_of_Crispin_Glover
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Hmmm... I was thinking further back to Looker.
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Don't pin your hopes on this one being worthwhile. It's directed by McG, who is best known as the visionless tool who does producers' bidding to churn out crap like Charlies Angels. Other than music videos, Charlies Angles has been his biggest gig. This isn't the kind of movie where a creative genius presents a bunch of images and concepts that expands our imaginations. This movie is the product of a bunch of meetings among studio executives who asked each other, "What would the audience like to see?" Their answers to that question is derived from other films. From the trailers, it looks like a lot of what will be in this movie is Transformers imitation.
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they can now digitize any actor or actress and put them in a movie via CGI effects. Even dead ones, as long as they don't have a clause in their contracts that says they cannot.
Did you know that they almost went with OJ Simpson as The Termination instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger? Imagine if OJ got that role? They'd have to use his image because he is in jail for a long time now and couldn't be allowed to get out of jail to film the movie.
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They killed Data? huh. Maybe now I'll watch it.
Don't. They didn't, and it's a horrible movie. Yes, Data "dies" but not before transferring his memories into another Android that was a prototype to Soong's other androids. They did this specifically because they wanted to be able to resurrect him in another movie (but then Nemesis bombed, and that was it for TNG movies), so I'm pretty sure they didn't kill him because of his appearance.