Want To Buy The Terminator? Rights to franchise being auctioned off Source: The Financial Times
Pssst! Mister! Wanna buy an unstoppable killing machine from the future? Barely used, not a mark on 'im, got a certificate of authenticity somewhere in me van. 'Course, you don't get none of his screen outin's to date; it'd only be for future films, like. Ahem. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, The Terminator rights are up for auction, and it's anyone's guess who John Connor and his robot enemies will end up with.
Halcyon, the company that made Terminator Salvation, is putting the rights on the block this month, with every major studio having expressed an interest as well as smaller outfits like Summit, Platinum Equity and Media Rights Capital.
Sony Pictures, who distributed the latest film around the world (Warners had it in the US), are said to be leading contenders for the franchise, but if we've learned anything from daytime TV it's that auctions could go any which way.
A bigger question will be how much they go for. The last film didn't quite deliver the huge box-office that the makers undoubtedly hoped for, and the TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles struggled for ratings and was cancelled after only two seasons (one of those abbreviated by the writer's strike). While there's undoubtedly affection for the franchise and loads of name recognition, it may be worth a little less now than it might have been a few years ago.
L: Timon
Apparantly Joss Wheedon wants it - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8342203.stmote]
I think it's pretty clear he's knocking the whole situation, rather than a real bid. Mind you if it really were to be available for £6000. We should freakin' buy it!
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L: Timon
Apparantly Joss Wheedon wants it - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8342203.stmote]
Then who will he blame when it all goes wrong a la Alien: Ressurection.
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I enjoyed Salvation. I think it brought back my interest in the franchise (I never enjoyed the Sarah Connor Chronicles and thought it was overrated. Get over it). But I don't see why the rights are being sold again. McG and co should hold onto the. Salvation was proof McG was a victim of bad source material with Charlie's Angels and selling the rights to Terminator again just seems like overkill.
Having said that, if someone buys it, I hope Joss Whedon never gets his grubby geekcore hands ... Read More
This idea worries me because I hated all those stupid vampire clips in Buffy. The computer imaging made them look like something from a silly horror movie and if they disappeared when she zapped them, exactly how dangerous were they.
We want to keep T:SCC in it's original format without stupid computer graphics (apart from liquid metal of course).
it could quite easily be turned in to a joke. ... Read More
So can we assume that anyone rumoured to have signed on for the next films (Bale, McG et al) are no longer officially involved? That'd be a good thing in my opinion.
If I bought the franchise, I'd bring back the Sarah Connor Chronicles instead of making more films. I think the film series has been ruined with parts 3 and 4 and I can't see a way that it can be revived successfully without a reboot - which I don't want either. I'll discard Camero... Read More
I dont think it will be to long before some one snaps up the rights, theres at least another couple of movies left in the franchise, hopefully they'll pick up where Salvation left off. Personally, i enjoyed McG's effort quite a bit, it wasn't spectacular but it was just a pretty decent "popcorn" action movie, one that i couldn't really find any major faults with. ... Read More
The Bidding War wound not be fought in the future, it would be fought in the present...tonight
James Cameron should buy the rights and give us the kick-ass finale to the series that everyone wants, just like Ridley Scott is returning to the Alien franchise. McG was never the right director for Terminator. Come on JC, give us the future war prequel we've been dying to see since 1984! ... Read More
