Although Marcus insists that he is human, John and his wife Kate suspect that Marcus has been sent to execute them and John orders him to be killed. Attempting to save his life, the Resistance fighters discover that Marcus is actually a cyborg, with a cybernetic endoskeleton and a partially artificial cerebral cortex. Marcus locates downed pilot Blair Williams, and they make their way to John's base where Marcus is wounded by a magnetic land mine. Two Resistance A-10 airplanes are shot down while trying to intercept a machine transport. Kyle and Star are subsequently abducted and taken prisoner by Skynet. The Resistance leaders do not understand Kyle's importance, but John knows that Kyle will eventually travel back in time and become his father, and realizes that Skynet has learned of this fact.Īrriving at the ruins of Los Angeles, Marcus encounters Kyle and a mute child named Star during a skirmish with Skynet's machines.
John learns he is second on this list, following Kyle Reese.
It is decided among the Resistance that the offensive will commence in four days, due to an intercepted kill-list created by Skynet, which plans to kill the Resistance's leaders within the same time frame. The Resistance plans to launch an offensive against Skynet's headquarters in San Francisco.
John returns to the Resistance headquarters located aboard a nuclear submarine and is briefed by General Ashdown that the Resistance has discovered a hidden signal containing a code protocol which they believe can initiate a shutdown of Skynet's machines. Following John's departure, Marcus emerges from the base's wreckage and begins walking toward Los Angeles. John survives an explosion on the base, which is destroyed. In 2018, John Connor orchestrates an attack on a Skynet base, where he discovers prisoners and schematics in a laboratory for incorporating living tissue to a new type of Terminator, which he recognizes as the T-800 model. Sometime later, the automated Skynet system is activated and becomes self-aware perceiving humans as a threat to its existence, it starts a nuclear holocaust to eradicate them in the event known as "Judgment Day". Serena Kogan of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus Wright to sign over his body for medical research following his execution. 8.1 Cancelled sequels and animated prequel.The franchise rights were sold in 2012, resulting in Terminator Genisys (a reboot of the series) as the first in a planned new film trilogy. Salvation was intended to be the first installment of a second Terminator trilogy, but The Halcyon Company filed for bankruptcy, and the sequels were cancelled. Pictures in North America and by Columbia Pictures internationally, and grossed over $371 million worldwide and received mixed reviews. Terminator Salvation was released on by Warner Bros.
Vajna and Mario Kassar, and several writers working on the screenplay, filming began in May 2008 in New Mexico, and ran for 77 days. Yelchin plays a young Kyle Reese, a character first introduced in The Terminator, and the film depicts the origins of the T-800 Terminator.Īfter a troubled pre-production, with The Halcyon Company acquiring the rights from Andrew G. Bale portrays John Connor, a Resistance fighter and central character, while Worthington portrays cyborg Marcus Wright.
It focuses on the war between Skynet's machine network and humanity, as the remnants of the world's militaries have united to form the Resistance to fight against Skynet. In a departure from the previous installments, Salvation is a post-apocalyptic film set in the year 2018. The film stars Christian Bale and Sam Worthington, with Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Michael Ironside, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles. It is the fourth installment of the Terminator franchise and serves as a sequel to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris.