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James Cameron made a big name in the film industry way beforeAvatar(2009) got crowned as the highest-grossing movie of all time in cinema history. His films likeAliens,Titanic, andThe Terminator,all attest to the fact that the Canadian filmmaker’s career had always been a massive success right from the start.
WithAvatar2 having finally been released after more than a decade, the director is all about sequels and reboots as he hinted at the possible revival of theTerminatorfranchise as well. Although nothing is one hundred percent certain with regard to it, James Cameron does seem to be considering the idea quite seriously. But while he might be keen on doing aTerminatorreboot, the audience on the other hand seems to be more horrified at the prospect than excited.
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James Cameron Talks About A PossibleTerminatorReboot
James Cameronhelmed the very firstTerminatorproject back in 1984 withArnold Schwarzeneggerleading the film as the titular cyborg assassin along with Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. After the success ofThe Terminator, Cameron then directed the sequel titledTerminator: Judgement Day,which too, ended up being a colossal hit.
Ever since the 1991 sequel, however, Cameron hasn’t shepherded any otherTerminatorfilms. But he did have a hand in aspects like screenplay and production in the franchise’s other projects likeTerminator Genisys(2015) andTerminator: Dark Fate(2019). Unfortunately enough, none of the other movies afterJudgement Dayproved to be up to the mark. Recently though, Cameron sparked up rumors about the possibility of rebooting the franchise through a brand-new movie.
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Speaking about artificial intelligence and its utilization in his projects on theSmartless Podcast, theAvatardirector hinted at the possibility of aTerminatorreboot.
“If I were to do another Terminator film and maybe try to launch that franchise again, which is in discussion, but nothing has been decided. I would make it much more about the AI side of it than bad robots gone crazy.”
While this isn’t a sure-shot thing as Cameron pointed out it’s only“in discussion”at the moment, people are still terribly convinced that aTerminatorreboot would be a recipe for disaster.
Fans React Bitterly to the Idea of ATerminatorReboot
The first two films in the franchise were, to put it simply, epic. Both of them were received monumentally well by critics and audiences alike. But the films that followedJudgement Dayended up disappointing fans instead as they failed to match the excellence of the first two parts, let alone surpass them. So, when Cameron brought up the conversation about a possible reboot by putting together a newTerminatorfilm, people weren’t thrilled about it in the least.
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While some are straight up refusing to encourage the idea, others are pointing out how the franchise has been dead for years now so it’d be much better to not tamper with it anymore. People are literally begging theTrue Lies filmmaker to“leave it alone”instead of exploiting the franchise to no end for the prospect of more money.
Please no – dark fate & genesis were terrible films. There is no appetite to pay good money to see another failed attempt to reboot the terminator franchise
— ✈️Big Phil – 🇬🇧 British Patriot (@UK88_)August 03, 2025
https://twitter.com/VintageSRKian/status/1605301627262750720
https://twitter.com/JayGibbs_/status/1605301239264296960
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man – the ultra-rich can drum up work with zero creativity or effort…
— Lumpy_Space_Prince (@LumpySpaceTim)July 21, 2025
https://twitter.com/las3rd4nk/status/1605301851812900864
Even the mere possibility of rebooting theTerminatorfranchise is more than enough to incite the worst reactions from fans. Safe to say if the director turns this into reality, he probably won’t garner much support for it. However, it is worth noting that Cameron had the reins for only the first two movies after which the franchise started off on its slow yet steady demise. So if he does make a newTerminatorfilm, maybe the audience won’t be let down after all.
TheTerminatorseries is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.
Source:Culture Cravevia Twitter
Khushi Shah
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With a prolific knowledge of everything pop culture and a strong penchant for writing, Khushi has penned over 700 articles during her time as an author at FandomWire.An abnormal psychology student and an fervent reader of dark fiction, her most trusted soldiers are coffee and a good book.
