Halcyon Holding Corp accepted the $29.5 million bid from, of all parties, the debtholder which pushed it into bankruptcy, Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor.
Lionsgate and Sony were the major players in the bidding war with Pacificor (which isn’t even a movie studio) and are currently negotiating with Pacificor for the go-ahead to develop any future movies.
No word just yet on whether or not this means Christian Bale will return (although it seems unlikely) in what was planned as the first of a trilogy storyline that began with TERMINATOR: SALVATION.
Read more on the behind the scenes auction action HERE.
It looks like Paramount Pictures has decided at least on a tentative release date for J. J. Abrams’ anticipated Untitled Star Trek Sequel as it stakes claim to the coveted pre-4th of July weekend of June 29, 2012.
By comparison, The rights for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (which was also recently auctioned off) nabbed $60 million so it’s probably a good bet Terminator rights will go for a much higher amount.
No word on how this might effect Christian Bale’s already reported 3 movie deal for the new Terminator trilogy they had been working on. Seems unlikely he would return but that doesn’t mean his contract couldn’t be included in the purchase (or does it?).
“expected anouncements of Terminators 5 and 6 have not come. Yet.”
Also:
Bale, who played a grown-up John Connor, confirmed that there has been no development on his end for a fifth Terminator.
“We’ve had no talks about it or discussions about it.”
Terminator Salvation took place in 2018, when Connor takes the lead in the human resistance while trying to come to terms with a new kind of cyborg who believes he is human. The film’s epilogue suggests that Connor will continue to lead the resistance in other parts of the world after destroying Skynet’s San Francisco headquarters.
They might be right. Seems like the studios have been hot to get a lot of the news re: sequels out a la Transformers, Deadpool, etc. but things have been a little quiet since ‘Terminator: Salvation’ hit theaters…
Source: ComingSoon.net
CHRISTIAN BALE on becoming involved with the Terminator franchise:
“I felt like the [Terminator] franchise was done… …I didn’t have an interest. Then I [heard an] idea that really was something good that could be told here. If that was going to happen then absolutely, I wanted to be on board.”
On his reaction to the final cut:
“This isn’t a movie that you sit down and watch as a personal 2AM viewing. It’s not something in which you sort of gaze into the human soul and speak to you that way. It’s a movie that’s meant to be watched with a lot of different people and get that common energy. Movies like this are much like sports. It’s that feeling of a common excitement throughout the theater.”
Source: ComingSoon.net
SAM WORTHINGTON on being a fan of the TERMINATOR movies:
“I reacquainted myself with it before we shot. I was maybe 14 or 15 when the second one came out, so I remember the liquid man because it was pretty revolutionary.”
On working with CHRISTIAN BALE:
“I find Christian extremely passionate and dedicated. People call him intense. I hate that f*ckin’ word. I hate it! He turns up, does his job, and it’s all about the story and the character. To work with a guy like that is actually a privilege.”
On his character in ‘TERMINATOR SALVATION’:
“…here’s a guy who wanted to die for his sins and the irony is that he wakes up and he can’t die. He’s stuck and his penance is to suffer, until he transforms and becomes a better human being.”
In other ‘STAR TREK’ updates; check out a new interview with original Spock, Leonard Nimoy, HERE.
‘STAR TREK’ is already confirmed for a sequel with J.J. ABRAMS confirmed to produce. Read more on that HERE.
Check out a new(er) ‘STAR TREK’ featurette with cast and crew HERE.
The J.J. ABRAMS directed remake hits theaters May 8th, 2009 and stars; John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, and Leonard Nimoy.
Source: FilmJournal.com
If you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming ‘TERMINATOR SALVATION’ movie then you are definitely going to want to check out a new interview with director McG.
McG on taking on the Terminator franchise:
“I wanted to be respectful and tell [original Terminator director] Jim [Cameron] that I intended to honor what he put into motion. And I believed him when he told me that he finished telling the story at the end of the second film. So I brought it to him that the story was still worth exploring because [Terminator Salvation] was about the future war between the machines and humanity.”
