July
26
Comic-Con: Reinventing Terminator
The trick with Terminator Salvation is that the setting has moved from contemporary L.A. into the post-apocalyptic future, when the adult John Connor (Christian Bale) is battling to save humans from extinction. So Charlie's Angels director McG, who many film buffs have questioned as the appropriate choice for this project, has been able to reinvent the look of the series, make it "darker and grittier," says production designer Martin Laing, who also designed City of Ember. He says James Cameron spent three hours with McG, and was "very supportive," as was one-time Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger, now California's governor.
And the rating? "McG will make the best movie," he says. "He's not constrained. It will be PG-13 or R; we're trying for PG-13."
BTW, re: Terminator and Dark Knight star Christian Bale: He will not be at The Con. He's still travelling for Dark Knight, in Japan. And he probably doesn't want to answer questions anyway. Someone from Warners who was in his Hotel Dorchester Room when he had his altercation with his mother said it was not a big deal. He has not gotten along with his family for some time. And he has not been charged with anything by the London police.
UPDATE: Look for my report on the panel and talk with McG.
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