![]() ![]() “There have been a whole series of films-the recent Star Trek films, Alita, Tron: Legacy-that make $400 million and are deemed failures, and this is just going to be another one of those. “The last three installments all made around $400 million, and based on first weekend grosses this is right in line with that,” he says. Screenwriter Rafael Jordan warns that needlessly bloated budgets are placing unrealistic expectations on sci-fi movies. ![]() Over-the-top action scenes aren’t just eye-rolling, they’re also expensive. “And when you make it evil robots from the future in sort of a superhero milieu, it just doesn’t work. “To my mind, the power of those movies comes from the juxtaposition of these creepy robots from the future set against this completely believable everyday reality,” he says. This is a film that was forged in fire,” Cameron said.Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy host David Barr Kirtley agrees that the cargo plane sequence was silly, and stands in sharp contrast to the sense of realism captured in the franchise’s best installments, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And to me, the cutting is really an extension of the writing.”Ĭameron also opened up about butting heads with Miller, saying there were many disagreements over editing choices. “The blood is still being scrubbed off the walls from those creative battles. But I was very involved in the writing and I was very involved in the cutting of the film. I’ve yet to physically meet the new cast because I never went to the set. The Oscar winner clarified, “I never went to the set. I continued in that process up to about two and a half months ago when we locked picture.” I’m an editor myself, so I gave notes that were both broad, and very specific. “I felt there were a lot of pathways that were taken that were unnecessary. “ It wasn’t a slam-dunk at the time,” Cameron explained. ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Review: An Improved Season 2 Widens the Netflix Anthology’s Universe, but Not by MuchĬameron served as a producer on “Dark Fate,” but the filmmaker previously admitted to CinemaBlend that Miller’s rough cut was “pretty rough” and “pretty long,” inspiring Cameron to work with producer David Ellison to forge a new cut for release. The last film in the franchise was released in 2019, and made over $261 million in worldwide box office returns, a major downturn from the previous entry, 2015’s “Terminator Genisys,” which made over $440 million. The film also marked star Linda Hamilton’s return to the franchise. “Dark Fate” served as a direct sequel to “The Terminator” and “T2: Judgement Day,” both directed by James Cameron. “It was one of those f**king Eureka moments in a bad way, because the movie tanked.” And I was wrong,” Miller told audiences during Collider’s Directors on Directing Hall H San Diego Comic-Con panel this past weekend (via ScreenRant). “I went in with the rock-hard nerd belief that if I made a good movie that I wanted to see, it would do well. ![]() After skyrocketing to success with “Deadpool,” director Tim Miller followed his “rock-hard nerd belief” to helm a reboot for the “Terminator” franchise with 2019’s “ Terminator: Dark Fate.” While the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring franchise installment was a labor of love for Miller, he admits that his own desires for what he wanted to see on the big screen weren’t enough to make it a hit with other audiences. ![]()
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