‘Terminator Salvation’, aquí tenemos al sucesor de Arnold Schwarzenegger
Si hay un nombre asociado a la saga de Terminator, ése es el de Arnold Schwarzenegger. James Cameron sería el siguiente, pero sólo dirigió las dos primeras, mientras que el Gobernador de California, conocido aquí más comúnmente como Chuache, protagonizó las tres películas que hay hasta el momento. Desde que se empezó a hablar de una cuarta entrega, se rumoreó sobre la posibilidad de que el actor austriaco tuviera un papel en ella, aunque sólo fuese un cameo.
Luego vinieron otros rumores, que situaban al pluriempleado actor Josh Brolin (‘No es País para Viejos’) como el nuevo Terminator, en lugar de Schwarzenegger. Finalmente, ni uno ni otro. Será Roland Kickinger quien encarne al famoso modelo T-800 en ‘Terminator Salvation’, de la que ya pudimos ver un primer y estupendo teaser trailer hace unos días.
¿Y quién es Roland Kickinger? Pues ni más ni menos que otro fornido culturista austriaco, ganador del título de Mr. Universo, que pretende hacerse un hueco en el cine; es más, interpretó a Schwarzenegger en un biopic de 2005 titulado ‘See Arnold Run’. Vamos, a priori, el sucesor perfecto del protagonista de ‘Desafío Total’ o ‘Conan el Bárbaro’. Desde luego, este tal Kickinger, los músculos los tiene, e incluso en el rostro se parece bastante, pero falta saber si podrá aportar también otra faceta que caracteriza al Chuache, un gran sentido del humor. Bueno, esto habrá que comprobarlo, por el momento, aquí tenéis una fotico del mozo el día que le dijeron que en Hollywood no hay control anti-dopaje:
Nuestro amigo Roland, porque después de ver cómo se aferra al columpio para no caerse ya podemos llamarle así, no sólo confirmó que él era el nuevo T-800 en ‘Terminator Salvation’, sino que habló de su papel en la película que dirige McG. En concreto, dijo lo siguiente:
Es el personaje de Arnold en la primera ‘Terminator’. Ése es, básicamente, mi papel, pero 20 años antes, así que se explicará cómo surge. [...] Hay una escena muy fuerte en la película, en la que John Connor se encuentra con Terminator por primera vez y no sabe si es un tío bueno o malo.
¿Creéis que Roland ha visto ‘Terminator 2’? Se supone que es fan de Schwarzenegger, pero después de leer sus declaraciones, yo también lo dudo. Esperemos que McG sí la haya visto y haya aprendido cómo se tiene rodar la acción, porque su trabajo en las dos “películas” de ‘Los Ángeles de Charlie’ deja muchísimo que desear… Aunque a lo mejor a vosotros os parecieron buenas y os encantaron las secuencias de acción; desde luego en taquilla obtuvieron buenos resultados.
Sigamos. Hemos visto cómo será Terminator en carne y músculo, pero ya apareció la primera imagen oficial de ‘Terminator Salvation’, donde podemos echar un vistazo al robotico sin su apariencia humana.
La foto en cuestión la tenéis abajo, si la queréis ver a mayor resolución (a mucha más), haced click aquí. En ella vemos a Batman, digo a Christian Bale en el papel de John Connor, el que desde la primera película se viene anticipando que será el líder de los hombres en su guerra contra las máquinas de Skynet.
Aterrizar un helicóptero encima y luego rematarlo de un balazo en el cráneo metálico, desde luego, una forma contundente de acabar con cualquier criatura. Por cierto, ¿esto ocurrirá antes o después de esa “escena muy fuerte” que comenta el bueno de Roland?
Ya me diréis qué opináis, pero en todo esto hay unas preguntas que no puedo dejar de hacerme, ¿por qué Skynet no ha enviado más Terminator al pasado? ¿Se le acabó la batería de la máquina del tiempo? Lo que sí es muy interesante es lo que Connor/Bale apuntaba en el teaser, como no podía ser de otra forma, el presente que está viviendo no es como el futuro que le habían contado (a fin de cuentas, él no es el mismo John Connor del que se hablaba en el primer film de Cameron), abriendo un abanico de posibilidades muy estimulantes desde el punto de vista de la ciencia ficción. Esperemos que el guión sea bueno y no sólo un cúmulo de escenas de acción, de robots matando gente y gente matando robots.
