McG in Negotiations to Direct 'Terminator 4?'
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
I know I'm not completely in the minority with this, but I have to admit first off that I loved Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I really thought Jonathan Mostow did a great job delivering the action -- obviously not close to as good as James Cameron would have done, but better than many others could have. When it was revealed that a fourth Terminator was in the works, I hoped Mostow would be rehired for the gig. But I guess he's either doing something else (Swiss Family Robinson perhaps?) or for some reason he's not welcome back. According to CHUD.com, his replacement on the franchise may be McG, who I find to be one of the most annoying guys working in Hollywood these days. Really, though, I just hate on the guy because of his stupid name. I guiltily kinda enjoyed his two Charlie's Angels movies. Apparently, McG is currently in talks to take the helm of the sequel, for a pre-strike production start, but it isn't for certain that he'll get the job. I'm sure many of you will probably be upset if McG officially signs on, even if you too just criticize him for his name. It could be the nail on the coffin for a lot of fans already nervous about the continuation of the storyline without any definite sign of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes or anyone else who has previously starred in the series. From what we've so far heard, it seems part 4 will focus on the post-apocalyptic period involving the war between the machines and John Connor's army. Everything else, regarding an Arnie cameo, or whatever, I'm still considering to be hearsay. Anyway, all I care about now is that at least Terminator 4 has been scripted by T3's Michael Ferris and John D. Brancato, a duo I'm sure are well-enough-versed in the Terminator universe to make this next installment interesting and worth seeing.









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10-03-2007 @ 2:44PM
John R said...
Terminator 4? umm...why?
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10-03-2007 @ 4:03PM
MR. R said...
A nice add on to the many franchises that have been destroyed over the years. Terminator and T2 where truly great films, same as the first Star Wars films but for some reason the thirst for squeezing the last drop of juice from anything good drives Hollywood to destroying them with crap movies...Alien, Hellraiser, Blade, anyone?
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10-03-2007 @ 4:32PM
kevjohn said...
McG?
Did you see that thing go flying out the window? That was any possible interest I might have had in T4.
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10-03-2007 @ 6:26PM
King Zilch said...
Me, I loved the Charlie's Angels movies, and while I still don't think we need a T4, I would actually go see it if McG directed.
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10-04-2007 @ 1:48AM
Amano Jyaku said...
Michael Ferris and John D. Brancato got Terminator plot details wrong (John Connor's age, et cetera) plus plot elements in Terminator 3 made no sense. How does a six foot tall Terminator dressed in black leather armed with a machine gun and a grenade launcher walk in to a military base with no clearance during a national crisis? It made no sense. Why would you want them to write part 4?
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10-04-2007 @ 9:18AM
StanleyQBrick said...
T4?
I swear I am not paying for this.
I'll just simply see another movie then sneak in and see this greed-driven,last-nail-in-the-coffin film.
I'm not even buying popcorn, I'll bring my own rice and beens to the theater.
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10-05-2007 @ 3:50PM
Gamesix said...
Rarely do I stop and read who wrote what article.
Mental note: skip all Chris Campbell's posts. How anybody could consider T3 on its own (let alone compared to T2) anything but an F- of a movie, is beyond me. And a guy who writes for a blog called cinematical, too? Really?
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