SAN DIEGO BԪַ Leave the kids at home, BԪַTerminator: Dark FateBԪַ is getting an R-rating.
Director Tim Miller told the audience at San Diego Comic-Con that it wasnBԪַt always going to be the plan, but the fans demanded it. The panel that kicked off the fan convention Thursday morning may also have gotten the same rating with the number of expletives thrown around by Miller.
Arnold Schwarzenegger even won $20 because Miller said one particular word more than 5 times.
BԪַIt was 10,BԪַ Schwarzenegger said. BԪַI counted.BԪַ
Would you expect any less from the director of BԪַDeadpoolBԪַ?
Miller and Schwarzenegger were joined by Linda Hamilton, who is reprising her role as Sarah Connor, franchise newcomer Mackenzie Davis and other cast members on the Hall H stage.
This latest film fully ignores the events of the last Terminator movie, BԪַTerminator: Genisys,BԪַ with Emilia Clarke which bombed with audiences and critics in 2015. Instead BԪַDark FateBԪַ picks up where James Cameron left off with BԪַTerminator 2: Judgment DayBԪַ in 1991.
Warning: Rated R.
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Producer David Ellison even told Miller that he didnBԪַt do Terminator as well as heBԪַd wished the first time around with BԪַGenisysBԪַ and wanted to try again.
Part of the strategy to BԪַget it rightBԪַ involved bringing Cameron back to produce.
Cameron chimed in via a live broadcast from the set of the BԪַAvatarBԪַ sequels. He said he would have liked to have been in San Diego to kick off the 50th Comic-Con , but that he had to keep working.
BԪַEverybodyBԪַs always whining about how long itBԪַs taking BԪַAvatarBԪַ to get done,BԪַ Cameron said.
His requirements for a new BԪַTerminatorBԪַ film started and stopped with wanting to make sure Schwarzenegger came back. It wasnBԪַt a problem, since Schwarzenegger himself said heBԪַs addicted to these films.
BԪַBԪַTerminatorBԪַ was the movie that really launched my action movie career,BԪַ Schwarzenegger said.
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Then there was the Sarah Connor question. For Cameron and many fans, Hamilton is the one true Sarah. He sent her a BԪַlong rambling email with a lot of reasons why she should do it and a lot of reasons why she shouldnBԪַt.BԪַ
The main point in the BԪַpro column,BԪַ Cameron said, is that people love her as this character.
BԪַThe character is the same but time changes everything,BԪַ Hamilton said. BԪַI felt there was a world of richness I could explore and then rock it as a woman of a certain age.BԪַ
Although the 62-year-old actress is in full fighting shape in the footage and trailers, Hamilton said she didnBԪַt worry too much about getting back to her BԪַT2BԪַ self.
BԪַOne day I woke up and realized I can no longer worry about being what I was because I am so much more than what I was,BԪַ she said. BԪַThe richness of my life experience is only going to enrich the character I play.BԪַ
But her 32-year-old co-star Davis still conceded that Hamilton would definitely win in a fight. Hamilton agreed.
BԪַMackenzie is stronger and younger, but IBԪַm meaner,BԪַ Hamilton said with a smile.
Edward Furlong is also returning to play John Connor again.
The audience greeted the action-packed footage with enthusiasm, which reached a crescendo when Sarah Connor debuted on screen.
BԪַTerminator: Dark FateBԪַ opens in theatres Nov. 1 and Comic-Con runs through Sunday.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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