'Terminator' gets an agent

Everyone in Hollywood needs an agent, right? Now, the future of the time-bending science-fiction franchise "Terminator" rests with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

Santa Barbara hedge fund Pacificor, which won the rights to make future "Terminator" movies in a controversial February bankruptcy auction that pitted Pacificor against Sony Pictures and Lionsgate, has signed talent agency WME to represent the rights, the two companies confirmed in an announcement Thursday.

WME actually has been handling the rights since March, after talks Pacificor held with Sony and Lionsgate for the two studios to make future "Terminator" sequels fell apart. The agency is looking for a new studio or financier to put together a fifth movie after last year's "Terminator Salvation," the fourth in the 26-year-old series, which was was released by Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures to mixed results.

-- Ben Fritz

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Photo: Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." Credit: Robert Zuckerman / Warner Bros. Pictures

Comments

[Barnacle Bob]

Terminator 3 and 4 had to have been spliced together from some outtake-gag footage James Cameron accumulated putting together Terminator 2 in 1990. Now WME thinks its going to have an edge repping Terminator with Arnold soon to be back in circulation? Don't get your hopes up, black suit boys. What are you going to do, recycle crap from '84 and '91? I mean, I'm actually in the theater business and we're still getting calls from people that want there money back from 3 and 4

[Mark]

I honestly think that they have one more shot at reviving Terminator. After the last 2, a lot of the older fans gave up. If they mess up this one, it's over for the franchise. T2 forever!!!

[Xyberfaust]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 3. That's what needs to happen, with Josh Friedman back at the helm. It's his story, his plan.

It would be ideal to have two more seasons of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and release the planned fifth film with Christian Bale. But The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the only thing "Terminator" that matters.

[savethescc]

We need TSCC!!!

They need to make more TSCC to be on television show and/or a direct to DVD movie.

We want TSCC!!!

http://www.savethescc.com/news/

[jacekjan]

They should bring back Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles. That would be the best for the Terminator franchise.
The show is very popular in the whole world.

[A&F]

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