James Cameron Is Writing a New TERMINATOR Movie, but Is Waiting to See How AI Shakes Out Before Finishing It
James Cameron has been writing a new Terminator movie, and it is heavily inspired by AI. In fact, before he finishes it, he wants to see how things play out with AI in the real world before he finishes his script.
Cameron revealed this update on a new Terminator movie during a recent appearance at the Dell Tech World conference. He’s been working on the script for about three months. It’s actually exciting to learn that Cameron is actually writing the next Terminator movie! For this franchise to move forward successfully, he would have to be heavily creatively involved. No one else has been able to pull it off.
Cameron previously revealed that discussions were underway about him continuing the sci-fi action franchise. He said: “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.”
He also expanded on what future sequels would entail, saying:
“I feel like one of my major motivations on this film or coming back to the, hopefully franchise, was to explore the human relationship with artificial intelligence. I don't feel we did that in Dark Fate. I feel that we set the stage or we set the table for that exploration, and that exploration would take place in a second film and a third film. And we know exactly where we're going to take that idea. What we wanted to get in the first movie was this idea that it's just going to keep happening. The names will change, but the basic conflict is going to continue to take place until it gets resolved one way or the other.”
The filmmaker previously shared his thoughts on AI:
"Well, I'm not 'afraid' but I'm certainly pretty concerned about the potential for misuse of A.I. I think A.I. can be great, but also it could literally be the end of the world. You talk to all of the A.I. scientists — and I know a bunch of them — and every time I put my hand up at their seminars or something, they just start laughing. 'Oh, that's the Skynet Guy, sure, we really want to hear from you.' The point is that no technology has ever not been weaponized. And do we really want to be fighting something smarter than us that isn't us on our own world? I don't think so."
He went on to say that it’s possible the machines have already taken over:
"Look, an A.I. could've taken over the world and already be manipulating it, and we just don't know because it would have control over all of the media and everything. And what better explanation for how absurd everything is right now. Because nothing makes a damn bit of sense to me, I don't know about you."
I’m actually excited to see what kind of Terminator story Cameron will tell with AI taking center stage in the story. It definitely a natural progression for the franchise. What are your thoughts on Cameron’s plan for the next Terminator movie?