Arnold Schwarzenegger is promoting his new movie “Killing Gunther” and spoke to METRO US and Business Insider UK; Terminator 6 was obviously a point of discussion…
Arnold on Terminator 6 Director Tim Miller:
“It’s great when you see a guy like Tim, who is a really talented director that worked on ‘Deadpool’, and when he works together with Cameron – they have worked together in visual effects in the past – so they have a great combination. Cameron is really into it, he’s passionate about it, he loves the character, loves me being in it, and wants me to continue on as the T-800 model and all that stuff. It is an honor to be asked back. I think it is going to be fantastic. Both of them are technology experts, visual effects experts, and I think they’ll get really great performances out of that.”
Arnold then went on to reveal that he has been trying to do a movie with Tim Miller ever since Deadpool:
“I have been talking to Tim Miller about doing a movie ever since ‘Deadpool’ came out. So we have talked about it, we have met several times. He is a terrific guy. He’s not a primadonna. He’s just down to earth, easy to work with, makes suggestions. He’s fantastic. He’s just very secure with himself. He’s got a great relationship with Cameron. And Cameron respects him, and we all have the highest respect for Cameron.”
Arnold then went on to speak with Business Insider UK about the T-800…
Guerrasio: Why continue playing The Terminator? What is it about this character that makes you want to keep playing it?
I love the character. I think the T-800 model is a really interesting character that was developed with a tremendous ability. He’s a machine, can be destructive, can do things human being can’t do, but at the same time when newer technology comes along the character suddenly is vulnerable and that makes him even more interesting. That’s why it plays well in the past movies. I think [James] Cameron and [upcoming Terminator movie director] Tim [Miller] came up with a concept where they can continue on with the T-800, but make the movie a whole new movie. I think the character was stuck in the future and was more like an ordinary guy who suddenly gets activated again.
Guerrasio: What went wrong with “Terminator Genisys?” Too much of the story getting in the weeds about the future and the past?
Remember, all movies, except the one when I was governor so I wasn’t in it, “Terminator” 3 and 5 made over $400 million worldwide, so those are huge grosses. We wish we had made $700 million or $800 million, but I think the key thing now is not to get stuck with the same timeline. I think what they are doing now with this one is basically to just take a few very basic characters, like Linda Hamilton’s character and my character, and dismiss everything else. Just move away from all these rules of the timeline and the other characters. It’s hard to come up with new ideas when you stay within that framework. And I think this time they are going to take the freedom of opening up and not tying themselves down to the timelines and the other characters.
Killing Gunther is coming to theaters and on demand on October 20th 2017
Source: METRO US and Business Insider UK