Paramount Making Terminator Reboot For June 2015

Terminator: Salvation was meant to be a reboot, and the start of a new Terminator trilogy. Watch the McG-directed, Christian Bale-starring film and you'll see otherwise. That couldn't be the furthest thing away from a reboot. Executives and producers name-drop the term to look like the cool kids in the room, but don't bother grabbing a dictionary or Wikipedia in our Instant-Access-to-Everything environment.

Only now Paramount is doing a new Terminator and this time they swear it is a reboot. The press release they sent doesn't label it Terminator 5 but simply "rebooted Terminator movie." Alright, at least you got the terminology right on paper this time, Paramount. I grant you that.

"Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have jointly announced they will partner on a rebooted 'TERMINATOR' movie, to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 26, 2015.

The first in a stand-alone trilogy, 'TERMINATOR' will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison of Skydance. Dana Goldberg and Paul Schwake of Skydance will serve as executive producers. Laeta Kalorgridis ('Avatar,' 'Shutter Island') and Patrick Lussier ('Drive Angry') are attached to write the screenplay.

Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, 'TERMINATOR' spanned 3 subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

David Ellison most recently executive produced, along with his partners at Paramount, 'World War Z,' 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' and 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'. A 5th installment of in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise is in active development, along with a 3rd film in the 'G.I. Joe' franchise, among other films.

Megan Ellison most recently produced the Academy Award®-nominated 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'The Master' and executive produced “Spring Breakers” via her Annapurna Pictures banner and has David O. Russell’s 'American Hustle,' Spike Jonze's 'Her,' and Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' set for release later this year."

Not sure how that works out since (last I checked) Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning. My apprehension would ease in light of who directs. Megan and David Ellison could really reach to the starts for a "WOW, You got that guy?!" choice or a safe shooter to do whatever they're told.