TERMINATOR: Linda Hamilton Reveals Whether She'll Return As Sarah Connor In James Cameron's Reboot

TERMINATOR: Linda Hamilton Reveals Whether She'll Return As Sarah Connor In James Cameron's Reboot

Linda Hamilton is an iconic part of the Terminator franchise, and she's now revealed whether she plans to return as Sarah Connor in James Cameron's planned reboot of the franchise. Read on fo details...

By JoshWilding - Feb 21, 2024 07:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Movies
Source: Business Insider

After helming Deadpool, Tim Miller quickly became one of Hollywood's most in-demand filmmakers. When creative differences with Ryan Reynolds led to the filmmaker walking away from Fox's planned sequel, he set about rebooting the Terminator franchise alongside James Cameron, welcome news after the disastrous Terminator Genisys a few years prior.

Cameron publicly gave that movie his seal of approval, a decision he's since admitted regretting due to what a colossal disaster it ended up being. 

While Dark Fate received positive reviews from fans and critics alike, it didn't make the necessary impact at the box office. With only $62 million in North America and $261 million worldwide, the blockbuster was deemed a flop and put the iconic franchise back on the shelf.

Cameron, who helmed Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, has previously shared his hopes to do something new with the franchise, and revealed last year that he'd started writing a new movie which he's put on hold while waiting to see how A.I. shakes out. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger has previously said he's "done" with the franchise, noting that "I got the message loud and clear that the world wants to move on with a different theme when it comes to The Terminator." 

Now, Sarah Connor actress Linda Hamilton has shared similar sentiments, confirming she too has no interest in returning to the sci-fi series. 

"I'm done. I'm done. I have nothing more to say. The story's been told, and it's been done to death," she said, echoing Arnie's 2023 remarks. "Why anybody would relaunch it is a mystery to me. But I know our Hollywood world is built on relaunches right now."

As for the character's legacy, Hamilton added, "I truly feel like, and felt like, Sarah Connor is not an icon. She's a woman in hell. She makes some really bad choices. She's not a good mother, she's a good fighter!"

"So you sort of try to parse the details out and go 'Well, they respect her strength and her power, and I did create a warrior, but she's very imperfect. She's an imperfect person.' So it was hard to sort of come to terms with all that and then just go, 'Okay, I can accept it,' because I've heard it now for so many years, people actually treat me like I saved the future."

"If you could see how utterly hapless I am during my life and my daily life!" she concluded. "But it's pretty cute, and I have no complaints, it's delightful."

Hamilton first played Connor in 1984's Terminator and reprised the role in T2: Judgement Day seven years later. She then bid "Hasta la vista" to the franchise before agreeing to return alongside Schwarzenegger in 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate.

What are your hopes for Terminator moving forward?

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Forthas
Forthas - 2/21/2024, 8:01 AM
I agree with both Arnold and Linda it is time for them to move on however a reboot is not a bad idea. I don't understand what Cameron means by how AI shakes out. We won't really know for a few decades.
EarlChai
EarlChai - 2/21/2024, 12:01 PM
@Forthas - I mean, have you seen how long it takes him to make Avatar sequels? ;)
Forthas
Forthas - 2/21/2024, 12:10 PM
@EarlChai - Yes! But this man is not going to live forever he is probably in his mid 60's by now so its not like he has a lot of time.

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