David Ellison Now Attached to Produce New 'Terminator' Film

Well, this wasn't the news I was expecting but it's better than nothing.

About a month ago word came out that news on the new Terminator film - to be produced by Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures - was coming and now it looks like that news has arrived.  Ellison's brother, David (owner of Skydance Productions behind such films as Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness) will be co-producing the project which apparently just had its rights officially signed over to Megan after lengthy negotiations with its now previous owner, Pacificorp (explains why no movement has been made on film in over a year).

This comes as interesting news for both Ellison's involved as Megan has taken a more independent, dramatic route, producing such films as Lawless, The Master, Killing Them Softly, and Zero Dark Thirty while her brother has gone the more popcorn-fluff, action road with such films mentioned above.

I take it both of them working together could be a good thing as sister Ellison's flare for the dramatic can be balanced out with brother Ellison's flare for the special effects (tell me any Terminator film since T2 that successfully balanced both?).

With the rights all signed and sealed now, expect solid movement to start on the project as a screenwriter will likely need to be brought on first followed be a director (or potentially the same person).

Nothing is known plot-wise about the new Terminator film though it has been confirmed that it WILL be R-rated and strong indications that the story will involve the original cast more inline with the first two films.

Maybe James Cameron can be brought on as a producer.

Source: Deadline