‘Terminator Salvation’ está actualmente en fase de rodaje y tiene señalado el 22 de mayo de 2009 como fecha de estreno.
The Future So Far…
We wrapped principal photography. Now we’re heavy into post. I’ve already shown early cuts to Christian and Sam. They seem pleased with where the film is headed. Our focus is on story and character, but it’s fun diving into the world of visual effects.
It feels like the responsibility of any Terminator film to reinvent the wheel of effects with every outing. The first movie was a stunning achievement in animatronics and practical effects from Stan Winston. The second film brought us liquid metal, which was a true revolution in the effects world. Robert Patrick’s (T-1000) head coming apart and putting itself back together again looks as good today as ever.
Charlie Gibson is aware of his responsibility as the VFX supervisor and second unit director of this film. He works with ILM and Asylum every day and makes revisions to the finest detail. We want the patina of the machines to be dirty and heavy and perfectly realistic – that’s why we built so much practically with Stan Winston. But at some point the effects kick in and like any Terminator fan, Charlie wants his mind blown. There’s one sequence in particular where we’re trying to achieve something that’s never been done before. I don’t want to talk about it because we haven’t been successful yet…
But we’re working on it.
It’s very interesting working with Conrad Buff every day. First of all he was the editor on Terminator 2 so it’s very comforting having his steady hand at the Avid. Long before we ever began we talked about what excited us about making this film. It was the notion of the world after judgment day. We set out to create a world that honored the Terminator mythology but was its own new beginning. Every day I learn from Conrad as he makes the elegant choices of a disciplined filmmaker. It feels great to have his confidence in the movie. I take his opinion very seriously, he provides a daily litmus test for what is worthy of a Terminator film.
Most importantly, Christian and Sam bring power to the rolls of John Connor and Marcus Wright. This is a story of two destinies colliding. Connor is part of a resistance comprised of the ethnicities that make up the globe. This film is so much more that just Los Angeles. It reflects the global crisis of man, all of man versus machine.
McG
July 30, 2008
July 21, 2008
Prometheus
We are half way through filming. Our teaser is in theaters and playing
before The Dark Knight.
You will see that this is a movie inspired by the first films, but is a true new beginning in that it takes place in the future.
All three Terminator films took place present day, with Terminators
traveling back in time to attack. This picture takes place after Judgment
Day. It happened. Everything is gone. The story of the movie is the “brink
moment” Reese always talked about.
From a technical perspective, we have set out to achieve a completely new
visual style that hasn’t been seen before. We’re shooting the film on color
stock but are using a method inspired by the Oz process which was developed
at Technicolor by Mike Zacharia and Bob Olson. Basically we are adding three
times as much silver. It creates a surreal texture that is in keeping with
the notion of the entire picture – feeling detached from the world we know
today.
Every morning and every night Christian and I work on the story. Sam’s
contribution has been excellent. We are committed to putting the story and
character first and then supplementing that with action and visual effects.
It is our intention to make a film on a large scale with the nuance and
subtext of a high quality independent picture.
The richness of the story is really coming out now. It’s a Prometheus tale
really, how creating life creates real responsibility – and if left
unchecked, can be our undoing.
The entire crew takes the making of this film very seriously. I made a point
of hiring key personnel that are passionate about getting this right.
Everyone is well versed in the mythology.
Comicon is this weekend. I look forward to sharing the film with the
passionate.
McG
July 17, 2008
July 11, 2008
Beyond Judgment Day – Visual Effects Supervisor Charles Gibson
Visual Effects Supervisor Charles Gibson discusses his role in the making of Terminator Salvation:
“Prior to Terminator Salvation, I worked on all three Pirates movies. Those worlds and characters were from a different time and place and had to be completely fabricated. This film plays in an altered but plausible version of our world. We’re primarily concerned with bringing the Terminator elements home, to make you believe this reality could be just around the corner. It’s a very different sort of challenge.
McG’s take is to weave science fiction elements into a state-of-the-art action film: The camera always moves, the imagery is raw and kinetic, the pace is insane. The creative challenge for me will be to bury the effects into the photography but to still protect our big visual moments.
