Terminator Genisys Directed by Alan Taylor Produced by David Ellison

Megan Ellison Written by Screenplay:

Patrick Lussier

Laeta Kalogridis

Characters:

James Cameron

Gale Anne Hurd Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Jason Clarke Emilia Clarke Jai Courtney Byung-hun Lee J. K. Simmons Music Lorne Balfe Brad Fiedel (Original theme from The Terminator) Cinema­tography Kramer Morgenthau Editing Roger Barton Distributor Paramount Pictures Release date July 1, 2015 Running time 126 minutes Budget $170 million MPAA Rating PG-13 ← Preceded by Followed by → Terminator Salvation Terminator: Dark Fate IMDb profile Terminator Genisys is the fifth installment and serves as a reboot of the Terminator series.

The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the Resistance continuing the War against the Machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when Tech-Com spies reveal a new plot by Skynet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

On the verge of winning the war against Skynet, Connor sends his trusted lieutenant Kyle Reese back through time to save his mother Sarah Connor's life and ensure his own existence. However, what Kyle finds on the other side is like nothing he ever expected. When Kyle Reese went into the Time Displacement Field, John Connor gets ambushed by Alex. Somehow, this event created an altered timeline. Instead of the original timeline, Kyle arrives in a new timeline where Sarah Connor instead of a waitress, shes's a skilled fighter with a T-800, aka, Pops, by her side.

After being orphaned at age 9 by a Terminator, Sarah Connor has since been brought up by another Terminator Model 101 programmed to protect her. This Terminator has then trained her to face her destiny, which she adamantly tries to reject. Now, aided by the reprogrammed old Terminator, Sarah and Kyle together must overcome and survive the T-1000 and an unexpected enemy sent by Skynet from the future to kill them.

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In 2029, John Connor, leader of the Resistance, led the War Against the Machines. At the final Los Angeles offensive, John set up two units. The Colorado unit was tasked to strike at Skynet's main defense grid. The second unit, led by himself and Kyle Reese, was to destroy Skynet's true weapon, the Time Displacement Equipment, hidden at a remote site under the guise of a work camp.

Before the Resistance could reach the machine, Skynet sent a T-800 back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, John's mother. John agreed to send Kyle Reese back to protect Sarah. Moments before Kyle disappeared, he saw Alex, one of the Resistance fighters, who turned out to be a machine, attack John. As Kyle was floating in the machine's magnetic field, he experienced new memories of his 12-year-old self with a young Sarah Connor, and a warning that "Genisys is Skynet" and it would come online in 2017.

The T-800 arrived in 1984 Los Angeles, but was quickly dispatched by Sarah Connor and Pops, a reprogrammed T-800 with aged human tissue. Shortly after, Kyle was ambushed by the T-1000 and unexpectedly rescued by Sarah and the Guardian. Kyle was told that the original timeline had been altered and Sarah already knew about Skynet, Judgment Day, and Reese's role as her protector as well as John Connor's father (although Kyle didn't know he was John's father). The T-1000 soon reacquired them at their hideout, where it reactivated the T-800, which dealt with Kyle, who manages to destroy it. Sarah eventually lured the T-1000 to a sewer where she disintegrates it with acid before Pops finished it off.

Sarah explains to Kyle that the Guardian was sent to protect Sarah in 1973 from the T-1000. Both Terminators' arrivals caused a fractured timeline that differs from Kyle's. After saving Sarah, the Guardian raised and trained her to face her destiny, which she adamantly tries to reject. The Guardian has built a time machine similar to Skynet's and Sarah plans to make use of the one and only chance to jump with Kyle to 1997 to stop Judgment Day. However, Kyle, convinced of his new memories, successfully persuades Sarah and the Guardian that they should travel to 2017 instead. Both Kyle and Sarah time-travel while the Guardian spends the next 33 years preparing for their arrival.

Kyle and Sarah materialize in the middle of a busy highway and are apprehended by the police. The Guardian watches from a distance and tails them to the hospital. While they are being treated for injuries, Sarah is introduced to Genisys, a soon-to-be-unveiled operating system that will be used on every computer, mobile device, and military application. They are unexpectedly rescued by John Connor. As John leads the pair to the parking garage, the Guardian catches up with them and shoots John, revealing him to be a nanomachine hybrid. John explains that shortly after Kyle was sent back, he was infected by Alex, a prototype T-5000, and is subsequently transformed. John, now the T-3000, tries to convince Sarah and Kyle to join the machines and end the conflict, but they refuse. After a brief battle, the T-3000 is temporarily incapacitated with an MRI machine.

