James Cameron reflects harshly on Terminator: Dark Fate: “There's nothing in it for new audiences” and “Everything was a miscalculation” | THE RIVER

There have been many regrets about the 2019 film Terminator: Dark Fate, but this time, series creator James Cameron has spoken out in strong terms about his regrets. Looking back on the film in an interview with Empire, he said, “It was all a miscalculation.”

“Terminator: Dark Fate” is the film that James Cameron finally returns to production after leaving the production of the series to others since “Terminator 2” (which resulted in mixed reviews and the story being scattered to parallel worlds). As a legitimate sequel to “Terminator 2”, Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 make their long-awaited reunion.

However, this film also ended up receiving mixed reviews and was a complete failure at the box office. Later, both director Tim Miller and Cameron spoke of their regrets over the film. Miller said, “I went into it with a rigid geek mindset, but I was wrong. It was a huge failure,” while Cameron said that his insistence on bringing Schwarzenegger back into the film was a mistake, and that as a result, “it has become like an old man Terminator.”

Cameron recently reflected on Dark Fate, saying, “The problem was that the movie didn't work. No one came to see it.” He also repeatedly told Tim Miller, who he entrusted with directing, that he was responsible for the movie, saying, “I sunk it before I even started writing anything, before I even shot anything.”

He reflected that the problem with making a sequel to Terminator 2 was that he put too much effort into the reappearance of Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, and that he “got high on his own supply.” While he said that he achieved his goal of making a “legitimate sequel,” he said that the reason for the failure was that he didn't pay attention to the aging of the fans and that there was a lack of direction for the younger generation.

“We were able to make a proper sequel to a film whose original audience was all now dead, retired, disabled or senile. It was a film that didn't do anything new. It had nothing for a new audience.”

Furthermore, Cameron does not hide his strong remorse, saying, “Everything was a miscalculation,” but that does not mean he completely rejects “Dark Fate.” He seems to be a big fan of the villain android Rev-9, played by Gabriel Luna, and he praised it highly, saying, “It was super cool. Personally, I think it was just as good as the one we made back then.” He also seems to have properly acknowledged that if he were to rank “Dark Fate” among all the “Terminator” films, “I still think my film is the best, but I think this one is third.”

By the way, Linda Hamilton, who reprised her role as Sarah Connor, had a positive view of the film, saying, “I think the truth is that you regret not what you did, but what you didn't do. I'm really glad I did it again.”

Source:Empire