Still, the focus on continuation from the end-point of T2 is an exciting prospect, given recent reports that James Cameron is returning to the Terminator franchise to produce a potential Terminator reboot.
Ellison’s comments are essentially a reiteration of statements following the release of Genysis that the franchise needs a course-correction.
Either way, with four Avatar sequels on his to-do list, Cameron won’t be serving as a director on any Terminator projects anytime soon.
Cameron has argued that a ‘relevant’ Terminator movie is still possible – and with the rights of the franchise returning to Cameron in 2019, Ellison’s comments could well mean that the filmmaker is prepared to pick up where he left off.