In 2019, after almost three decades of Terminator 2: Judgment Dayits direct sequel hit theaters, Terminator: Dark Fate. This film had the blessing of james cameronsomething that previous films like Rise of the Machines (2003), salvation (2009) and Genisys (2015), they did not have.
This story takes place after sarah (Linda Hamilton), John (Edward Furlong) and the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stopped the Doomsday After sweeping the facilities of Cyberdyne Systemsthose responsible for the creation of artificial intelligence, sky net. John and Sarah thought it was over, but years later a T-800 fulfilled its mission and killed Connor. Later, a time traveler named Grace appears to protect a young woman, destined to be the leader of the rebellion against the machines. It happens that the timeline was modified with the death of John and although the future has changed, the destination remains dark.
Terminator: Dark Fate featured the return of Arnold and Linda in his iconic roles, he also added Mackenzie Davis, Natalie Reyes, gabriel moon Y Diego Bonet. The script was in the hands of David Goyer, Justin Rhodes Y Billy Ray in a history treatment of the previous two, as well as franchise creator James Cameron, Charles Eglee and Josh Friedman.
The film directed by Tim Miller (Deadpool 2) received positive reviews, which highlighted that the franchise had returned to its essence and that it left the way ready for more. Contrary to all this was the collection. Dark Fate was unprofitable, grossing $261 million at the box office and losing more than $120 million. This situation became the cancellation of the trilogy what was planned
Recently Tim Miller was in the San Diego Comic-Con 2022. During an interview, the director confessed that he felt a Hard hit for his Terminator movie, as he thought he was doing a great job that was going to work.
“I went in with the belief that if I made a good movie that I wanted to see, I would do well. And I was wrong. It was one of those fucking eureka moments in a bad way because the movie fell apartTim confessed.
Many fans thought the same as Miller. Dark Fate is good material, although it will not surpass T2, had the potential to develop a totally new and fresh story for the franchise. Cameron is currently busy with the avatar sequelsbut it will be that at some point he wants to return to Terminator, only time will tell.
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Terminator: Dark Fate: its director talks about the blow he suffered from the film’s box office failure