Seriously? The 'Terminator' Franchise is Getting Rebooted?

When I saw the headlines yesterday that the the fifth Terminator movie, being referred to as Terminator 5, could be looking like a reboot of the franchise, I got confused and slightly annoyed.

I didn't mind the last installment of the Terminator franchise from McG... it was fun popcorn time.

But now the news is that they're calling this fifth film a reboot of the franchise, as it will be a first of a film trilogy.

At least that's what folks are surmising from the press release.

The lore of Terminator and Google, I mean Skynet, has been a very strong filament in our society.  The films have endured the test of time and we quote and regale the franchise time and time again.

Sure, some of the films in the franchise tested our senses and drove us back underground away from the films, but others, were just fun to watch and absorb.

So for the moment, I'm on the fence about rebooting this timeless classic.  But looking at the press release, I'm thinking the creative powers behind this new project could make it work.

But seriously, more reboots?  Sigh.  That's an entirely different thought process I won't go into here.  And I won't even begin to touch on the rumors and what not about who will be attached to star.  We'll let the actual subsequent news announcements (and not rumors or actors spouting how they want to be in somethig) sort that out.

press release:

    Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have jointly announced they will partner on a rebooted "TERMINATOR" movie, to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 26, 2015.

    The first in a stand-alone trilogy, "TERMINATOR" will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison of Skydance. Dana Goldberg and Paul Schwake of Skydance will serve as executive producers. Laeta Kalorgridis ("Avatar," "Shutter Island") and Patrick Lussier ("Drive Angry") are attached to write the screenplay.

    Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, "TERMINATOR" spanned 3 subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

    David Ellison most recently executive produced, along with his partners at Paramount, "World War Z," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" and "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol". A 5th installment of in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise is in active development, along with a 3rd film in the "G.I. Joe" franchise, among other films.

    Megan Ellison most recently produced the Academy Award®-nominated "Zero Dark Thirty," "The Master" and executive produced "Spring Breakers" via her Annapurna Pictures banner and has David O. Russell's "American Hustle," Spike Jonze's "Her," and Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher" set for release later this year.

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