Oct 30 2009 Moon Bloodgood Wearing Nothing But Rain! And Pants

When McG started making Terminator Salvation, he went in wanting, first and foremost, to correct what he believed was the biggest shortcoming he showed in his work on the Charlie's Angel films: this time, he would see a bare boob. So, the director told Terminator star Moon Bloodgood that rain makes things artistic, and got the actress to take her top off for a few seconds in one rain-drenched shot. The pathetically tame scene was ultimately cut to ensure a PG-13 rating, but of course it's appearing on the DVD to boost sales to the desperately horny. And now it's on internet:

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May 11 2009 Something for Fans of 'Terminator Salvation' and Grease-Soaked Pan Pizzas

Thanks to a partnership between Pizza Hut and Warner Bros. (as a "Hut" rep explained: "Pizza Hut's iconic red Hut may not be as intimidating as the Terminator's red eye, but pizza and movies are time-tested favorites"), the Book-It sponsor has just released a new clip with behind-the-scenes footage from Terminator Salvation.

Director McG introduces it, explaining it's for "Pizza Hut and Terminator fans" (i.e., everyone) and adds, "You're about to see the Harvester attacking humanity," so I was expecting a giant robot going on a long diatribe about man's war-like ways and tendencies towards greed and destruction, but it ended up being more exciting than that. Gas tanker-exploding exciting!:

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Mar 3 2009 New 'Terminator Salvation' Trailer May Be Only Hope You Have, John Connor

Bad news, future resistance leader John Connor: The Terminator monsters outnumber us humans, they're killing us, and they've started wearing our human skins as disguise coats. But on the plus side, you're kissing the Lady in the Water, so you're doing alright too. This video should summarize things.

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Feb 2 2009 Terminator Hydrabots Hate Humans in the Worst Way

Thanks to Junkyard Dog for pointing out a McG interview at Wired with some new information and concept art--like this portrait of a Hydrabot murdering this guy via his mouth hole. This is the exact equivalent of what it's like when a man hacks a computer. This is how it feels for the computer. Think about that when you start your next Operation: Swordfish, hackers.

Dec 16 2008 Terminator to 'Be Back' in Theaters

Following largely positive reactions towards what's been released from the upcoming Terminator Salvation, Halcyon Co. heads Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek have decided to move forward with next sequel in the series. From the Variety:

The Terminator will be back.

Halcyon Co. toppers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek are developing a fifth instalment of the man-vs.-machine franchise.

Helmer McG, who directed the upcoming fourth pic, "Terminator Salvation," is working with the Halcyon duo on the latest project.

The duo had originally planned to wait until the release of "Terminator Salvation" next summer before deciding on whether to proceed with the next chapter, but the positive studio, fan and media reaction to footage from the current pic has encouraged them to move forward ahead of schedule.

Man, they beat me to saying "Terminator will be back." I was totally going to use that as a cute callback to when Terminator said how he'd be back. I'll have to go with: Looks like Terminator won't be saying "hasta la vista" to any "babies" negligently left in theaters--a sequel is already being planned! That works.

Dec 4 2008 ET's 'Terminator Salvation' Trailer Trailer

On Tuesday, Entertainment Tonight (still a top program for people who like their entertainment news at a noticeably louder volume than the rest of the world) will debut the new Terminator Salvation trailer. To prepare our minds for such an event, they have released a trailer for the trailer. So here's a brief preview of what the brief preview on Tuesday will look like (there are robots):

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Jul 29 2008 Director McG Stole My Idea for the 'Terminator: Salvation' Poster

A Terminator with a bullet hole in the head? This is starting to look awfully similar to my idea for a movie about cyborg Lincoln's revenge on John Wilkes Booth 2000. Watch yourself, McG. Unless you're interested in funding Emancipation Termination, in which case, call me.

Terminator: Salavation Poster [IMPA]

Jul 18 2008 New 'Terminator Salvation' Execution-Style Shot

Also from that EW ComicCon preview, here's Christian Bale shooting a Terminator in his stupid terminating head.

P.S.: I'm staying with friends in California right now, and my battery is about to die (my computer battery; I'm not a cyborg). They don't seem to believe in three-pronged electricity thingies here, so we'll see how that plays out.

EDIT: Never mind. I rummaged through their things until I found an adapter thing.

Jun 3 2008 'Terminator: Salvation' Ending Revealed to be Stupid

Want to know the probable ending to Terminator: Salvation long before its release? Want to be horribly disappointed in something beyond your control? Then look under the cut!

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Mar 25 2008 Book Proposal with Long Title Becoming Movie

Rich, fat, secretly evil genius kids: you will finally get your story told on screen! Daily Show writer/producer Josh Lieb's cleverly-titled book proposal, I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President, has been picked up by Warner Bros., with self-nicknamed auteur McG producing. The story is as follows:

The premise centers on a chubby 13-year old boy who everybody assumes is the dumbest kid in the seventh grade. He really is an evil genius and the third-richest person on the planet, with a secret compound beneath his unsuspecting family's modest suburban home. He hides his identity to keep himself safe from his enemies and because he can't legally claim his empire until he turns 18.

