Terminator 3 Expected Release Date U.S. : Summer 2003
Expected Release Date U.K. : 1st August 2003
Expected Rental Release Date : Unknown

Terminator 3 Cast : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Famke Janssen, Vin Diesel (rumoured). Director : Jonathan Mostow Written By : John Brancato and Michael Ferris Producers : Mario Kassar, Andy Vajna and Hal Lieberman Other Known Crew Members : Terminator 3 Based On : Characters created by James Cameron, follow up to The Terminator (1984) and T2: Judgement Day (1990).

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Monday 17th November 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is speaking up about the new vid-game based on last summer's movie "T3 : Rise of the Machines", from Intermedia, IMF and C2 Pictures. The "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" vid-game marks the first time
Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice/likeness have ever appeared in a game, with film co-stars Claire Danes, Nick Stahl and Kristanna Lokken rounding out the voice-over cast.

"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" also features 15 minutes of footage taken straight from the film, with an exclusive-to-the-game five-minute segment, directed by "T3" helmer Jonathan Mostow. The vid-game storyline weaves in and out of the movie script as players encounter scenarios similar to those faced by 'John Connor', who must be protected from the threat of the 'T-X' killer fem-bot. Military bases, laboratories and downtown LA are some of the more than 20 locations featured in the game, with numerous futuristic weapons at the player's disposal, including the 'SkyNet Arc-Laser', 'Tech-Com Micro Rocket Launcher' and the 'SkyNet Assault Cannon'.

Thanks to Michael Stevens
http://www.biggamehunter.ca

Tuesday 22nd July 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Mr White was out and about again, this time at the London premiere of Terminator 3, that was attended by the stars of the movie including Arnie, Kristanna Loken and Claire Danes.

Click here for the Gallery of nearly thirty pics!

Monday 7th July 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines has raked in a total of $16.5 million in
just two days. The movie enjoyed sensational previews on Tuesday night,
earning $4 million in the process, while its release in 3,355 cinemas on
Wednesday added another $12.5 million to the coffers. However, there's
still some way to go before the film hits a profit. At a cool $170 million, it
ranks as one of the most expensive films ever.

Wednesday 2nd July 2003: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Update:
Review posted by Joseph Tucker & Dean Kish for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Click Here

Tuesday 1st July 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Warner Bros. Pictures and California's KROQ radio are partnering to bring "T3 Radio" worldwide on the Internet. "T3 Radio" will provide wall-to-wall Terminator information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For four weeks, "T3 Radio" will broadcast Terminator cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes information, as well as music from the film, including The Blue Man Group's "The Current," featuring Gavin Rossdale. The dedicated station will be available worldwide on the web at http://T3Radio.com Thanks to Michael!

Monday 23rd June 2003:Terminator 3 Update:
Jonathan Mostow has been revealing why he didn't cast Linda Hamilton for Terminator 3 "This is my first time directing a movie I didn't also write, so I just thought I'd work Linda's character into the existing story. But the more I got into the script, the more I realized the linchpin of the new story is her son, John Connor. Linda would have been a third wheel and that wouldn't have been fair to her or her fans." He also commented on why he didn't cast Edward Furlong "I cannot comment on the young man's personal problems, but what I will say is Eddie did a fantastic job playing the character of John Connor at 13. Nick does a great job playing him as a young man. The character is in a different psychological place now. You can recast roles even if they are iconic roles. People said Hannibal could not be made without Jodie Foster, yet Julianne Moore claimed the role with the first three minutes of her first scene."

Wednesday 18th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Now this is a funny story. Arnie is poised to become a gay icon for
Terminator 3. The start of the movie will feature a naked Arnie crashing a
gay nightclub to steal leather trousers and jacket! Arnie had this to say
on the new image for the Terminator "The Terminator has been associated
with leather. It's the most memorable kind of outfit that was created for
any character in the history of motion pictures. I think the gay population
is part of our society and the Terminator is an icon character for people
who are gay or not gay - liking him has nothing to do with sexual
preference."

