New ‘Terminator’ Sequel Adds ‘Hunger Games’ Writer Billy Ray, New Character Details Emerge
Against all odds, theTerminatorfranchise is being kept alive thanks to producerJames Cameron. The crippled sci-fi film series now has a home at 20th Century Fox, and Cameron is hoping to spark thebeginning of a newTerminatortrilogy, complete with original starsArnold SchwarzeneggerandLinda Hamiltonreprising their roles as the T-800 killing machine and Sarah Connor respectively.
The newTerminatorsequel already had a team of writers on board that includedDavid Goyer(Man of Steel),Justin Rhodes(Green Lantern Corps.),Charles Eglee(Dark Angel) andJosh Friedman(Avatar 2), but now they’ve added another writer to the process.The Hunger GamesandCaptain PhillipswriterBilly Rayhas been brought on board to give the script one final polish. While we don’t know the story of this newTerminatorsequel yet, some details on a couple new characters have emerged.
Varietyannounced the news of Billy Ray joining the writing team for what will be the sixth film in theTerminatorfranchise. However, much likethe forthcoming Halloween sequelfrom David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, this newTerminatoris supposed to be a direct sequel toTerminator 2: Judgment Day, effectively ignoring all the disappointing sequels that followed.
Though the story is still under wraps,Tracking Board reporter Jeff Sneiderrecently took to Twitter to deliver some details about a couple new characters. Reportedly producer James Cameron and directorTim Millerare looking for an 18-year old Mexican actress to play a young female lead by the name of Dani Ramos. They’re also on the lookout for a Latin actor with fighting and stunt experience to play the new villain. Why are Hispanic actors specifically being sought? Well, aside from adding some diversity to theTerminatorfranchise, apparently the story might be set in Mexico City.
While I have little interest in seeing theTerminatorfranchise revived, having James Cameron directly involved certainly helps. Plus, with someone likeDeadpooldirector Tim Miller behind the camera, we might finally see some innovation brought to a film series that desperately needs it. Of course, we’ve seen severalTerminatorsequels planned down the road before, only to have them fall apart. But if James Cameron can get fourAvatarsequels together, then getting three moreTerminatorsequels shouldn’t be a problem. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
