Terminator Salvation is an upcoming American science fiction war film set for release on May 22, 2009. Directed by McG, it is the fourth Terminator film and stars Christian Bale as John Connor and Sam Worthington as the Terminator Marcus Wright. It also introduces a young version of the first film’s hero, Kyle Reese, played by Anton Yelchin. The film, set in 2018, focuses on the war between humanity and Skynet. It abandons the formula of previous entries in the series, which involved the Terminator and various other characters traveling through time to protect or kill John Connor.
Plot
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale), the man fated to be the leader of the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators, and the future he was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), an stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they find out a terrible secret that may lead to the possible annihilation of mankind.
Directed by McG
Produced by Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver, Moritz Borman
Written by
Screenplay:
Jonathan Nolan
Anthony E. Zuiker
Shawn Ryan
Paul Haggis
Story:
John D. Brancato
Michael Ferris
David C. Wilson
Characters:
James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd
Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Helena Bonham Carter
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography Shane Hurlbut
Editing by Conrad Buff
Distributed by
North America:
Warner Bros.
International:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release date(s)
North America: May 22, 2009
Australia: June 4, 2009
United Kingdom: June 5, 2009
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Running time 130 mins
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million
Preceded by Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Followed by Terminator 5
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