Monday 16th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
A bunch of new Terminator 3 images have appeared online Click Here

Wednesday 11th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Kristanna Loken has been describing a scene that happens near the end of Terminator 3 "towards the end of the film, in [one of the offices]. And, I mean, it is just complete mayhem.Things are blowing up, and people are being shot, and there's me, just walking through the destruction. It was very orchestrated. ... [I had] one chance, you just try to somehow ... detach from what's actually happening and just focus on your target and just keep going forward. But it was fun going forward."

Wednesday 11th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' film composer, Marco Beltrami, is
finished with his score and four of the songs can now be downloaded at his
website, including the new theme song for the movie. To visit the site click
here.

Tuesday 10th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Latino Review has got two clips from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
online. To check them out click here.

Tuesday 10th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
A bunch of new pics for Terminator 3 have appeared online today Click Here

Tuesday 10th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Just received the following "As seen in Warners' upcoming "T3: The Rise of The Machines", the Special Edition "T3 TUNDRA" is being offered for sale by Toyota. "Its mission is clear: " ... to tear up the tarmac with a tuned suspension and exhaust, and color-keyed styling. The brains beneath its brawn are pure Tundra: one-piece frame rail construction for greater rigidity. Seating for five. And an available DOHC 4.7-liter i-FORCE V8 engine that puts out 240 hp and 315 lb.-ft. of torque. Bottom line? Tow up to 7,200 lbs., or haul up to 1,800 lbs. "Because in a Tundra, mind and muscle need not compromise ..."

SNEAK PEEK "T3 TUNDRA " IMAGES AT
http://www.toyota.com/shop/vehicles/tundra/index.html" Thanks to Michael!

Monday 9th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Some very cool pics of the models used for Terminator 3 have appeared
online today Click Here

Monday 9th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
After the rumours over the length of Terminator 3 the other week Warner
Br5os. have now confirmed that its running time IS 109 minutes.

Friday 6th June 2003: Terminator 3
A new poster for Terminator 3 has been released today
Click Here

Thursday 15th June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The running time of Terminator 3 is now NOT thought to be 109 minutes, it is thought to be a fair bit longer. Guess we will have to wait and see.

Monday 2nd June 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The length of Terminator 3 has been set as 109 minutes. Sounds like it is going to be action from start to finish with little room for characterisation, something Terminator 2 had in buckets, oh but that was half an hour longer wasn't it.

Thursday 29th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Marco Beltrami has revealed the soundtrack listing for Terminator 3:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Music Composed by Marco Beltrami
Conducted by Pete Anthony, Marco Beltrami
Orchestrated by Marco Beltrami
Recorded and Mixed by
* Composed by Brad Fiedel, Arranged & Conducted by Marco Beltrami
** Songs from the Motion Picture

TRT: 01. A Day in the Life 3:41
02. Hooked on Multiphonics 1:48
03. Blonde Behind the Wheel 2:06
04. JC Theme 3:36
05. Starting T1 1:51
06. Hearse Rent-A-Car 1:40
07. Tx's Hot Tail 3:40
08. Graveyard Shootout 1:30
09. More Deep Thoughts 0:44
10. Dual Terminator 0:51
11. Kicked in the Can 2:00
12. Magnetic Personality 4:36
13. Termina-Tricks 2:13
14. Flying Lessons 0:47
15. What Do You Want on Your Tombstone? 1:29
16. Terminator Tangle 3:21
17. Radio 3:34
18. T3 3:16
19. The Terminator * 2:17
20. Open to Me ** 3:48
21. I Told You ** 3:12

The soundtrack is released on June 24th

Thursday 22nd May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
An interview with Mark Famiglietti has appeared online Click Here

Tuesday 20th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines producers and stars Kristanna Loken and
Arnold Schwarzenegger have been talking about Loken's female villain in the
film. "We tested over 100 girls for that role and she just jumped out of the
screen," said Andy Vajna who, along with Mario Kassar, has produced all
three Terminator movies. "She kicked Arnold's ass, and he loved it. She's
the only woman I know who could do it." Added the actress: "When this job
came along I just thought it was the right marriage for my character with
the character in the film. I've always been tall, had a deeper voice, people
liked me but they didn't quite know how to cast me." Schwarzenegger said
that his only interactions with Loken were when they were both in character.
"Usually you don't hang out with the people that you fight with, it's much
better if you look at them as the enemy and just, you know, try and kill
'em," he quipped. "In the movie, I'm a machine and she's a machine. She's
just pretending to be this sexy female, but there's a 2,000-pound machine
underneath that is ready to kill everything in its way."

