Podcast | Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003), and one hell of a challenge to secure the Terminator rights

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2003’s Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines involved rights problems, a very late casting change, and a whole lot more. Here’s the story. After 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, James Cameron’s interest in making a third Terminator movie seemed to wane. However, that didn’t stop others trying to take things forward. And whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Podcast | Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003), and one hell of a challenge to secure the Terminator rights

2003’s Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines involved rights problems, a very late casting change, and a whole lot more. Here’s the story.


After 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, James Cameron’s interest in making a third Terminator movie seemed to wane. However, that didn’t stop others trying to take things forward.

And whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger would, for many years, insist that he’d only make T3 with Cameron, a string of underwhelming box office performers started to have an impact for Arnie.

That said, just securing the rights to Terminator caused no end of challenges, and would drive a wedge between James Cameron and two of his friends. And that’s just part of the story…

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