The Guardian takes Kyle and Sarah to a safehouse near the Golden Gate bridge, where they make final preparations to destroy the Genisys' mainframe before it comes online. The T-3000 tracks them down and the chase ends at the Golden Gate bridge, where Kyle and Sarah are once again taken into police custody, this time with the Guardian. While waiting for interrogation, they are freed by Detective O'Brien, who is saved by Kyle in 1984 and is convinced that they are time-travelers with good intentions. The three hijack a helicopter on the rooftop and head towards the Genisys' building, with the T-3000 in close pursuit. During the airborne chase, the Guardian dive bombs into the T-3000's helicopter causing it to crash.

The T-3000 enters the Genisys building first, kills all the security guards and moves the count down forward from 13 hours to 15 minutes. As Genisys gains its sentience at an alarming rate; The Guardian, Kyle and Sarah plant bombs at key points in the facility while holding off the T-3000. After a lengthy battle, the Guardian successfully traps the T-3000 in the magnetic field of the prototype time machine. Both Kyle and Sarah manage to reach a bunker beneath the facility moments before the time machine explodes, setting off the bombs and leveling the building, preventing Genisys from coming online.

With their mission over, the Guardian, Kyle and Sarah travel to young Kyle's home, where he repeats the warning of Genisys to young Kyle. Sarah is relieved to know that she is now free to choose what to do with her future, and chooses to be with Kyle, as the three then drive away. Unbeknownst to them, the Genisys' system core was safely stored in a hidden subterranean chamber and has survived the explosion and a holographic projection of the now self-aware Skynet looks on in triumph.

Characters and Machines [ edit | edit source ]

Cast

Machines

Continuity notes [ edit | edit source ]

Operation Chrono is shown.

The Assassination of Sarah Connor is mentioned but was altered due to the multiple time travels in the film.

John Connor is seen with his trademark facial scar in the film.

Kyle Reese was rescued by John Connor from the prison camp, while in Genisys timeline, he was saved in a sewage. However, in the original timeline, Kyle was branded with a barcode in the work camp. It is unknown how Genisys Kyle has a bardcode on his arm.

timeline, he was saved in a sewage. However, in the original timeline, Kyle was branded with a barcode in the work camp. It is unknown how Kyle has a bardcode on his arm. During Operation Chrono, Kyle Reese still possesses the Sarah Connor snapshot, which had been originally burnt in the attack by the Future Terminator as seen in The Terminator . However, the photo in Terminator Genisys is slightly scorched on the edges and corners, suggesting it was almost burned but Kyle was manage to save it.

. However, the photo in is slightly scorched on the edges and corners, suggesting it was almost burned but Kyle was manage to save it. The scars seen on Kyle's body are similar to those seen on him in The Terminator .

. Daniel Dyson, son of Miles Dyson, makes an appearance.

Deleted and Alternate scenes [ edit | edit source ]

Further information in this article is coming soon as it pertains to information that is not currently appropriate for inclusion.

Terminator references [ edit | edit source ]

The Terminator [ edit | edit source ]

The Infiltrator's clothing style in the sewer is similar to the Future Terminator.

Most of the scenes of the 1984 part are remake from the film The Terminator .

. The uniform of the Resistance is apparently based on the one as shown in the film The Terminator .

. Sarah Connor shouts, "Soldier" at Kyle Reese.

Guardian's outfits in 1973 is quite similar to the appearance of the 1984 Terminator during the West Highland Police Station shootout.

Guardian's right arm is suffering from a glitch due to the damage received during the battle with the original T-800.

Kyle still has to battle the original T-800, even after it was incapacitated by Sarah before it was reactivated by the T-1000.

A shootout in the police station is featured.

Sarah's parents are killed at the Big Bear Cottage. In the original timeline, her mother was killed there.

The final battle takes place in a Cyberdyne facility.

Reese smacks the T-800 with a pipe/rebar.

The original T-800's right arm is close to its target right after its destruction.

Before sending Kyle back to 1984, John tells him what he's doing will be 'the end of the war'. This is a reference to The Terminator's title card where it was stated the decisive battle of the war against the machines would be fought in 1984.

John tells Kyle "I can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with..." These are lines originally spoken by Kyle in The Terminator .

. The antagonistic T-800 rising from the flames close up after Kyle blasts it with a grenade launcher is very similar to the extreme close up shot of the original T-800 emerging from the truck wreckage in the first movie.

"It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with... It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear...and it absolutely will NOT stop, ever! Until you are DEAD!" serves as a reference to John Connor's line in the weapons bunker, only 'it' is replaced by 'I', and 'you are dead' is substituted with 'Skynet rules this world.'

Terminator 2: Judgment Day [ edit | edit source ]

The film begins with a voiceover narration from the point right before Judgment day happens.

