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Exclusive Look Inside Terminator 4 Shows A New Wheel In Town

Look at this set photo from Terminator: Salvation. Is this John Connor's new BatPod? Or something more sinister? This is just one of the behind-the-scenes pics io9 just obtained. Click through for more pics, plus speculation about the nature of this wheeled beast. Spoilers ahead. More »

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A Closer Look At Our New Robot Foes From Terminator 4

The future of the human race is looking pretty grim in John Connor's world — especially with all the new-fangled robots director McG is populating the post-Judgment Day world with. We took a closer look at the trailer for Terminator Salvation, and examined each of the new robotic enemies humanity will have to face. Click through for your first real look at Harvesters, Hydrobots and the T-600. Spoilers ahead. More »

Terminator 4's Future Will Look Like Our World... But Different The official Terminator Salvation blog posted a little interview with Visual Effects Supervisor Charles Gibson. The effects master talks loosely about making the Skynet-dominated world a reality: "This film plays in an altered but plausible version of our world. We're primarily concerned with bringing the Terminator elements home, to make you believe this reality could be just around the corner. It's a very different sort of challenge." And he also gives us hints about shakey-cam moments with an insane pace. Hey, you had me at Connor in a Motorcycle chase. Terminator 4 set pic from VideoETA. [Beyond Judgment]

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Terminator And Star Trek Are The Yin And Yang Of Time Travel

Star Trek and Terminator often feature the same time-travel story: someone journeys back in time from the future. The only difference is, in Trek, our heroes are usually arriving from a shining paradise, while the Terminator franchise always shows people fleeing the shattered ruins of Earth. Whether they come from a dystopia or a utopia determines how our heroes view the past they arrive at. And, of course, both Terminator and Star Trek have big tentpole movies coming out next summer. Spoilers and speculation ahead. More »

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Leaked Terminator 4 Ending Is False, Says Director

That rumor we posted earlier today? About what happens to John Connor in Terminator 4? It's totally not true, says director McG in a new entry on his production blog. "By the way, there are only three people who know the ending," he says. And then he tries to change the subject with some info on the cyborgs that will, really and truly, be making Connor's life miserable in the new movie. Details after the jump. More »

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Batman's Area and McG's Manliness at the Warner Bros. Museum Party

io9 was on hand last night at Warner Bros. Studios, where their home video department shared plans for the studio's 85th anniversary celebration this year. They'll be focusing on superheroes, putting out a mega-collector's edition of Batman Begins, a Batman Anthology set, and some refreshes of other Batman and Superman DVDs. Check out our highlights from the event, which involve superhero crotches, fetish footwear, and a few minutes with Terminator Salvation director McG. More »

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Can Christian Bale Save Terminator 4?

Christian Bale will star in Terminator 4, aka Terminator: Salvation, several news sites are reporting. But will he play a Terminator? Or will he play John Connor, as AICN claims? Neither, says CHUD. Instead, he'll play a character who is "new to the Terminator mythos." That jibes with some other recent reports about the direction of the movie. More »