The Terminator is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and franchise creator James Cameron is teasing that for the series to stay relevant, it will need to grow beyond the classic characters and iconography. The Terminator kicked off a franchise that includes the superior sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and a vast array of sequels that vary in quality, but all fans tend to agree don’t match the first two films. The franchise iconography includes characters like John Connor, his mother, Sarah, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator character. These have been vital parts of The Terminator franchise for 40 years, but James Cameron thinks that they need to change.
James Cameron hints that the future Terminator movie will move beyond familiar characters, saying the filmmakers must avoid alienating new audiences. Read More