Arnold Schwarzenegger IS the Terminator. The first two films contributed significantly to the legendary status of the franchise and the actor. But Arnie can’t be enthusiastic about the development the series has taken. One film in particular pisses him off.
Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t stand Terminator: Salvation at all
Meanwhile the Terminator is It is impossible to imagine cultural memory without it. Of course, we also owe that to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was very satisfied with at least the first three parts and called them “great“. However, he has a lot to complain about in the last three films.
Because Terminator 5: Genisys and Terminator: Dark Fate “just weren’t well written“, Arnold Schwarzenegger even completely finished the franchise. But He obviously found it really terrible Terminator Salvation with Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. Schwarzenegger, who was still working as governor of California at the time, can only be seen as a computer-generated replica.
According to the actor and governor, his dislike for Part 4 is not even because the participants didn’t try. Arnie explained to Collider in the year 2012 regarding Terminator 4:
The last one was terrible. He really tried, not that they didn’t try, with the acting and everything. He missed the chance.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has also reiterated on at least one other occasion (on the Good Morning America podcast) that Terminator Salvation wasn’t the best. By the way, Christian Bale, who plays John Connor and also found his own film rather modest (via: Far Out), also shares the same opinion.
This is also interesting:
What’s next for the Terminator series? This is currently still up in the air. Arnie doesn’t actually want to shoot another part, but James Cameron already has a few ideas in his drawer. After all, the AI topic is more current than ever, but for a successful rebirth of the series you would probably have to “specific iconography overboard” throw.