Saturday 17th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The movie trailer for Terminator 3 has been released today.
Terminator 3 US Trailer Quicktime Hi-Res
Terminator 3 US Trailer Quicktime Med-Res
Terminator 3 US Trailer Quicktime Lo-Res

Thursday 14th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Unconfirmed news is circulating about a scene from the forthcoming
Terminator 3 movie which has ended up on the cutting room floor. A plane
crash is said to have been left out from the new film because of the
September 11 terrorist attacks. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself has apparently
admitted that several violent scenes were cut out after the 2001 attacks. "A
huge plane crash was rewritten because one, it was too close to 9/11 and
two, it was too expensive,” he said. Meanwhile, composer Marco Beltrami has
been talking about his score for the new movie. The big question is, will
that familiar theme be resurfacing? "I never had the idea to omit the
original theme,” he said. “In fact, it wasn't really up to me and I prepared
an updated, orchestral version of the Fiedel theme. However, as I worked on
the movie, we found that this theme sort of took the audience out of the
movie when we tried to insert it because this movie is not T2 and the theme
automatically puts you back in T2 land. In fact, this theme is actually used
very little in T2 as well, only in the ending scene and the credits. As it
stands now, if they decide to use my updated version of the T2 theme, it
will be only in the end credits and even this I cannot promise."

Tuesday 13th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
An interview with Kristanna Loken has appeared online Click Here

Monday 12th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The length of the new trailer for Terminator 3 has been set at 2minutes
30seconds and will be screened before The Matrix Reloaded. The TV spot that
was being shown on TV during Survivor on US TV has appeared online Click
Here

Thursday 8th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Two more pictures from Terminator 3 have appeared online. They can be viewed
by clicking here.

Monday 5th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
More images from Terminator 3 have appeared online. To take a look click
here.

Monday 5th May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
A new photo is online that shows the contents of the coffin that Arnie is carrying in Terminator 3 and it's NOT what you think it is Click Here

Friday 2nd May 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Arnie has been talking about Terminator 3 "We're always trying to outdo the last thing. Terminator 2 was extraordinary and I think the way T3 is scripted it also has a chance to be extraordinary. The audience was surprised [in T2] because I started the movie looking like an evil terminator and then actually I became the protector. There was something touching about this big machine with the little kid.It's the same here again. I'm programmed to be the protector but things start to go wrong and all of a sudden I change in the movie as well."

Monday 27th April 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Rumours are circulating that a NEW Guns N Roses song from their upcoming album Chinese Democracy may feature on the Terminator 3 soundtrack.

24th April 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
New on set Terminator 3 images have been released on the web today. Click
Here

24th April 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
A positive swathe of images from Terminator 3 has appeared online. A
whopping 69 pictures can be viewed, but some do carry a spoiler warning, so
beware. If you’ve got the time, you can view them by clicking here

Saturday 19th April 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The movie trailer for Terminator 3 has been released today.
Terminator 3 Movie Trailer2 Quicktime Hi-Res
Terminator 3 Movie Trailer2 Quicktime Med-Res
Terminator 3 Movie Trailer2 Quicktime Lo-Res

Monday 14th April 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
MTV Europe and Sony's Columbia TriStar, distributors for Europe, will host a bash during this year's Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the out-of-competition screening of "TERMINATOR 3 : RISE OF THE MACHINES".The party will take place at designer Pierre Cardin's private villa on May 17.Stars in attendance will include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and director Jonathan Mostow.The event will be sponsored in part by pan-European EA Games and will feature a collection of animatronic/robotic characters created by Stan Winston.Warner Bros will release "T3" across North America on July 2. Item: Michael Stevens

Wednesday 19th March 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
An international poster for Terminator 3 has appeared online at LatinoReview Click Here

Thursday 13th March 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
It is thought that Marco Beltrami will score Terminator 3 starting next week with 96 musicians and a choir with the soundtrack thought to be in the 80 minute range.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been talking about the forthcoming Terminator 3: "The key thing is that when people come out of the theater they say, 'Wow, I was really amazed.' That they really stepped up and they made this movie better than the last one. This is what this is all about. Everyone is trying
very hard to outdo the last Terminator movie." Referring to his bulking up
in preparation for the film, he added: “The muscles have a memory so that
whenever I don't train heavy I reduce in size. For certain films it's better
to weigh less and for certain films it's better to weigh more."

