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James Cameron, writer and director of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, has been talking about his feelings about McG's upcoming fourth movie in the series, Terminator: Salvation and - while he may be trying to be supportive - there's something about his comments that don't give us the greatest amount of hope for next summer's slice of robotic dystopia.
Writing to Ain't It Cool, Cameron clarified his (lack of) connection with the new movie:
There's been some discussion at AICN and elsewhere of me rescinding my so-called blessing of T4 and that's not the case. The truth is there never was a blessing to rescind, and there's been some kind of misunderstanding between me and McG, perfectly innocent I believe. He asked me in a phone call when I was shooting in New Zealand earlier this year if I would be a supporter and creative participant in the new film. I said sure, send me the script and I'll give you my thoughts. And I warned him that free advice is usually worth what you pay for it. For whatever reason I never got the script and to date I haven't seen a foot of film other than what everybody's seen in the trailer, which is not enough to form an opinion. So I have zero basis for supporting or dissing the film. As I said in an interview, for all I know it could be a masterpiece or it could be a big steaming pile. I think all people heard was the steaming pile part and concluded I was against the film, which I'm not.
But while he hasn't seen any more than we have, he's feeling optimistic about the movie. Why? The presence of Sam Worthington, who also stars in his own Avatar:
He's nobody's fool when it comes to material, and has absolutely the lowest bullshit quotient of anyone I know, and he has repeatedly told me that he reckons the film is going to be good. I know him to be very critical (in a healthy way) of his own work, and an actor who always aspires to excellence, so I know he wouldn't praise the film if he didn't feel it.
Obviously I can't give my blessing (whatever that means anyway ) to the film completely blind. But I'm predisposed to be supportive based on Sam's involvement and his judgment, because I believe in him. So there you have it. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that it's not a steaming pile.
Well, we were doing great until you mentioned the steaming pile again, James...
James Cameron Clarifies His Thoughts On The Film [Ain't It Cool]
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