UPDATE: Tomorrow the official** Terminator: Genisys** trailer breaks (ie not a Lego version) and to get the internet primed and ready, Paramount has unleashed this teaser. It offers a glimpse at Judgment Day, a first look at Arnie's T-800 and a nice line in the mimetic poly-alloy menace of Terminator 2: Judgment Day's T-1000. Click below to watch it.
After the first imagery from the film broke, we wondered when the official Terminator: Genisys promotional campaign would begin to gear up. Turns out that’s today, as the “living” poster for the film, featuring a grinning T-800 face slowly turning into the sand of an hour glass, has arrived.
Yes, while it might look like our robotic subject is suffering a serious case of metal fatigue, it’s a wink to the film’s time-hopping and reality-jumping nature. Genisys reportedly starts in 2029, with the war between the human rebels and Skynet’s malicious machines is in full swing. Present and correct – though played now by different actors – are John Connor (Jason Clarke) and Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) who are taking advantage of pushing back against the antagonistic artificial intelligence to send Reese to 1984 on his mission to save Sarah Connor from termination at the hands of a killer cyborg.
Except when Reese arrives, he discovers that the timeline has been altered and this Sarah (Emilia Clarke) was orphaned years ago by a Terminator attack. She has been raised by an Arnold Schwarzenegger-style ‘bot that has been living and ageing among humans. The changes are, somewhat naturally, already sparking plenty of debate.
With Matt Smith also among the cast and Thor: The Dark World’s Alan Taylor calling the shots, Terminator: Genisys is set for UK release on July 3. And if the presence of the poster has you speculating that the trailer can’t be far behind... Correct! It’ll be demanding our clothes, our boots, our motorcycles and our visual attention on Thursday.