Tuesday 4th March 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Arnie has revealed how he arrives from the future in Terminator 3
The Terminator arrives from the year 2029 and in his usual birthday
suite attire, he is in search of clothing. The T-850 approaches a strip
joint called "The Spot" and luckily for Arnold it happens to be "ladies
night"! Since there are so many other semi-nude male dancers, the
bodyguards out front think nothing to out-of-the-ordinary of the nude
cyborg. The guard tells the Terminator to go around to the back
entrance but it doesn't listen and slams him and then throws him
through the air. Arnold enters nude through the front among dozens of
screaming and adoring female admirers of his massive body and
spectacular private section. The Terminator takes the clothes from one
of the male dancers.

Wednesday 29th January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Aaaargh methinks that Terminator 3 is getting to sound like it could be a real dog of a movie with the news that Arnie will be eating sweets in Terminator 3.

Monday 27th January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
The Superbowl ad for Terminator 3 has appeared online Click Here

Wednesday 22nd January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Rumours are circulating that the plot of Terminator 3 will involve the Terminators being dropped back during the timelines of the first two movies, a la Back to the Future 2, with Jonathan Mostow having shot scenes that will feature scenes from the first two movies. It's just rumours but definetely interesting.

Tuesday 21st January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Director Jonathan Mostow has been talking about the upcoming Terminator sequel and specifically about the pounding Arnie takes from the Terminatrix "Arnold thought it was a great idea. He knew, better than anybody, that watching this beautiful woman kick his a-- would be incredibly entertaining for the audience. The physicality of this character goes hand in hand with who he is, so that was certainly one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind. But the first time I met Arnold, they were put to rest; he looked fantastic, and that was before he was in a big workout regimen. The Terminator arrives naked, and Arnold said to me, 'There's no greater motivator for working out than knowing you're going to be naked in a movie."

Tuesday 14th January 2003: Bad Boys 2 Update:
Tuesday 14th January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
A rumour is circulating that Sony are contemplating moving the release date of Bad Boys 2 so that it is released on the same day as Terminator 3. Now what is interesting is that Sony will be distributing Terminator 3 inetrnationally for Warners while in America Terminator 3 is being distributed by Warners. If it does happen it will certainly hurt one of them badly, guess it could come down to the reviews to decide which one you go and see.

Sunday 12th January 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Looks like Arnie is going to have some serious firepower in T3 with word that the production will feature a gun that is based on a real life electron gun that has been developed by Kimball Physics. The makers asked to lease one of them but due to the huge cost of making one of them they instead mocked one up.

Wednesday 8th January 2003: Terminator 3 - Rise of The Machines Update:
Latino Review have posted pics from the Auto Show in LA. What's shown is the Toyota Tundra Special Edition T3 truck which is heavily featured in a chase scene in the movie. Hit the link to go see.

Sunday 5th January 2003: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Update:
The Arnold Fans have posted Entertainment Tonights footage from the film on their site. Hit the link to go see.

Thursday 2nd January 2003: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Update:
Two new stills from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines have been posted on the films

official site.
The two pics are intended to be used as tools for fans to put together their own designs and then submit them to the site. Details on how you can do this are posted on the T3 site. Hit the link above to go see.

Friday 13th December 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Kristanna Loken has been talking about her role as the Terminatrix in the upcoming Terminator 3 movie "She's a more advanced model than Robert Patrick's character. She's got a feminine side that she can work on." She also talked about the nude scene she has when she arrives from the future in Rodeo Drive "They were pretty careful about how they screened it, but the people from up above would have had a plain view."

Monday 9th December 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Claire Danes has been talking about being signed up at the last minute for Terminator 3 and her first day on set "I got a call from my agent one night saying there was some trouble on the Terminator set, and could I step in the next day. I'd never done a film like this so it was a leap of faith." " The next night, Danes found herself lying on the ground surrounded by a sea of flames. "I was just looking up when, all of a sudden, Arnold appeared in full Terminator gear. I hadn't been told he'd be in the scene so it was a huge surprise."

