Thursday, August 2, 2018

Terminator teases sixth instalment with all-female photo


A promotional image from the sixth film in the Terminator series shows actress Linda Hamilton back in her signature role as the indomitable Sarah Connor.
Hamilton is joined by Colombian actress Natalia Reyes and Canada's Mackenzie Davis, star of recent release Tully.
Markings on Davis's body seem to imply she is one of the futuristic androids around which the franchise revolves.
Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in Tim Miller's currently untitled film, due in cinemas in November 2019.
Reyes plays a new character called Dani Ramos, while Davis plays a character known only as Grace.

Hamilton, 61, appeared in the original Terminator film as a young woman whom Schwarzenegger's relentless cyborg travels back in time to kill.
She played the character again in that film's first sequel, which reconceived her as a gun-toting warrior determined to protect her teenage son from another murderous robot.
Strong women have been a recurring fixture of the science-fiction franchise, which has so far had all-male directors.
Come with us if you want to relive the series so far.

The Terminator

Released in 1984, James Cameron's modestly budgeted film saw former bodybuilder Schwarzenegger play an implacable android whose human exterior masks a metal skeleton.
Part man, part machine and all business, he has been sent from the future to kill the woman whose unborn son will grow up to become the freedom fighter who brings about the destruction of the computer network that has taken over the world.
Sarah Connor, played by Hamilton, learns she is a target from Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), a resistance fighter who has been sent back in time by Sarah's son John to be her guardian.
Kyle's attempts to save Sarah's life eventually cost him his own, though not before he has made her pregnant - making him the father of the very man who sent him to protect her.
Schwarzenegger's robot has few lines in the film, though one of them - "I'll be back" - became one of his most durable and oft-repeated catchphrases.
For many fans of the series, though, Kyle's first line to Sarah - "Come with me if you want to live!" - is no less loved or memorable.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Made for a reported $6.4 million, the original Terminator went on to make more than $78 million worldwide. Small wonder James Cameron had a larger budget to play with - a reported $102 million - when he came to make its sequel.
Much of that money went on creating a new antagonist - a shape-shifting android made of shiny liquid metal whose jaw-dropping transformations saw the film win an Oscar for its visual effects.
Released in 1991, the second Terminator replayed the action of the first by having Schwarzenegger's robot return from the future to protect the teenaged John Connor (Edward Furlong) from Robert Patrick's deadly T-1000.
Hamilton also returns as Sarah Connor, not a damsel in distress this time around but a hardened soldier whom we first encounter incarcerated in a psychiatric institution.
Schwarzenegger's reward for reprising his signature role, besides a reported $15 million pay-cheque, was a brand new catchphrase: "Hasta la vista, baby."
It is understood that the new film will pick up the action from where Terminator 2 left off, ignoring what happens in all the other sequels.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Released in 2003, the third film in the franchise saw John Connor, now played by Nick Stahl, under threat again from another robot from the future, this time played by former model Kristanna Loken.
But wait! Who's that coming to the rescue? Yes, it's Arnold Schwarzenegger again, returning as another benevolent Terminator despite having appeared to perish at the end of Terminator 2.
Arnie naturally succeeds in his mission, though the film still ends on a bleak note - a global nuclear Armageddon orchestrated by malevolent computer network Skynet.
Directed by Jonathan Mostow, Rise of the Machines failed to match its predecessor's $520 million takings but still made a respectable $433 million worldwide.

Terminator Salvation

Set in the aftermath of the aforementioned nuclear holocaust, the fourth Terminator film saw John Connor, now played by Christian Bale, team up with a cyborg, played by Sam Worthington, and Kyle Reese, played by the late Anton Yelchin, to battle Skynet's automated forces.
Directed by the film-maker known as McG - real name Joseph McGinty Nichol - the 2009 film made headlines before its release after a recording of Bale berating a crew member was leaked online.
Schwarzenegger's day job as governor of California precluded his involvement in the film, though his likeness was used on an early model of the Terminator seen in one of Skynet's factories.
The resulting film was not considered a success, with one critic dismissing it as "a shambolic, deafening, intelligence-insulting mess" and another dubbing it "a confused, humourless grind."

