Now this is nothing concrete but it is something to worry about…
According to a source close to Annapurna Pictures the next Terminator movie will apparently take place before John or Sarah Connor ever existed… a prequel to The Terminator (1984).
Arnold Schwarzenegger will play a man close to the Connor Family (Sarah Connor’s parents). He is supposedly going to play a human and due to his success in protecting the family SkyNet will place his face on the Terminator sent back to 1984.
The movie will be set in the 1940s/50s and Arnold Schwarzenegger will play a man who uses antique weapons to protect the Connor family from… The Terminator.
Closely attached to this rumor is the fact that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is in talks to sign a deal to play a character which will be the biggest of his career to date and a major role; most likely a Terminator. His character is said to do battle with Schwarzenegger.
So according to this rumor Terminator Fans are going to have a Terminator which could be the fucking ‘Rock’ sent back to the fucking 40s to fight a human Arnold Schwarzenegger to protect Sarah Connor’s family who never even mentioned anything to her about some thing from the future that tried to kill her family in the past.
This isn’t April Fool’s and this sounds horrific. Apparently there are a few different versions of this movie that they have to decide to go with, they are going for a loop but a loop that goes back to the first movie in a different way than Kyle Reese going back through time.
The idea sounds bizarre and could alienate fans who wanted to see the original Terminator back to his original business but no,- if Arnold does come back as a farmer with an old shotgun to battle with the Rock this could be the most embarrassing Terminator sequel to date.
It could be a red-herring, it could be someone pulling our leg but if this is true… then everything The Terminator Fans have pleaded for and demanded has been ignored.
This leak may also suggest an older version of the movie which was planned but scrapped. Maybe that script rewrite they talked about?
One thing’s for sure… this project gets staler the longer the wait goes on.
Examiner.com reporter Michael Essany reports:
“But a role in T5 could become Johnson’s biggest role to date.
A source close to the project says one idea being considered for the film could throw fans of the Terminator franchise for a loop. According to the scenario outlined, T5 may be a prequel set in the days of Sarah Connor’s parents, marking the first time terminators have been sent back in time to kill a character that existed before both John and Sarah Connor.
Incredibly, Schwarzenegger may not play the role of a machine in the next film, but a potentially heroic human figure in or close to the Connor family. One theory is that Schwarzenegger’s remarkable ability to protect the Connor family in the 1940s or 1950s with antiquated weaponry by today’s standards ultimately inspired the machines to develop a terminator in his likeness that was eventually sent to 1984 when Sarah Connor was first targeted for termination.
Although this is purely speculation, the source contends, don’t be surprised if T5 is dramatically unlike anything you’ve seen from the film franchise before.
All we know for certain is that if The Rock signs on the dotted line to do battle with Arnold in the 5th and potentially final Terminator film of the Schwarzenegger era, it could very well be the biggest blockbuster of both Schwarzenegger’s and Johnson’s film careers.
Calls to Johnson’s representatives were not immediately returned. For now, neither the film’s production company or rumored T-5 stars have confirmed plans for The Rock to appear in T-5. “
How do you feel about this news?
Does this excite you or switch you off? Would you be angry if you didn’t get the future war movie you longed for? Or are you excited for a 1940’s blood bath with The Rock trying to kill a human Schwarzenegger?
Please let us know by commenting below.
13 Comments
Noooooooo!!!!!!!
Me Mukhammed Ibragimov ! Мay be I’ll be in the movie Terminator 5
I don’t know how I feel about this. Having Arnie as a human makes sense given his age, but to put the Rock in the terminators shoes :s and set it in the 40’s ….meh! Human Arnie vs CGI terminator Arnie’s, set after T2, that I could live with.
Fuck that!
We really wanted a T-800 CSM-101 that had aged and had been running its powercell for a long while; as discussed in our article “Terminator: The Aging Process” (search google for it). If a Terminator has living tissue then that tissue can FU&%iNG AGE! People wanted Arnold back as a bad Terminator in a post-apocalyptic backdrop. Arnold Schwarzenegger playing a man in a Terminator movie seems logical to some but to others it’s a travesty when he still looks good enough to play a machine at least one last time.
The Rock starring in the movie also gives the faint smell of yet more FF alumni and that ain’t a good smell, it wreaks of Justin Lin popcorn fodder crap and early ideals of what an investment company wanted for a Terminator movie. If this movie is set in the 1940’s/50s era it’s trying to be different but also it comes at a price of again ignoring the fans. The idea also sounds pretentious. The news does sound unbelievable and we hope it’s BS.
Arnold Schwarzenegger being a human protector is nothing more than re-hashing T2 and T3 again except Arnold will feel pain this time around so he’ll clench his teeth and make stupid noises throughout the entire movie like he’s constipated and trying to have a giant shit on the set… if he is a human filmmakers will also attempt to do homage scenes with Arnold acting like the Terminator even though his character is just a man.
Arnold as human= not what TheTerminatorFans.com wanted but when do Terminator Fans ever get what they want anyway?
Being a fan of Terminator is like being a fan of a bad restaurant that you eat at all the time even though they serve shit food and give you the shits; it’s comfortable and familiar so you put up with it.
Look’s like “IT” (THE TERMINATOR) won’t be back at all.
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God I hope they don’t go with that idea or seriously considered it. If that was the case, I’d rather see it when it comes out on dvd. they should continue where T4 left off.
It makes no sense at all. Why would SkyNet place Arnold’s face on a terminator in 1984 to go kill a person(Sarah Connor) who wouldn’t recognize the face? The plot you mentioned makes the assumption that the reason why SkyNet would place human Arnold’s face on a terminator would be because he could easily get close to Sarah and kill her due to his face being a friendly, familiar one.
Well, as we all know, Sarah didn’t know who or what he was, and it’s not like he cared anyway. He killed two Sarah Connors before he even found the one he was after. This is an idiotic plot.
SERIOUSLY
Noooooooooooooooo I hop this is a joke, if its true, then the Terminator is truly Terminated for me.. I want Arnold back as the Terminator!!! Yes he’s older, but he can still pull it off. Him as a good or bad terminator, possiable in the future war as james camreon hinted.
hell no. that is that stupidest idea i’ve heard for the Terminator franchise. give us the future war we have longed for ffs.
The younger Version of Arnold as a Terminator to fight the rock should be played by Roland Kickinger as he looks like Arnold
Hiiiii. Maria with son from Sweden. Do the filmindustry, people that make´s the concept, has a brain…..at all??? Sorry. We are all disapponinted about this. We all wanna see what happens after The Salvation!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even thoe maybe Mr Schwarzenegger has got much to do. All respect to him. BUT, we wanna see him in this Movie, continue after Salvation. Listen to us fans. Pleeeeeease. Hug from Maria and Johnny Sweden.
We all know that…..consider the Terminator fans knows, that it won´t be soooo good. All the respect also to the one´s that make Movies. Editor´s to directors. All the way. Still, it is we fans that is gonna see the films on Movies or dvd:s.
Hope God is with Mr Arnold. Looking forward to see him among other Movies….this one. My son especially.
Mummy Maria and son Johnny