James Cameron Says The TERMINATOR Franchise Will Explore The Relationship of Humans and AI After DARK FATE

When director Tim Miller and producer James Cameron started developing Terminator: Dark Fate they hoped that it would launch a trilogy of films. They already have an outline planned of where the story will go if they get to make the other two films, and in a recent interview with CinemaBlend, Cameron shared what those stories will explore.

He explains that the sequels explore the human relationship with artificial intelligence. This seems like the part of the story Cameron really hopes he gets to dive into:

“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.”

He went on to talk about the possible sequels, saying:

“And so I believe we've set that table and if, like I said, if we get the opportunity, we know where to take the story so that it doesn't become... I think you start simple and then you elaborate, and you can elaborate over a series of films. If they're made by the same people with the same intentions and the same philosophy, then there can be a kind of a story arc across multiple films. But that said, I think Dark Fate stands alone as a pretty good one-time story.”

I really enjoyed Terminator: Dark Fate and I hope the film has a successful run, because I would love for Cameron and Miller to get to tell the full story that they set out to tell in the trilogy. I like the concept that Cameron wants to explore and I’m curious to know how exactly that will play out and how things come to a resolution between humans and AI.

What do you all think about the direction that Cameron is looking to take the franchise after Dark Fate?

In case you missed it, you can read my review of Dark Fate here.