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Skydance Partners With Netflix For New Terminator Anime Series

Well, it seems the horse isn’t dead after all folks, as Skydance (the studio behind Terminator Genisys and Dark Fate) is attempting once more to claw victory from the jaws of defeat, following the financial failure of the last two movies in the legendary science fiction franchise – which industry insiders, and financial experts alike, referred to as:

“Box office analysts say the movie’s poor opening is a reflection of complete IP failure. (Insiders at Paramount and Skydance don’t disagree.)”

THR

Many Terminator Fans believed that the franchise had finally given up the ghost following the lackluster performance of the sixth movie; which had been intended as the beginning of yet another trilogy attempt, but now it appears that Skydance have managed to persuade streaming giant, Netflix, into giving the franchise an animated overhaul via Japanese Anime studio Production I.G.

Variety states:

“As the project is still in the early stages, plot details are being kept under wraps. Netflix has partnered with Skydance on the series, with Skydance having produced the last two ‘Terminator’ films. The series is produced in partnership with Production I.G , who Netflix has had a production line deal with since 2018. Production I.G’s past anime credits include ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘B: The Beginning,’ and ‘Eden of the East.'”

Variety

The CEO of Production I.G stated that:

“I asked my long-time friend and colleague Mamoru Oshii what he thought about the idea of turning the ‘Terminator’ into an animated series. His response was ‘Ishikawa, are you out of your mind?’ At that instant, I was confident we should get onboard. As huge fans, our team at Production I.G is putting their heart and souls into creating this series. We hope fans will enjoy it!”

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa CEO of Production I.G

Netflix’s vice president of Japan and anime, John Derderian, said:

“The new animated series will explore this universe in a way that has never been done before. We can’t wait for fans to experience this amazing new chapter in the epic battle between machines and humans.”

John Derderian told Variety

The showrunner for the new series is Mattson Tomlin, Tomlin worked on the screenplay for the upcoming movie – “The Batman”.

“Anyone who knows my writing knows I believe in taking big swings and going for the heart, I’m honored that Netflix and Skydance have given me the opportunity to approach ‘Terminator’ in a way that breaks conventions, subverts expectations and has real guts.”

Mattson Tomlin

Could the new series wipe the slate clean and start again with new characters? Will it reinstate beloved characters or feature the future war in all its glory?
Do the studios plan to continue the Terminator: Dark Fate storyline in anime form in an attempt to circumvent the termination of the Skydance and Paramount trilogy?

Is this what the Terminator franchise always needed – a brand new visual approach to the untold, and untapped, resources of the Terminator mythos, or, is this just a case of David Ellison desperately trying to convince his investors that one outta three ain’t bad?

Are you excited to see the animated Terminator series?

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