Have you been following the recent Terminator 7 ‘news’?
Well, things have been a little, shall we say… questionable, in regards to the legitimacy of the information which has surfaced on the internet over the last few months.
I get it, I do, I think at this stage we all get it; a certain news source has been front and center regarding the floatation of fresh information on the subject of the seventh movie in the Terminator franchise, and most of said information is… sketchily attached to ‘Hollywood insider‘ Daniel Richtman, who has a reputation for “scoops” which are, sometimes, correct (well, can’t be wrong all the time, no?).
Now, as I tiptoe around stating my unfiltered opinion on We Got This Covered (snake oil salespersons of the entertainment media universe), let’s get right up to our chins with some new, news-like, news on the age rating of Terminator 7…
We Got This Covered, stated:
“However, insider Daniel Richtman claims that Paramount are once again pushing for a new Terminator movie and they want it to follow in the PG-13 rated footsteps of Salvation and Genisys, while James Cameron is reportedly keen to keep things R.”
WGTC
How Legitimate is the Information?
The Patreon for Mr. Richtman, to which the WGTC article is once again linked, features under the heading of ‘Rumors‘ (Déjà vu anyone?).
We Got This Covered is subscribed to Richtman’s Patreon… if you Google Richtman you’ll find all manner of threads and discussions on the, er, quality, of his aforementioned ‘scoops’, but you will also no doubt find that WGTC has many many links and articles which cite Daniel Richtman as the source. Now, I’m not saying that Richtman’s officially on the payroll but… *strong side-eye*.
If we look at how plausible it is for Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media to want a future Terminator movie to take place (at some point) – it is very possible; just look at the failure of Genisys and, somehow despite that, the birth of Dark Fate.
If we consider the potential for Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media to want a future Terminator movie to carry a rating of PG-13 – yes, that is also very possible, especially given the two studios’ tendency to collaborate on PG-13 movies.
Does it take great intellect to make that leap? No.
The Terminator franchise has a PG-13 problem, and sadly, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media have done little to truly rectify it (please use the comment section below to explain why I’m wrong, and why Terminator: Dark Fate is actually the epitome of the R rating).
So, is this ‘news’ really news? Honestly? No. But just in case there ends up being even the most minute shred of truth to the information provided (though that could simply be coincidental – for the reasons stated above), we got this covered, well, mostly.
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