The Terminator will be after you again

Thursday, May 10, 2007

I found this pretty interesting and I agree, there is a lot more they could do with the Terminator franchise.

The beachhead of the venture is “Terminator 4,” which has a script by “T3″ writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris. Moritz Borman, the former CEO of Intermedia Films and exec producer of “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” will produce. Kubicek and Anderson will co-produce, and former PolyGram Films marketing president Peter D. Graves will be executive producer and oversee marketing of the picture.

Though no director or cast has yet been secured, “Terminator 4″ is being earmarked for a summer 2009 release. No deals have been made for distribution or financing, but there are pre-existing negotiating positions for MGM and Japanese distributor Toho Towa, each of whom was involved in “T3,” a film that grossed more $430 million worldwide.

“The Terminator franchise represents by far the most popular and successful franchise not owned by a major studio,” Kubicek said. “We see this global franchise as a cornerstone of Halcyon’s future business plans.”

The new backers see “T4″ as an attempt to reinvent the franchise with new cast and plotlines, ploys that worked for Batman and James Bond, and is being attempted with “The Incredible Hulk,” which has Edward Norton as its new star.

The “T4″ script, which has been kept under tight wraps, picks up with John Connor in his 30s leading what’s left of the human race against the machines. It is being seen as the start of a new trilogy.

“With ‘T3,’ we included many incidental details and plot points that, along with the main narrative, set the stage for an entirely new set of interrelated stories covering the future adventures of John Connor and the Terminators,” Borman said. “This new Terminator trilogy will build upon the already huge worldwide Terminator fan base.”

Variety

The problem with these franchise ideas is that they usually come too late. Look at how they tried to spin off Star Trek stuff on television and they waited too long. Deep Space 9, Voyager, and Enterprise din’t do very well. Then you look at the CSI stuff. They had a hit and BAM! they have three shows on the air at once.

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