Friday 6th December 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Further to the rumour that Marco Beltrami was planning on using a brand new theme for Terminator 3, it has been announced that it is not true...well maybe. He's just signed onto the movie and no decision has been made to the direction and nature of the score.

Wednesday 4th December 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Check out the cool new poster revealed today of Arnie and the Terminatrix.
Click Here

Tuesday 3rd December 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Looks like we may not hear the classic Terminator theme in the upcoming Terminator sequel. The composer Marco Beltrami has announced he is scoring the movie and plans to "try all my own material" which means a new theme. Sacrilege. To my mind that theme is like the Bond theme,essential!

Monday 25th November 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Clare Danes spoke to TV Guide about her role in the third Terminator movie, Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines. "I'm doing this scene at night with flames all around me," she recalls, "and I'm on the ground when Arnold [Schwarzenegger approaches] in his Terminator garb holding a machine gun. He's looking down on me and I'm thinking, 'This is not happening.' I was like, 'How do I react?' Thankfully, my character was in a similar position. She suddenly found herself in this alternative reality, as did I. So, it didn't require too much imagination." Hit the link for the rest of the interview. Also, the word is that the trailer for T3 will be attached to some prints of Lord Of The Rings, The Two Towers, which is out on December 18th. Coming Soon have a description of the trailer. Hit the link to have a look.

Saturday 16th November 2002: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Update:
Get yourself over to ebay where you can buy yourself a piece of movie history as one of the trucks that was used for filming on Terminator 3 is up for sale. The truck has apparently been used for a few scenes and one scene is integral to the plot of the movie. Arnie has alos been talking about the movie "The Movie will be awesome! Mostow has done a great job. And I´m sure the Fans out there wouldn,t be dissapointed. We´ve done so many stunts and there will be a lots of action sequences. Its really incredible. Things that you´ve never seen before.Oh! She will kick (the Terminatrix) ass. A person that you never want to meet in your life because she is more than devlish! She had Plasmaweapons(!) and try to kill me with them. With these specialweapons she can destroy everything that she wants. Our fight scenes are really extreme. With the Plasmaweapons the TX destroy almost a whole city and I must prevent that. But it's hard to do this. More at this point i cant say. Its really top secret! The first Script wasn´t so good. They made a second Script and this one is really good!"

Sunday 10th November 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update

The official website for Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines has just gone live. The Flash based site features new still, desktops, a detailed synopsis, the teaser trailer and more.
A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until......out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful.

Hit the link to check out the site.

Thursday 7th November 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Terminator3.co.uk got to speak to actress Alana Curry, who has a part in the third Terminator film. "Jonathan [Mostow, director] was really cool to work with. He was very calm and patient, and in tune with his actors- Very professional. I think he has the capability to make this film even better than the first two". Hit the link for the rest of the interview.

Tuesday 5th November 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Stan Winston has revealed there will be a REAL Terminator robot in Terminator 3. The movie will feature a tracked robot that actually works and will be called the T-1 and will be the protoype that all the other terminators will be based on.

Monday 4th November 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
TNMC have posted a script review of Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. It isn't the shooting script, but is quite entertaining. "The story begins, as with the rest, with the Terminator arriving in his trademark ball of electricity. This time, however, he lands in the ocean, his metallic body getting caught in the rotors of a Rapper's boat. Naturally, the Rapper is introduced doing cocaine and talking smack. Naturally, his clothes are the Terminator's size. There's the obligatory attempt to take Arnold down, but in the end he gets his clothes, some weapons, and, naturally, the Rapper's helicopter. Because EVERY ship has a helicopter". Hit the link for the full review.

Friday 25th October 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
The new issue of Empire has hit news stands in the UK. Included in the December issue is a set report from Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. For those not able to get out there and buy a copy, The Arnold Fans have reprinted the article on the net. Hit the link above to take a look.