The story concerns the boy's attempt to prove himself in the eyes of his do-gooder father by being elected class president. Unfortunately, the tactics he uses to stage coups in Central America prove to be less effective in running a middle-school campaign.

Lieb, who has also written for The Simpsons and News Radio, will be adapting himself. I probably won't even see it; the brief summary of the proposal for the book is almost always better than the movie.

Warners gets 'Evil' [Hollywood Reporter]

Mar 19 2008 Yelchin in Talks to Join 'Terminator'

Alpha Dog's fabled "Stolen Boy"-turned-teenage Chekhov, Anton Yelchin, is in talks to join the cast of McG's unnecessary addition to the Terminator series. Yelchin would play Kyle Reese, the character originally played by Michael Bihn who travels back in time to impregnate Sarah Connor--who then births Earth-savior John Connor (Christian Bale), who is in his 30s now that there's the chance he may meet his teenage father. Or something like that. I lost track somewhere around the point where the plot transitioned from dystopian future to Jerry Springer, 2030.

Yelchin in talks for Terminator role [Hollywood Reporter]

Mar 3 2008 'Breakfast Club' Becoming Latest Terrible Remake

As anyone born since 1960 (or has common sense) knows, the '80s teen comedies of John Hughes should be considered untouchable. Not because they're perfect masterpieces, but because they're generational icons that served a very specific purpose in a very particular time. Screenwriter Lizzy Weiss and McG protege Anna Mastro (McG is a mentor!) apparently lack this common sense, and have plans to make an updated version of The Breakfast Club. Bumped, as it's called, takes the familiar Hughes story, moves it to an airport, kicks up the ages to "twentysomethings", and redefines the mismatched archetypes, giving us "a corporate go-getter", "a musician", and "a flirt" stranded at O'Hare.

Given only three of the five leads, we're left to speculate on what other vague characterizations may be included in this unnecessary update. So I'm thinking it will be something like this:

the blogger - What's hotter and more specific to twentysomethings than blogging? A quiet girl, iPod buds perpetually in-ear, the blogger is often berated by the accusation that "You're going to blog about this, aren't you?" And you know she will!

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Mar 3 2008 Pegg Confirms No Involvement in American 'Spaced'

How to destroy any faint chance that an American remake of British sitcom Spaced would be any good:

1. Don't involve Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, or Jessica Stevenson--the show's creators--in any way at all. Though they're the ones who made the original desirable enough that you want to remake it, they would clearly have nothing further to contribute to an adaptation.

2. Do bring Charlie's Angels director McG on board. The problem with Spaced was that it wasn't enough like a blindingly over-satured music video, and its credits sorely lacked an self-important pseudonym.

3. Cast Mike O'Malley and Debra Messing in the lead roles.

With Pegg officially confirming his lack of involvement, two of these statements are now fact, and the third can't be far behind. To visualize the state of this project, think of that scene in Alien Resurrection where Ripley stumbles upon her grotesque, failed genetic clones, begging with all their strength to be killed.

Simon Pegg on the American Remake of Spaced [/Film]

Feb 6 2008 Brolin To Be a Learning Computer?

For as stupid as his pseudonym is, Charlie's Angels-director McG seems to be making pretty good decisions when it comes to casting his upcoming Terminator sequel. First he cast Christian Bale as the new John Connor, and now, responding to the question of who his dream Terminator would be, he's hinted that No County For Old Men's Josh Brolin may be up for the part, saying:

There's really a masculine component to the role. And there's guys out there like Russell Crowe and Eric Bana, bring a good physicality, they do what they do, but I don't know if they're exactly right at the end of the day. (Smiles) Josh Brolin is a very exciting actor - we'll see.

McG mentions Crowe and Bana as other masculine options, but I think he's forgetting the raw physicality and eagerness to jump back into old action series of Sylvester Stallone. Sure, Sly's been worrying about his own dead franchises thus far, but I see no reason he wouldn't take over Arnold's too. Lock him in for the role now, before he signs on to Elementary School Cop.

McG talks Terminator [213]

Oct 3 2007 Some Other Crap That Happened...

- Rumor is spreading that McG, director of the Charlie's Angels franchise, is attached to direct Terminator 4. Just as soon as he can find a way to stretch cute boy underwear over liquid metal. [CHUD]

- IMDB added a new character profiles to the database, allowing users to see who has played a particular character and in what films or shows the character has appeared. This will aid me in my quest to see every movie featuring the character of "topless slut." [IMDB]

- Gullermo del Toro may finally get to shoot his passion project, At the Mountains of Madness, adapted from the Lovecraft novel. This drastically decreases my hopes of seeing a reality series about that Pan's Labyrinth guy with the eyes in his hands. [Latino Review]

- Natalie Portman will star in Brothers alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, who play some sort of blood relatives. [Variety]

- Over 2,000 production stills, production budget, breakdowns, and other top-secret materials were stolen from the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. TMZ will have the Jones Sex Tape posted within the hour. [IESB]