Is a Terminator 5 even possible? (spoilers for previous installments)

Terminator 5 bringing back Sarah Connor

Posted by Jon Peters on Aug 29, 2011 in News


Even though Arnie is doing The Last Stand and director Justin Lin will be doing Fast and Furious 6 next, both for 2013, that hasn’t stopped Lin from discussing his post-Fast film: Terminator 5. In an interview with MovieHole, Lin has expressed keen interest in bringing back Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who was killed by a disease in between T2 and Rise of the Machines.
“Sarah Connor is such a big part of the franchise, you know. Yeah, I mean I’ve always been surprised how in part 3 she was just like… It was like one line and she was gone. And I think that you know if the right version, if you go back to the thematic drives of the first one especially, I think that’s a way to be able to reengage with that franchise. I think the great thing about this franchise is you have… You can actually have different canons because you have the element of time travel. So, there’s a way of kind of respecting all the works but also able to create a new time line.”

Justin Lin found a way to make Arnold not too old for Terminator

Oct 8, 2011



One of the many issues with Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was that Arnold was just too old to play the Terminator again. McG was able to include the actor by using CGI to add Arnold’s face from the original film to make him look young. However, Arnold himself will be returning in Terminator 5, but he’s also approaching 65. That won’t be an issue for The Expendables 2 or his role in The Last Stand, but it does make one wonder how much of a role he would have in the next Terminator film.
Well, Justin Lin, who recently dropped the project for The Fast and The Furious 6 (here), has revealed to LA Times he has found a way to make that a non-issue:
“There is a way to do that. I don’t want to give anything away but I have a very clear idea thematically and arc-wise where we can go. Again, it’s been just great to throw that around with James and Arnold. Is time our enemy? Well, there is a ticking clock but anytime anything goes into development — with the state of filmmaking and the way films get made — you’re always fighting for more time. The biggest enemy is rushing things. I don’t think it should be rushed. Creatively, it will come when it comes. Passion is always the currency and it’s the thing that will create momentum. If that’s not there you shouldn’t do it. Obviously, there’s a lot of money involved and with that money the clock is going to keep ticking.”
While he couldn’t give anything away, there’s already ways Anrold’s age can be worked around. If you don’t remember, there was a featurette for Terminator 3 disc that featured Arnold as General that will use his appearance for the Terminator model. That could be expanded upon in this film. But that’s only speculation. One thing we can take from this is that Lin is very passionate about the franchise despite him recently dropping the film. However, there’s still plently of time for him to do the next The Fast and The Furious films, and Terminator 5 before the rights revert back to James Cameron.