Movie: Terminator Salvation * Trailer * 53 Images * Official Site
In Theaters: May 21, 2009

Runtime: 130 minutes
Directed by: McG

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language.
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I love sequels that bring in lots of references from the preceding movies. “Terminator Salvation” does that, especially from the very first movie, “The Terminator.” 
You remember the story: Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor meets Kyle Reese, who was sent back from the future to keep her safe from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s big, bad Terminator. In the process, Sarah and Kyle grow close, and she gets pregnant with John …read more

“Terminator Salvation” hits theaters Thursday, May 21, 2009 (today!). And it’s definitely one of the most anticipated movies of 2009. HitFix.com has a bunch of cool videos of interviews and behind-the-scenes stuff. I’ve included a few below. I always expect Christian Bale to haul off and hit someone. That’s bad typecasting on my part, but you’ve gotta admit, he does seem pretty intense. Are you super-psyched for this movie?
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"Terminator Salvation" hits theaters next Friday, May 21, 2009, but the stars came out in full force at the red carpet premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday. Hollyscoop.com caught up with Christian Bale, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dan Lin, Sam Worthington, and Tyrese Gibson.
Also check out these Film Gecko links: Interview with Michael Papajohn, 53 images, 4-minute trailer, 3rd official trailer.

Michael Papajohn is one of the hardest working guys in Hollywood, but his road to Tinseltown actually started on the college sports fields. When a stunt job landed in his path, it changed his life forever.
Read on to learn more about Papajohn’s pivotal role in helping Peter Parker become Spider-Man, what it’s like to duke it out with Bruce Willis, and his roles in some of the hottest movies this year, including “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Terminator Salvation,” “Land of the Lost,” “G-Force,” and “Old Dogs.” Oh, and why he just might have to kill me!
Jane: You were …read more

“Terminator Salvation” hits theaters Thursday, May 21, 2009, and Warner Bros. has released a bunch of cool images from the movie, which continues the saga of John Connor’s (Christian Bale) war against the robots. Go here for a 4-minute extended trailer and synopsis. Looking forward to this one!

“Terminator Salvation” opens May 21, 2009, and Warner Bros. is ramping up the promotional stuff big-time. They’ve just released this 4-minute trailer, and it looks pretty awesome. Maybe having Christian Bale force a rewrite of the script wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
Watch the trailer (thanks to FilmDrunk), and after the jump, read the official synopsis from Warner Bros.

Well, geez, talk about being too big for your britches. Apparently, when director McG (a.k.a. Joseph McGinty Nichol) went to England to convince Christian Bale to play Marcus Wright in "Terminator Salvation," the actor said he wanted to play John Connor instead.
While Connor was the main character in the first three "Terminator" movies, he was only supposed to have a small part in the fourth "Terminator" film, due in theaters May 21, 2009 (watch the trailer here). Instead, Connor became a central character. McG says the script became a "moving target," and he worked extensively with Bale to …read more

Tough guy with a heart-of-gold Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is continuing his association with Disney by being the first actor cast in the reboot of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Directed by McG and produced by Sam Raimi, it’s set for a 2010 release.
Hmmm, interesting because I read earlier this year that Will Smith was in contention for the movie. Seeing as there are two main leads – Captain Nemo and Ned Land – there’s still room for Smith in there. We don’t know which role Johnson has, but it seems like maybe he’d be Land and, if …read more

Will Arnold Schwarzenegger "be back"? It’s actually looking like that might happen. That would be cool, because he’s been such a big part of the "Terminator" franchise.
In Tuesday’s webcast Q&A with political blogger Bill Bradley, the California governator said he met with "Terminator Salvation" director McG and agreed to be in the upcoming movie — as long as he didn’t have to actually be there.
"I made it very clear that I don’t have the time to do the movie," he said. "I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the …read more

The third "Terminator Salvation" trailer is making its way through cyberspace, and it looks very intense. After watching it, you can sort of see why Christian Bale went ballistic (though that doesn’t excuse it at all). Still, it can’t be easy being surrounded by deadly terminators month after month, the very future of the world resting on your shoulders!
The story finds John Connor (Bale) struggling to keep the world from imploding after Skynet has destroyed much of it in a nuclear holocaust. Directed by McG, the movie hits theaters May 21, 2009. I wonder if they’ll work this storyline …read more