Joseph McGinty Nichol, otherwise known as McG for those of you who still like to refer to him as that, participated in a BD-Live chat yesterday for TERMINATOR SALVATION. Among the many points that came up during the chat (McG putting down TERMINATOR 3, saying he only watched one episode of THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, and Hitler…yes, Hitler was mentioned at some point) was the possibility of TERMINATOR 5. McG is still adamant that a TERMINATOR 5 and TERMINATOR 6 are still happening and that he is the director on duty for both of them.
We’ll see how this ultimately plays out considering the rights are still up in the air and could fall into anyone’s arms at this point. Halcyon said this past week that the auction could come to a conclusion on February 1st. I would like to point out how disheartening it is the thought that in 5 to 10 years we could have more TERMINATOR films that have been directed by McG than those directed by James Cameron.
He did claim on the BD-Live chat that Sarah Connor would be making an appearance in the next film and that there was a chance Robert Patrick may make an appearance as a scientist who becomes the model for the T-1000.
Seriously, though, take all of this with a big, heaping spoonful of salt, because once these rights issues are sorted out, there is no telling what direction the TERMINATOR franchise may take. For now, though, it seems McG is ready and willing to take on a fifth and sixth film.
