James Cameron has confirmed that Terminator 6 will ignore every sequel except for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter alongside director Tim Miller, Cameron outlined his vision for the new movie, and he wants to make it clear to everyone that, basically, the dodgy Terminator sequels don't exist.
"This is a continuation of the story from Terminator 1 and Terminator 2. And we're pretending the other films were a bad dream. Or an alternate timeline, which is permissible in our multi-verse," he explained.
"This was really driven more by [Tim] than anybody, surprisingly, because I came in pretty agnostic about where we took it. The only thing I insisted on was that we somehow revamp it and reinvent it for the 21st century."
Miller added: "The [first] films are more relevant today than they were when he made them. A lot of it seems like prognostication because it's coming to be – the world we live in right now."
As well as bringing back Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 6 will also mark the return of Linda Hamilton to the franchise – something that excites Miller, who also joked about a possible nemesis.
"As strong a character as she was, as meaningful as she was to gender and to action stars everywhere, I think it's going to make a huge f**king statement to have her be the really seasoned warrior that she's become," he enthused.
"Which is why we're bringing Liam Neeson in as the bad guy. And she is going to kick his ass."
We'd watch that.
Terminator 6 is expected to be the start of a new trilogy if Cameron gets his way, with the new movie hitting cinemas on 26 July, 2019.