Saturday 19th October 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Some more images have appeared online this week, and is it me or is this project looking just a bit dated already? Click Here To View

Saturday 12th October 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Cool image released this week of Arnie in T800 mode.Click Here To View

Tuesday 8th October 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Pablo Helman who is the visual effects supervisor for ILM on the upcoming Terminator 3 had this to say about the FX work "Well, we are doing some really interesting visual doubling on the TX, on the female terminator and also on Arnold. And it's mainly for very safety concerns, stunt cinematography. We're also doing a lot of fluid simulation, which is basically we're taking the skin of the TX and making it into basically liquid metal, but peeling off and revealing a bunch of surprises. I think it will be revolutionary from a scientific point of view because like I said, we're developing a lot of fluid simulation, computer simulation stuff that hasn't been seen before".

Friday 4th October 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
The Austrian Oak himself has been talking about the upcoming Terminator 3 "We had a fantastic script. We had a great director. We have a fantastic film with really epic proportions and the chance of utilising all the latest visual effects. So I think that we will have a good chance of it to look really good and to have a great impact next year when it comes out."

Monday 30th September 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Nick Stahl has been talking about his role in the upcoming Arnie movie Terminator 3. "I was obviously really thrilled to get the opportunity. I guess I was a little sort of intimidated at first. Sort of the scope of the film, sort of the whole franchise situation and all that you know? And just that the role had kind of been done before and stuff like that. I guess you know its kind of open to comparison and things like but you know I was extremely happy just to get the opportunity and try to tackle it really. It was a great experience for me. It was this type of film that I hadn't done before and all of that, and I guess a movie of this size it was a real learning experience for me in many senses.. So I really had to approach it as a brand new character that really hadn't been done before. It was established that Jonathan Mostow [director] wanted another actor for the role, so in that there was no fear of it being different because that was just established from the get-go you know? What's great about the role is that you just have an automatic back-story, a whole history that's documented. The one thing about this type of movie I discovered is that you shoot something 100 different ways, so anytime your doing anything physical, your gonna do it over and over and over again. It's gets kind of taxing if you're not prepared for it, but there was a little physical training involved before hand. I did some training with weapons that I was going to be using in the movie like different kind of hand-guns and things like that, so it was all really fun actually. It was all really new for me."

Wednesday 14th August Terminator 3 Update:
CHUD have posted a huge interview with both Arnold Schwarzenegger and director Jonathan Mostow. They talked about their film Terminator 3 at last weeks Comic Con in San Diego.

13th August 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
The Arnold Fans have posted a new Terminator 3 set report.

24th July 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
Counting Down have posted an image, the first online, of the Terminatrix from Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. This is from the site,

The German Magazine, "Planet Movie", published an exclusive photo of the Terminatrix (Kristanna Loken). 'Reza' scanned the image for us.
Hopefully, within the next couple days, we'll receive more images from the magazine in high resolution including one of John Connor (Nick Stahl).

Hit this link to see the image.

7th June 2002: Terminator 3 Update:

Images (c) News Of The World
The News Of The World newspaper over here in the UK featured a special on the Terminator 3 production. The spread included two new images from the set of the film that showed big Arnie carrying a coffin out of a cemetary. The coffin apparently contains the body of Sarah Connor (SPOLIER -swipe to reveal!). In this scene SWAT teams open fire on Arnie and he blasts them back with a chain gun.

Aint It Cool News have posted larger versions of the images, plus one extra one that we haven't seen before. Hit the link to view them.

In other T3 news, Coming Attractions have details of an Ausrian sweet manufacturer's plans to have their products put in the film.

The Austrian magazine Der Standard reports that the makers of a well-known Austrian sweet treat have paid for a product placement scene in T3. According to the magazine (and by way of a translation from our scooper), in a scene where the T-800 walks into a 7-11 convenience store, the cyborg grabs a piece of bacon and Manner crisps, then leaves without paying for the food. The clerk is furious but makes no move to stop the Terminator (good idea.) Manner treats are pink chocolate crisps sold in Austria.



20th May 2002: Terminator 3 Update:
The official website, Terminator3.com is now online. There's not a lot there at the moment, but we're promised some online treats over the coming months. Click on the link to check it out.

