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According to the new Entertainment Weekly to hit the stands next week, there's a very good chance that Arnold's likeness will at least be seen in the new films.
"It looks like California's Governor, the original Terminator, has agreed to at least three more installments of the franchise he made famous, but don't expect to see him on the set.
Derek Anderson, head of Halcyon, the studio that recently acquired the rights to the Terminator franchise, confirmed that Arnold Schwarzenegger has licensed his appearance for three upcoming sequels. "We'll be using computer altered stock images of Arnold. That way we can span his entire career, from the frightening 80's era Terminator to the ice cool T2 version."
And it won't stop there. Annabelle Gross, Schwarzenegger's rep hinted further involvement in the series. "He's signed on as Executive Producer for all three pictures, and we are in talks for further appearance licensing". How much further? Nothing's confirmed, but sources close to the Governor hinted that for additional funds he may be willing to provide his facial features in the form of a cast.
Anderson commented "That would save us some money on expensive CGI".
If you haven't already heard...The Halcyon Co., a recently formed, privately financed film development, production and financing company headed by co-CEOs Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, has acquired the franchise rights to the popular movie series from C2's Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna, intending to make a new trilogy that would anchor their movie company.
The deal is said to be in the tens of millions of dollars, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Terminator 4" will be based on a script by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, which was part of the transaction. Halcyon plans to immediately begin preproduction on the film. While no distribution agreement has been set, Halcyon is hoping that "T4" will be ready for release in the first half of 2009.
The deal includes the right to produce any future "Terminator" films, as well as all future merchandising and licensing rights, certain future revenue derived from "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," as well as certain rights in the television project "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and the sole right to produce all future "Terminator" projects in any new or existing media.
Halcyon pursued the "Terminator" rights aggressively for several months, knowing that the series is one of the few recognizable properties out there not in the hands of a major studio. Halcyon also is concentrating on a merchandising and licensing push for the property.
Moritz Borman, who executive produced "T3" as the then-CEO of Intermedia Films, the movie's co-production financial partner, will act as producer on "T4." Former PolyGram Films marketing president Peter D. Graves will be executive producer and oversee marketing of the picture. Kubicek and Anderson will co-produce.