It was exciting to hear the announcement that "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" has a release date of May 22, 2009. The film, which launches a new trilogy, has all the earmarks of another great series.
Of course it will only be a trilogy if this movie does great at the box office, as it's sure to have a big budget.
Having Christian Bale play John Conner is a great move, as I thought he was also best Batman actor of that franchise. That should at least give it an excellent chance at success, assuming the storyline is as compelling as the past ones were.
A new character will be introduced in this installment named Marcus, who will be played by Sam Washington.
Much is being made about the film competing with the second film in the Night at the Museum series: Escape from the Smithsonian, which will launch on the same date. I don't see the problem though. The two definitely cater to different demographics, so shouldn't hinder each others' success.
Having said that, it will be interesting to see if one of them changes their launch date because they think it may have a negative impact.
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"Charlie's Angels" filmmaker McG will direct the movie, which is expected to be the first in a new "Terminator" trilogy.
With “T4” opening 5/22/09 we now have the ticket card for the first head-to-head cinematic battle of the box office for next year. “T4” will open on the same day as another huge sequel, “Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian”. Ben Stiller returns as night watchman Larry Daley in the follow-up along with Amy Adams (“Enchanted”) as Amelia Earhart and Hank Azaria as the movie’s new villain, an Egyptian pharaoh.
Shooting for Terminator 4 to begin May 5, 2008
Shooting kicks off in New Mexico on May 5th of this year. Bale will next be seen in another Warner Brothers franchise, the highly anticipated BATMAN BEGINS sequel THE DARK KNIGHT.
Will one of studios change launch dates for films?
Will one of the studios blink or will that May weekend have room for both a high concept comedy and a thriller about killer robots? Perhaps.
Terminator Salvation North American and Worldwide Distributors
Halcyon Co. gave Warner the deal to distribute TERMINATOR, or T4, in North America.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group got the international distribution rights for all territories excluding Korea and select Middle Eastern markets for TERMINATOR on Monday as well.
Terminator Salvation Should be New Trilogy
The film is part of a planned three-picture arc that begins after Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust. A group of survivors led by John Connor (Bale) struggles to stop the machines.
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