Discuss: Should 'Terminator 4' Go Into Production Right Before a Potential SAG Strike?
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I think it's kind of funny that in Eugene's post about T4's start date, he says: "barring some Terry Gilliam-scale disaster." I wonder if the disaster could be a long and arduous SAG strike? The New Zealand Herald (Reuters) pointed out today that the production is moving on despite the distinct possibility that the movie industry could get hit with another strike very soon.Right now, the SAG contract expires on June 30, which could very easily become the start of another strike. (Union leaders say they hope to reach an agreement, and of course they do -- but that doesn't mean they'll get one.) Nevertheless, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins has started filming in New Mexico this week, throwing caution to the wind.
But this doesn't mean they'll speed through it. A source told Reuters there is no intention to finish production by June 30, and that legal precautions have been taken in case the strike happens. But still -- stopping for an undisclosed period of time right in the middle of production is very far from ideal.
It seems a bit cocky to me, to go forward now rather than waiting, but what do you think?
Should T4 be moving full steam ahead regardless of the strike? Or, is this just a careless or cocky move?
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5-08-2008 @ 10:44PM
Mr.R said...
Christian Bale is the one thing keeping this project barely credible, guess they have nothing to lose...
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5-08-2008 @ 11:39PM
AJ Wiley said...
Ideally, it would never go into production.
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5-08-2008 @ 11:45PM
Davy Fields said...
What's with all the coverage of this movie? T3 was a critical failure and didn't do fantastic commercially, I don't think people are clamoring all over this and I could easily list five of this year's sequels that have more audience excitement.
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5-09-2008 @ 2:19AM
Gregory Rubinstein said...
Davy, T3 wasn't a failure commercially. It made 433 million domestically on a 150 million budget; at least that is what it says on moviefone in an article called "Terminator 4 a Go Despite Strike Feels." I happen to agree with you on the fact that this movie shouldn't get made. I didn't even think the third one should get made. I can't believe they made that TV series too. Is that still on? Anyway, I probably shouldn't talk about the movies badly because I haven't even seen Terminator 3.
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5-09-2008 @ 7:47AM
chris graber said...
F'n Unions, fire them all. Why the hell that actors like Bale need a union is beyond me.
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5-09-2008 @ 9:13AM
Kevin said...
Whats with all the hate for T3? It was a pretty entertaining action flick. It had a lot of tongue in cheek references to the first two while also providing some pretty cool sequences throughout. It might not have been a groundbreaking revolution for the genre, but just because it doesn't stand up next to its predecesors doesn't mean its relegated to the ranks of AvP:Requiem or some of the other crap thats been put out in the last decade. I have faith that T4 could do the same. The possibilites available for some of these scenes are pretty awesome, so if they do a credible job with the FX during the battle scenes then Bale and crew will be able to handle the emotional aspects of the film. It may not be a movie we'll be talking about 20 years from now, but that doesn't mean that it won't go down as one of the more entertaining movies of 2009.
Sorry about the rant. Back to your question Monika...It does seem a bit like wishful thinking to start production on a movie 2 months before you might have to pack up shop and go home. Heres hoping the SAG can work something out before that becomes necessary.
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5-09-2008 @ 10:47AM
Jon said...
they shouldnt start production until McG is gone and it gets an R rating again.
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5-09-2008 @ 4:50PM
Davy Fields said...
It made $150 million on a $187 million budget... every tent pole movie like this eventually turns the distributor a profit with the worldwide box office, dvd's, promotional tie-ins, etc, but Iron Man has a chance to be around $150 million before this weekend's results and Terminator 3 was a sequel to one of the most successful and acclaimed scifi movies of all time, so I question whether this deserves all the press. It'll make them their money, so I guess that's all that matters.
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5-12-2008 @ 11:01AM
Jason said...
From a business side, I think this is the wise decision for if they wait it out, and the strike ends up not happening, they sat on a lot of investment for 2 months and it will take that much longer to recoup.
I'm in the boat that this movie doesn't need to be, and T3, with Arnold's "talk to the hand" and other terrible lines of dialgoue keep me in the T2 was the end of this story.
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