Megan Ellison No Longer Co-Funding 'Terminator' Reboot

Not that this is considered major news, but it's a slow day so far and this was the most interesting bit I could find.

Megan Ellison (Annapurna Pictures) - whose produced some of the best films the past few years (Zero Dark Thirty, The Master, American Hustle, Her) - is no longer helping fund the upcoming Terminator reboot, due out next summer.

If you recall, it was Ellison who bought the rights to the franchise back in 2011 (with the intention of making a more worthwhile franchise entry than the past two installments) but given the fact she is busy handling more 'indie' work, she's decided to pull out from funding the new film which will now be split 60-40 between her brother, David's Skydance Productions, and Paramount Pictures, respectively.

This isn't necessarily bad news considering we still no little to nothing about the project besides the fact it will be a 'reboot' of the franchise, but Megan Ellison seemed to have the right mindset in wanting to bring the Terminator franchise back to its roots, stating it would be hard R-rated like the original two entries.

Whatever the case be, she'll still stay on the project as a executive producer with filming set to begin in April.

The new film - going by the current title Terminator: Genesis - will see the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his signature role, with Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) playing Sarah Connor alongside Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) as John Connor.  Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) is directing.  It opens July 1st, 2015.

Source:  Deadline