On what to expect from a followup sequel to Terminator Salvation:
“I strongly suspect the next movie is going to take place in a [pre-Judgment Day] 2011. John Connor is going to travel back in time and he’s going to have to galvanize the militaries of the world for an impending Skynet invasion.”
In addition to a load of more details on the above topics, McG also chats it up over why he chose Christian Bale as John Connor and his preference for practical special effects over CGI.
Source: SciFiWire.com
New STAR TREK movie right around the corner. LEONARD NIMOY talks all about it HERE. A few excerpts below.
Leonard Nimoy on what to expect from the new ‘STAR TREK’ movie:
“It’s a story that’s never been told. And I think it’s told very, very well.”
“The script really captures the essence of those characters and brings them together in a very entertaining, very exciting way.”
On ZACHARY QUINTO:
“I think very highly of Zack Quinto. I think he’s a very good actor. What I’ve seen of the movie, I think he does a wonderful job, as does the rest of the crew. I think they’re all very, very good in their roles.”
On ZACHARY QUINTO playing SPOCK:
“The Spock that he’s playing is a Spock that existed before the Spock that I played. He was younger, not quite so experienced, and therefore somewhat different.”
The J.J. ABRAMS directed remake hits theaters May 8th, 2009 and stars; John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin … Pavel Chekov, Eric Bana, and Leonard Nimoy.
In anticipation of the worldwide release of the motion picture Terminator Salvation, Twitter users will have the chance to join the human resistance against the machines in Sony Pictures Releasing International’s first-ever game created for the social networking platform…
As Paramount Pictures readies the May 8 release of its “Star Trek” franchise relaunch, the studio is moving forward with a sequel, and has hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to pen the screenplay.
J.J. Abrams, who directed and produced the latest chapter, is on board to produce the follow-up alongside his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk. No decision has been made yet on whether Abrams will return behind the camera for the sequel.
Source: MTV.com
LINDA HAMILTON on reprising her role in ‘TERMINATOR SALVATION’
“We are talking.”
On her possible role:
“I haven’t read [the script] yet. I don’t know what direction they will go in. My contribution would be voiceover.”
Click HERE to red the entire article and to find out why Linda turned down an offer to reprise SARAH CONNOR, in ‘T-3′.
And while you’re at it, check out the new Terminator viral marketing site HERE. Likely the first of many as we creep steadily closer to the TERMINATOR SALVATION announced release date of May 22nd, 2009. Be sure to leave your volume on.
TERMINATOR SALVATION will star CHRISTIAN BALE as resistance leader JOHN CONNOR. Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Helena Bonham Carter, Moon Bloodgood, Common and Jadagrace also star.
Source: ComingSoon.net
Warner Bros. Pictures, who have been taking the lead in viral marketing campaigns (THE DARK KNIGHT, WATCHMEN) and their never ending possibilities, have launched a new viral site for TERMINATOR SALVATION.
TERMINATOR SALVATION will star CHRISTIAN BALE as resistance leader JOHN CONNOR. Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Helena Bonham Carter, Moon Bloodgood, Common and Jadagrace also star.
TERMINATOR SALVATION has an announced May 22nd, 2009 release date.
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry’s widow who nurtured the legacy of the seminal science fiction TV series after his death, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry died of leukemia Thursday morning at her home in Bel-Air, said Sean Rossall, a family spokesman.
Roddenberry was involved in the “Star Trek” universe for more than four decades. She played the dark-haired Number One in the original pilot but metamorphosed into the blond, miniskirted Nurse Christine Chapel in the original 1966-69 show. She had smaller roles in all five of its television successors and many of the “Star Trek” movie incarnations, although she had little involvement in the productions.
She frequently was the voice of the Enterprise, and about two weeks ago she completed the same role for the upcoming J.J. Abrams movie Star Trek, Rossall said.
