The Terminator franchise, a key part of the holy trinity of 80’s Sci-Fi/Action franchises along with Alien and Predator, is sure to always elicit several reactions. First, excitement…we always want more regardless of how much we’ve had. Second, skepticism. Let’s be honest, none of the aforementioned franchises are batting close to 1000 at this point. Last, rabid curiosity, when the slightest morsel of information is released regarding an upcoming iteration of one of these icons fans will demand every single tidbit of info they can get. Take those emotions and ramp them up tenfold whenever the original filmmaker is involved.
This is all exactly why I am writing at this very moment. James Cameron, the man himself, sat down with THR to talk about his upcoming documentary OceanXplorers which will air on NatGeo. At one point in the conversation Cameron was questioned about the upcoming anime series on Netflix, Terminator Zero. Cameron was, in my opinion, somewhat dismissive saying “It looks interesting”, and going on to point out that he has nothing to do with it, similar to The Sarah Connor Chronicles a short lived TV Series that aired on Fox. To his credit Cameron did seem genuinely interested to find out what they did with the world he created, but also seemed a bit concerned they’d accidentally happen upon something he was planning to do in the future, saying:
“I’m working on my own ‘Terminator’ stuff right now. It’s got nothing to do with that. Like with ‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles,’ they occasionally touched on things I had been playing with completely independently. So there’s some curiosity there. It’s not a burning curiosity, but, obviously, it’d be nice to see it succeed.”
Yeah…it’s a bit thin, I’m sure he’s always working on 100 things at any given time so this has no guarantee of a project that will see the light of day. Still, someone like Cameron is measured and wouldn’t mention it unless it was something he planned to pursue. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m surprising less then excited at the prospect. I think they’d have to do something really radical and compelling to pull me back into the fold. I’m happy to go back and watch the first two until that happens.
Honestly, given his love of the ocean and the fact that it holds endless unexplored mystery I’m shocked that he hasn’t re-visited The Abyss, or at least developed another project dealing with the horrors of the deep.