8th May 2002: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
CHUD claim to have come across the first teaser for T3: Rise Of The Machines. They have had it submitted to them by a scooper and it looks like a british quad poster. The tagline on the poster read:

1984: First attempt made on Sarah Connor's life: Mission failed.
1985: John Connor is born.
1991: First attempt made on John Connor's life: Mission failed.
1997: Judgement Day passes without event.
2003: Rise Of The Machines
T3: The war begins 07.02.03

Click here to see the poster.

Also, Claire Danes has replaced Sophia Bush as Kate Miller in the film. Nick Stahl replaces Edward Furlong as John Connor.


4th May 2002: Terminator 3: Updated
There have been rumours circulating that a cast member from the original Terminator film will be cropping up in a cameo in Rise Of The Machines, Terminator 3. So who is this? Remeber Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese? This appeared at Corona's Coming Attractions,

"Cutting himself short and carefully watching what he said, the actor revealed that he will appear in a cameo in T3! He's supposed to return to America and film his part in the near future. The announcer laughed and asked how Biehn could reprise his role of Kyle Reese since the character died in the first Terminator. "Biehn replied 'You go away, you think about it...and you'll realize there's a place for Kyle Reese in this movie. As minute as it will be'," our scooper told us". Check out CA for more details.

25/4/02 : Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:

The first official pic from Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines has been released and is online. Aint It Cool News were the first the post the pic along with a set report from a scooper. Check out the article and larger version of the pic over at AICN.

5/4/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
An unknown actress has landed a part in Jonathan Mostow's Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. Sophia Bush will play Kate Miller, a young, athletic professional in the medical field. In other words, she plays a fir nurse. Joblo have posted a pic of the young actress, so go and have a look (she's the one dead centre).


15/3/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
There are a number of rumours circulating today that Shane West has been cast in the role of John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. West recently appeared as himself in Ocean's Eleven and the teen comedy Get Over It before that. Check out his IMDB page for more details.


8/3/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
It's official, Variety say that Stan Winston will return as special effects supervisor on Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.


11/2/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Premiere magazine reveal that the first trailer for Terminator 3 will be put onto a re-release of The Matrix Revealed DVD. The disc will be re-released on an undisclosed future date. More news as we get it.


8/2/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
The Arnold Fans reports that Lance Henrikson (Millenium) has joined the cast of Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. The site reports, "Henriksen informed me Cameron was toying around with the idea of having detective Vukovich [from Terminator 2] return in a wheelchair with some battle damage. As we never do see detective Vukovich die, but only rather an implied death, many Henriksen fans would love to see a return."

The site also states that special effects god Stan Winston has signed on for the film.


29/1/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been talking about why James Cameron isn't directing Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, this appeared over at Cinescape,

“First of all, Cameron was not interested in doing the movie because he felt like he did not want to tie himself down to any time schedule on any movie,” said Schwarzenegger. “He just, as you know, finished shooting the Imax movie and he will be finished this summer editing it. Then he will be thinking about the next thing… whatever that is. He does not know probably nor does anyone else. So when you buy a movie like that, I think you have to move on it because the amount of money you put out is extraordinary. So he said right away, ‘No. I don’t want to get into that situation.’ So the next thing became, ‘Let’s find someone that is young and that has this young spirit of new ideas and all of that.’ And when you saw, U-571 we all felt that Jonathan had the kind of talent and patience and know-how to work with special effects, visual effects and all of that. Then when we met him, it became more and more clear that he has the right personality and calmness to do the film. And he has since then proven that by hiring the best of the best people around him from ILM to stunt coordinators to cameramen. He’s been extremely good at prepping the movie and reworking the script and all of that stuff.”
(appeared at Cinescape).

Latino Review bagged news of an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger, who commented on Terminator 3 whilst doing promotional work for Collateral Damage. He says that he will be playing acyborg character in the new movie, but this time the Terminator has a glitch and will be constantly switching between good and bad modes. He also revealed that Linda Hamilton will appear in the film, "She is in the movie as flash backs, but they felt like they didn't want the exact same cast and be limited with the story, but take certain people out. Let's just assume that she died already and he (John Connor) is on his own rather than his mother whining away (Laughing) They felt like you know John Connor is 22-23 years old his mother died and his is alone and lets move on."
(appeared at Latino Review).


