14 DAY TRIAL // With so little to go until “Terminator: Salvation” hits theaters, director McG is already thinking and talking sequels and cameos, much to the delight of fans worldwide. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick might all be making special appearances in the fifth installment of the successful franchise, McG told a breathless and eager audience at WonderCon 2009.
Speaking with FEARnet, the director revealed that he had showed Arnold “Terminator: Salvation” and had already got him to promise to think about doing a cameo in the fifth film. At the same time, he approached Patrick, who played the relentless T-100 in the second movie, with the same purpose and things were looking extremely promising, McG told the aforementioned e-zine.
“Arnold saw the movie two nights ago and I’m set to see him shortly. We’re gonna discuss what he wants to do, and to what degree he wants to be involved.” McG said of Schwarzenegger’s participation in the follow-up to “Salvation,” which is still just in a planning stage. Similarly, talks are underway to get Linda Hamilton on board as well, although her cameo might be more a voiceover than a genuine appearance for reasons that are well known to fans of the film, it has been revealed.
“I talk to Robert Patrick with great regularity. […] I like the idea in a prospective next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he’s a scientist that’s working on improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure juvenile diabetes and all these things that once again sound like good ideas – and once again live as an idealized expression of ourselves. So imagine seeing a sixty-year-old Robert Patrick and knowing, ‘Holy [expletive]! That’s gonna be the T-1000 – who comes back perfect, lean and the whole thing.’ I haven’t concluded that, but Robert and I had dinner the other night and talked about it. I made two movies with Robert Patrick, so I like him very much. And now he’s very heavily into motorcycle riding. He’s a really serious guy.” McG also told about bringing back one of the most deadly, yet charming, Ts that ever graced the silver screen.
As a side note, speculation about Schwarzenegger and Hamilton’s involvement in “Salvation” has also made the rounds and, if anything came out of it, the movie studio has done a wonderful job in keeping it under wraps. This is to say that, while what McG claims sounds almost too good to be true, it must be taken with a grain of salt, as this is one director who is known for often getting carried away when speaking with the fans, several movie-oriented publications are pointing out.
“Terminator: Salvation” hits theaters on May 22. For more details on T5, keep an eye on this space.