Before Terminator 2: Judgment Day, visual effects films were frequently driven by technology — you worked with what you had. With The Abyss and especially with Terminator 2: Judgment Day, James Cameron showed us that concept rules: When the director has a compelling new vision, the technology will follow. Cameron opened that gate for other filmmakers who in turn have pushed the visual effects industry in new directions.
We’ve been waiting to see this world for years — it’s only been glimpsed and hinted at in the previous Terminator movies. We’re able to revisit the elements that have been established, but we’re going to be adding a whole lot more.”
June 17, 2008
In Memoriam
Stan Winston passed away this past weekend. What an unbelievable talent.
Think of everything that came from the mind of that man. Aliens. Jurassic Park. Iron Man. Terminator.
I wish all of you could go check out the shop that he built. There’s a
meeting room where all of his creations encircle you. It feels like the
first time you went to Disneyland or saw Star Wars. It’s an unforgettable
moment.
Most of all, Stan was a good guy who was in it for all the right reasons. He
loved what he did.
Stan confided in me once, that he created imaginary monsters as a child to
keep him company. He said he felt like the only kid in the world who did
this. Little did he know his childhood friends would come to be the heroes
of millions. You are not alone Stan, the fruit of your imagination will be
with us forever.
It is a real honor to have had the opportunity to work with Stan Winston. I
intend to dedicate this film to his memory.
McG
June 3, 2008
One Possible Future
We’re in the middle of week five. The New Mexico wind is kicking the shit out of the crew but providing a perfect backdrop for our post-apocalyptic world.
Sam tore a muscle on the left side of his ribs in a fight sequence. Neither of us wants to use a stunt double.
This movie takes place several years after Judgment Day, but prior to 2029. Just like it took a long time to get an HD plasma screen in our world, it took Skynet a lot of research and development to get to the T-800, and this movie explores that “space between.” We have all been fascinated with the world after Judgment Day. Here it is.
In this film, there are Hydrobots that patrol the water, Transports that move human prisoners around, Harvesters that collect human beings as lab rats for Skynet and Aerostats that survey all that is going on with the resistance the world over.
We’ve started shooting the T-600 – the bigger, grimier, nastier version that preceded the T-800.
Like Reese says, they’re easier to spot but they pack a mini gun and carry kick ass fire power. They’re eight-foot tall killers that prowl the badlands looking for anything with a heartbeat to terminate.
Stan Winston, Production Designer Martin Laing and ILM came up with the designs and that thing is on Kyle Reese’s ass throughout the entire picture. Wanted to achieve that bummer, rubbery skin, prosthetic look that cloaks an unrelenting machine with a singular focus of killing.
More to come…
Also, I realize my name is ridiculous. I was born Joseph McGinty Nichol. McG is short for McGinty. I have been called this since the day I was born to create separation from my Uncle Joe and Grandpa Joe. I realize it sounds like some Hollywood nickname, hip-hop choice. But the truth is, this is simply my name – for every day of elementary school, every zit-filled day of high school. I have been taking shit for it ever since. I get it, I would think it’s lame too. But it’s just a name, and to change it now would seem fraudulent.
Oh yeah, don’t get too uptight about the prospect of the film being PG-13. We have entertained the idea of a PG-13 rating largely because Batman Begins, in my opinion, was made compromise-free. So we’ll see. The movie comes first and it will be protected at all times…
By the way, there are only three people who know the ending.
The unknown future rolls toward us.
McG
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SINOPSIS: En el año 2018 Bale encarna a John Connor, el hombre destinado a dirigir a los supervivientes humanos en su lucha contra las máquinas lideradas por el cerebro tecnológico Skynet y sus terribles soldados Terminator. Una tarea para la que desde que nació fue educado por su madre Sarah Connor, pero el futuro en el que Connor aprendió a creer será alterado por la aparición de Marcus Wright (Worthington), un extraño hombre cuyo último recuerdo era el corredor de la muerte. Como líder de la resistencia, Connor debe decidir si Marcus ha sido enviado del futuro a las órdenes de las máquinas o un aliado rescatado del pasado. Cuando Skynet prepara su golpe final, Connor y Marcus se embarcan en una odisea que los conducirá hasta el centro de operaciones de Skynet, donde descubrirán un terrible secreto que podría significar la aniquilación de la raza humana |
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