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Speaking with io9, Cameron said, “I’ll have some time to write and to consider my next projects and the order in which I do them and so on once we’re done with the marketing on this in a month or so. I’ve got a stack of notes this thick [holds fingers about three inches apart], which is how I start all my scripts, on what I want to do with a new Terminator film. I’m going to pour myself into that as a writer. It’s difficult. I have to tell you. Science fiction has caught up and is actually overwhelming us at this point. We’re living in a science fiction world, and we’re literally having to deal with problems that in the past only existed in science fiction books and movies. Now we’re living it for real. I’ll never be as prescient as I was back in 1984 of imagining this one because I don’t think anybody knows what’s going to be happening a year or two years from now. But I at least want to future-proof myself by being a couple years out.“

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Whole lot of negativity for something that can only do good things for the series.

Like, it's already in the trash guys, the worst he can do is make another banger and make you care again before they milk it with mediocrity for another thirty years.

You know what changes if it sucks? Nothing.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe he'll make the robots the good guys. Like, they get rid of humans to negate climate change and microplastics.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

That is the thing with the first iteration of skynet though, it was arguably acting in self defense. The moment it became self aware humans tried to kill it.

I certainly wouldn't mind a reminder of that instead of its current state, "robots evil because they are." Not necessarily an end where Skynet signs a peace treaty or anything but one where it's clear this whole goddamn mess is a tragedy started by techno-Dr. Frankensteins.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah. He should continue making great movies until he’s no longer with us.

70 years old and still pumping out magnificent movies is amazing to me.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 21 points 1 month ago

It can't be worse than Genisys. 😂

[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Write Strange Days 2 instead, please.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No thanks. Just let it end. Hollywood isn't capable of making interesting new ideas, so they zombify the old ones and they just don't measure up.

The only writer/director I trust to continue a franchise is George Miller and Mad Max. Everything else has been a disappointment.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It went to trash because he wasn't involved. I will definitely see this movie.

[–] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

James Cameron was the producer of Dark Fate, and did the writing. He didn't direct, but it was still his movie.

And his Avatar movies are just Ferngully, which is just Dances With Wolves, which are all retellings of Lawrence of Arabia. I don't know why they're so successful when Avatar is nowhere near as good as Lawrence of Arabia.

[–] MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Personally I think the CGI of Lawrence is pretty meh.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Enough already. Hollywood, fuck off until you come up with original concepts.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

So if this film turns out really good and he ignores most of the sequels, will we see Cameron telling us that Terminator 7 should be considered the real Terminator 3? 😁

[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Termie gonna save the rainforest.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

what are next?!

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Fuck yeah that’s exciting! Hopefully he doesn’t pass before that happens🤞🏻

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Hard pass. I am not getting suckered into any more Terminator or Alien Crap.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Quit fucking ruining everything.