Grim & gritty

Filmmaker James Cameron says the upcoming installment of the Terminator franchise, Dark Fate, is more grim and gritty than its predecessors, and they are hoping to get an R-rating for it. The 64-year-old director is making a return to the fan-favourite series that he created with the 1984 blockbuster, The Terminator. The new film, directed by Tim Miller of Deadpool fame, will retcon the events of last three installments — Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2015).

Cameron, who has produced Dark Fate and also contributed to the story, considers the film to be a direct sequel of 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day.  “I think, it’s grim, it’s gritty, it’s fast, it’s intense, it’s very linear,” he said. — PTI