The film feature a Model 101 T-800 Terminator protecting a young Connor, just like Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. In Terminator 2: Judgment Day , there is a dropped idea featuring two CSM-101 fighting each other. [1]

, there is a dropped idea featuring two CSM-101 fighting each other. The design of the Time Displacement Equipment seems to be based on the one as seen in the sketch for Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. The T-1000 poses as a police officer just like the T-1000 did in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. A small part of T-1000's polyalloy is attached onto Sarah Connor's getaway vehicle.

Due to the lack of the knowledge of reprogrammed Terminators, Kyle freaks out and does not trust the Terminator in the first place, much like Sarah's reaction in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. Sarah tells Kyle that Pops doesn't kill anyone, but he leaves a lot of leg wounds, a reference to the T-800 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day , who shot security personnel at Pescadero State Mental Institution and other cops when escaping from the Cyberdyne building in the leg after he promises John he will not kill anybody.

, who shot security personnel at Pescadero State Mental Institution and other cops when escaping from the Cyberdyne building in the leg after he promises John he will not kill anybody. The T-800 was able to reroute its systems to a secondary, alternate power source, like the T-800 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day after it was impaled by the T-1000 with a bar.

after it was impaled by the T-1000 with a bar. The idea of a T-800's smile is featured.

The T-1000 impersonates one of the protagonists, pretending it is hurt, as a tactic.

The pursuit and battle between the protagonists and T-1000 may be a reference to the one in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. Kyle asks Sarah, "How does a 9-year old get her own Terminator?", a reference to John's "Cool, my own Terminator!"

One of the reprogrammed T-800's arm gets skinned.

A car in the hospital parking structure has license plate 2BRI564; this same plate has been in other Hollywood productions on different cars, including during the van/helicopter chase in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. Ironically, John emerges from an explosion and regenerates like the T-1000, who walked out after the explosion of the truck he drove.

Guardian tells a cop "Nice to meet you. Get out." when its head is stuck in the windscreen while riding on the car roof. This reflects how the T-1000 hijacked the cop helicopter in T2 . It also echoes The Sarah Connor Chronicles line "Please remain calm".

. It also echoes line "Please remain calm". Sarah gets impaled in the shoulder.

The T-3000 turns its face backward by shifting its mass after getting slammed onto a wall, just like the T-1000 did in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. Sarah uses shotgun to incapacitate the antagonist before the T-800 can terminate it.

The reprogrammed Terminator crawls with a missing arm, trying to reach the weapon that able to incapacitate the villain standing over him

T-800 "dies" by sinking into liquid.

Young Reese repairs the bike engine, similar to how John does in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .

. Sarah tells Kyle she could have picked the lock herself with some time. She does the exact same thing to escape from the mental facility.

Pops shows the thumb to Sarah.

The destruction of Cyberdyne Headquarters is featured.

T2 Trilogy [ edit | edit source ]

Skynet sends brainwashed human back in time to ensure its own creation.

In T2 Trilogy , Clea Bennet, an I-950 Infiltrator, began the development of the material under the name Intellimetal, a predecessor to mimetic polyalloy, ingratiate herself with the executives of Cyberdyne Systems.

, Clea Bennet, an I-950 Infiltrator, began the development of the material under the name Intellimetal, a predecessor to mimetic polyalloy, ingratiate herself with the executives of Cyberdyne Systems. Kyle mentioned his mother is an Irish. Though her name is not revealed in the film, she is called Mary Shea in T2 Trilogy and her surname is indeed originated from Ireland.

Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles [ edit | edit source ]

Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines [ edit | edit source ]

Instead of a super computer, Skynet is depicted as a software-based Artificial intelligence.

A magnetic device, such as MRI, is used to disable a Terminator.

The idea of an endoskeleton Terminator with mimetic polyalloy (upgraded Guardian) is a feature of the T-X.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles [ edit | edit source ]

A Time Displacement Machine is built in the past.

Sarah Connor travels through the time into the future where she ends on highway just like her counterpart does in the pilot episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles .

. Kyle Reese' finger prints lead the police to his younger self. Similar concept is used in "The Demon Hand" in which the finger prints of members from Derek Reese's unit lead the federal agent to find their younger selves.

The T-800, during the time between 1984 and 2017, when Kyle and Sarah jumped, having a construction job is another nod to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, wherein one of the Terminators owns a construction company in Los Angeles.

Terminator Salvation [ edit | edit source ]

Skynet uses a person that the protagonist knows or has seen before for communication.

John Connor is seen as a "prophet" by some people.

The T-800 takes a direct hit from grenade launcher without much damage except for its flesh burnt away.

In the novel Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire , there is a cyborg version of John Connor, who, however, is an impostor.

, there is a cyborg version of John Connor, who, however, is an impostor. In one of the early scripts of Terminator Salvation , mimetic polyalloy and Time Displacement Equipment were developed in 2010s.