6/1/02: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
News reaches us that Columbia Tristar have landed nearly all of the international distribution rights for T3. Corona adds; "Some countries, like Japan and Korea, have already had the film's distribution rights sold to other parties, while some eastern European countries like Croatia and Hungary, will be excluded from the deal".


11/12/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Warner Brothers have beaten all competiton in the the fight to pick up the distribution rights for Terminator 3. Dimension Films, Paramount and Dreamworks were also in the running.

The title has been officially named as Terminator 3 - Rise Of The Machines. (which we already knew). (news from Variety).


6/12/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
We're hearing reports today that somebody is attched to play the role of John Connor in Terminator 3. That person, according to The Guardian newspaper here in the UK is............Edward Norton. How cool is that! This is just a rumour as it has not been confirmed by anyone associated with the movie. The Guardian also report that Arnold Schwarzenegger will pick up a record $30 million salary for the movie, plus director Jonathan Mostow will pocket more than $5 million.

The Guardian's film website, Film Unlimited also says that James Cameron sold the rights for another sequel in the Terminator series (to producer Gale Anne Herd) on the condition that it would only be made with Mostow directing. Finally, thes site states that Mostow took on long time collaborators John Brancato and Michael Ferris to write the script.


4/12/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
With the script now comlete, it looks like Terminator 3 will go before the cameras in April of 2002 ready for a Summer 2003 release. All major Hollywood studios are bidding for the US distribution rights to the movie as well as domestic video distributoin rights. The film is expected to have a production budget of around $170 million, the biggest budget for a greenlit movie. The record is currently held by Pearl Harbor which kicked off its production at $140 million. (Appeared at Movie Headlines).

Meanwhile here's an interview that appeared in The Independent On Sunday newspaper a month back when our site was being redesigned. Linda Hamilton talked about the reason why she opted not to appear in The Terminator's second sequel. 'I read the script and it didn't take my character in any new directions, The film is really about turning the baton over to Sarah's son John, played by Eddie Furlong. It's Eddie's movie - and Arnold's. It was like a no-win situation for me.'


12/8/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
Upcoming Movies reports that T3 may be posponed as Arnold Schwarzenegger has opted to star in mob comedy Ump next. This will push the shoot back until at the least early-mid 2002, so expect to hear that Terminator 3 will be released in the summer of 2003 alongside the also postponed Matrix sequel.


26/7/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
At the premiere of Planet Of The Apes over in New York a couple of days back, US basketball star Shaquille O' Neill said that he has the script for Terminator 3 'at home with him right now'. The massive sports star also said that he wanted to get back into action movies. On Dark Horizons today, a small piece was posted saying that Vin Diesel, the actor attached to the project just a couple of days ago (see below), has not been approached by the filmmakers. It seems that they want O' Neill. More news as it comes in.


22/7/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
It's official, Vin Diesel has officially been confirmed to star in Terminator 3. He will play the T1-G after speaking on Century FM here in the UK. Jonathan Mostow is also confirmed to direct.Also at the San Diego Comics Con, Stan Winston said that he expects to be involved with the film but it is still in its early stages of production.


Updated : 1/7/01: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Update:
The most notable fact regarding this proposed sequel is the absence of creator James Cameron. In talks to helm this time around is Breakdown and U-571 director, Jonathan Mostow. Other directors attached have been David Fincher, Ridley Scott, Roland Emmerich and Christian Duguay (The Art Of War). Writing credit belongs to Tedi Sarafian with rewrites being done by John Brancato and Michael Ferris who were previousley resposible for the excellent David Fincher film, The Game. The fact that this suo have been brought in fuels a rumour that the villain of the film may be male and not female as first thought. A name attached already to the male role is Vin Diesel (The Fast & The Furious, Pitch Black). The female role would, if the rumour is true, be one of the good guys.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially confirmed that he will return although the actor did state that he hoped to be reunited with James Cameron again. The collaboration will not have to be reserved for the proposed True Lies sequel as Cameron has finally said that he definatley will pass on directing T3.

Shooting has been put back from early spring 2001 to later in the year, after the proposed SAG strike.

It's worth noting that T3 will be the first of two sequels proposed by C-2 Pictures, a company set up by ex-Carolco guys Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna specifically to make the films.

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