Terminator Genisys

Released in 2015, the fifth film in the series played with its established continuity by reintroducing the Sarah Connor character and making John Connor a Terminator.
Respectively played by Emilia Clarke and Jason Clarke (no relation), the characters were joined by an older version of Schwarzenegger's original cyborg. Also back was Kyle Reese, now played by Australian actor Jai Courtney, while Britain's Matt Smith appeared as Skynet in human form.
The resulting plot contortions left reviewers scratching their heads. Entertainment Weekly accused it of making "a hash of the saga's mythology", while USA Today's Brian Truitt spoke for many when he said it was "just as ridiculous as the spelling of its subtitle".
The film was initially conceived as the first instalment in a trilogy, but those plans were dropped after it failed to cross the $100 million mark at the US and Canada box office.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

In the gap between the third and fourth Terminator films, US screenwriter Josh Friedman came up with the idea of continuing the adventures of Sarah Connor and her son on the small screen.
The resulting show, which ran for two seasons between 2008 and 2009, cast future Game of Thrones star Lena Headey as Sarah and Thomas Dekker as John.
Summer Glau played a "good" Terminator, named Cameron in James Cameron's honour, while Garbage singer Shirley Manson played a "bad" Terminator equipped with the T-1000's shape-shifting abilities.
Another TV series was proposed to tie in with Terminator Genisys, though those plans were dropped along with that film's sequels.

 


10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers

Find out which of your favorite musicians are also photographers.

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Have you ever met somebody so talented that it makes you mad? Joel Birch of metalcore outfit the Amity Affliction is not only a vocalist, but an illustrator, writer and father. The subjects of his film photographs range anywhere from city streets to gnarly surf snapshots.
Nikki Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX:A.M.

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via nsixxfoto.tumblr]

Using many of his Leica cameras, Nikki Sixx’s black-and-white photographs center around a variety of topics, mainly focusing on circus-like surrealism and documentary shots of homeless communities around the world.
Ryan Scott Graham, STATE CHAMPS

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via Instagarm/ryanscottgraham]

State Champs’ bassist Ryan Scott Graham can make some gorgeous photos with a 35mm camera. The vintage style of his photos of people and places range from all over the world, such as Paris and Japan. They make us wish we had a friend who knew their way around a camera like him.
Zac Farro, PARAMORE

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via Instagram/zacfarro]

Since reprising his role in Paramore last year, drummer Zac Farro has taken up lomography, which is associated with a unique, colorful and sometimes blurry photographic image style and an analog camera movement. His quaint photographs give off a retro, psychedelic vibe that reminds us of Woodstock days, and he has discussed his craft with Lomography Magazine.
Brian MacDonald, PVRIS

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photo via brian-macdonald.smugmug]

To learn that PVRIS bassist Brian MacDonald takes photos that are just as mysterious and eerie as his band’s music isn’t all that shocking. He works in both film and digital media, capturing the places he travels to in a new, phantasmagorical light.

Si Delaney, DON BROCO

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via Instagram/si.delaney]

Si Delaney adeptly captures the world around him, but in a way that makes it seem like the shots came out of a movie. Whether he’s taking photos of his friends at a pinball parlor or documenting his travels in places such as Sri Lanka, they are always too beautiful to not stare at.
Maxx Danziger, SET IT OFF

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via Instagram/maxxsio]

When he isn’t banging the drums or snapping pics of his adorable cat daughter (and unofficial Alternative Press mascot), Pistol, Maxx Danziger enjoys playing with color in his beautiful photographs of seascapes, wildlife, nature and, of course, himself. He inclines toward shades of pink and green to give off a certain romantic, utopian aura.
Ryan Phillips, STORY OF THE YEAR

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via ryantphillips.com]

SOTY guitarist Ryan Phillips splits his time between traveling with his platinum-selling rock band and pointing his camera at people…and is very good at both. The main focal point of his stunning work is portraits, with an emphasis on musicians, sports figures and lifestyle snapshots.
Casey Moreta, HEY VIOLET

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via Instagram/caseymoreta]

Casey Moreta, guitarist of Hey Violet, can capture light in some truly amazing ways with his camera. He is able to use light sources that might usually be seen as troubling in photos to give his work moods of their own.
Luke Henery, VIOLENT SOHO

10 musicians we bet you didn’t know are also photographers
[Photos via lukehenery.com]

Bassist and camera-enthusiast Luke Henery hails from the land down under along with his alternative rock four-piece, Violent Soho. His photographs are, to put it lightly, out of this world: A master of contrast, action and staging, his work transports its viewers to a different realm, one where they feel they’re a part of the image at hand.