, mimetic polyalloy and Time Displacement Equipment were developed in 2010s. The concept of John Connor as a machine was dwelt upon in earlier screenplays made for Terminator: Salvation , in which John Connor would die while Marcus Wright assumes John's identity, but the idea was scraped when the script leaked online, hence it was changed that Marcus Wright sacrificed himself in order to save John Connor. The idea was reused and modified for Terminator Genisys .

, in which John Connor would die while Marcus Wright assumes John's identity, but the idea was scraped when the script leaked online, hence it was changed that Marcus Wright sacrificed himself in order to save John Connor. The idea was reused and modified for . John Connor asking Alex "What are you?" could be a nod to the same question being posed to Marcus Wright.

Johnny's hairstyle is swapped with Rick.

There is a in-film continuity error with the deactivated Terminator. Its nose is clearly missing even though it did not lose that part of the sheath in the fight with the Guardian. After the T-800 is reactivated by the T-1000, its nose reappears.

The T-800 Terminator's Head-up display is in HD vision. However, The T-800 was developed in the original timeline where the modern-day HD technology does not exist as Judgment Day happened in 1997.

Q: Does Terminator Genisys have any connection to previous Terminator films? A: Not really. Terminator Genisys is a reboot to the Terminator series. The film incorporates the story background from the film The Terminator as well as events from the original series of films, but diverges following the events of Operation Chrono.

Does have any connection to previous films?

Q: Who sent Guardian back to 1973? A: Not revealed in the film or any official material so far.

Who sent Guardian back to 1973?

Q: How can T-1000 impersonate Kyle Reese without physical contact? A: T-1000 was physically contacted by Kyle when he knocked his gun off.

How can T-1000 impersonate Kyle Reese without physical contact?

Q: How can the original T-800 functional with single drop of Mimetic polyalloy? Isn't it critically damaged by Sarah, who shot it with .50 calibre rifle? A: The mimetic polyalloy rebooted the Terminator while its system scans the body to reroute its system for reactivation, much like the event in Terminator 2: Judgment Day as T-800 was able to reroute its systems to a secondary, alternate power source, thus bypassing any severed connections, damaged circuits, or internal impairment.

How can the original T-800 functional with single drop of Mimetic polyalloy? Isn't it critically damaged by Sarah, who shot it with .50 calibre rifle?

Q: Why is the Judgment Day delayed to 2017 from 1997? A: The parts of the first T-800 that would be salvaged by Cyberdyne for reverse-engineering are completely destroyed by Sarah and Pops. Thus, the Cyberdyne has to develop the Skynet without any basis until the T-3000 arrives in 2014 and provide the technology needed to build Skynet.

Why is the Judgment Day delayed to 2017 from 1997?

Q: How can Genisys (Skynet) know what Alex did to John Connor in 2029? A: It is possible that John Connor might have programmed Genisys with certain memories from the original 2029, or that Skynet had furnished John with those memories to give to its incarnation in alternated timeline.

How can Genisys (Skynet) know what Alex did to John Connor in 2029?

Q: Is Guardian able to impersonate anyone after being upgraded? A1: Possibly. A2: Unlikely, as the impersonation may require specific software. Also, his outer sheath is still mostly built out of living tissue, meaning it is hard to bypass the model.

Is Guardian able to impersonate anyone after being upgraded?

Q: According to the executive producer Laeta Kalogridis, Alex has been suggested that he is from another timeline based on his line "I’ve come a very long way to stop you." [2] Which timeline could he come from? A : Unknown, possibly from either further future of the Alpha timeline or Original timeline. Or a whole new timeline given time travel already creates new chronologies with each new installment of the series.

According to the executive producer Laeta Kalogridis, Alex has been suggested that he is from another timeline based on his line "I’ve come a very long way to stop you." Which timeline could he come from?

Terminator Salvation was to introduce a new trilogy, consisting of Salvation, Terminator 5, and Terminator 6.

In statements to FilmJournal, McG revealed his plans to have the movie set in 2011, pre-Judgment Day - similar to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles revelation that Judgment Day takes place on April 21, 2011 - and to bring back the chase feel of the original trilogy.[3] The plot had Skynet discovering how to send non-Infiltrator Terminators such as Hunter-Killers and Harvesters through the Time Displacement Equipment. John Connor goes back through time to fight the machines using present day military tactics and technology while being pursued by a new model Terminator. While in the past, he meets a 60 year-old scientist played by Robert Patrick, who is researching cell replication and was to become the template of the T-1000.[4] McG also planned to have Sarah Connor live until 2011, which would have retconned Terminator 3's plot of her dying of leukemia. Rumors circulated that the film would take place in modern day London, despite the fact that both Terminator 3 and Terminator Salvation state that Judgment Day happened in 2004.[5]

Justin Lin's plot included the survival of Sarah Connor, as well as a reboot to the series.[6] However, he has since announced that he has left the project.